THE Wyvern Open brought together a strong field of professionals all competing for prize money and world ranking points. The draw saw a first round clash between Taunton players Luke Bishop and Jonathan Taubert. Having played each other many times
TAUNTON St Andrews will include their new overseas signing, Zimbabwean Under-19 international Deven Bell, in the line up for their WEPL Premier 1 opener at Corsham on Saturday. Saints have consistently been one of the strongest sides in the WEPL Premier
TAUNTON Deane have recruited Australian batsman John Rogers to help boost their West of England Premier League challenge. Deane gained promotion back to the top flight last season and will start their 2014 campaign with a home clash against Bristol on
WELLINGTON have appointed Lee Waddon as head coach for next season. Waddon comes to Wellington with an exceptional track record both as a player and coach. As a player he was a much-respected second row forward and his clubs included Bristol, Clifton
TAUNTON’S wheelchair tennis star Lucy Shuker has completed the first of two back-to-back tournaments in South Africa. She won the women’s doubles at the Gauteng Open in Benoni ahead of contesting this week’s South African Open, the second Super Series
TEAM Taunton Ladies remain unbeaten this season after another win on Sunday. Taunton beat Millfield 5-1, to make it three wins in a row in The Aegon Team Tennis National League. With wins already over Royal Berkshire (4-2), Virgin Active Gloucester
ALL Minehead’s focus this week was on Saturday’s Somerset Senior Cup Final at Taunton Town’s Viridor Stadium. The match marks the club’s first appearance in a cup final for 35 seasons, and gives them the opportunity to win a cup they have not previously
PICTURED are some of the exuberant young pupils who starred in Taunton School's musical production of Hansel and Gretel. The production, by year four pupils, rounded off the school's theatre production week.
SOMERSET won their first LV= Championship Division One match of the season when they completed an innings and 11 run victory against leaders Sussex today. Marcus Trescothick scored his first century since 2012 in Somerset’s innings of 372 before the
NORTH Curry May Fayre will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 2pm to 4.30pm, at Church Road and Queen Square. There will be two Punch and Judy shows in the memorial garden, horse and cart rides, cream teas, cheese and wine, a variety of stalls selling
HEALTH minister Norman Lamb paid a visit to Somerset to meet local supporters and charities who help people with mental health. He held a meeting with local Somerset groups, including MIND and Samaritans, users of the service, carers and councillors
STAFF at Musgrove Park Hospital have been offered pay-offs to leave as part of a £13million savings programme. All employees were given the chance to apply to take a severance payment, with the amount based on how long they had worked there.
NHS blood donation sessions are being held at Bishops Lydeard village hall on Monday, from 9.15am-11.45am and from 1.15pm-3.15pm. For more information or to book an appointment click here or phone 0300-1232323.
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ACROSS nine classrooms in the irregular 18th Century beauty of Hestercombe House lurks a classical music school for Somerset’s musical prodigies (or those with potential). With teaching having officially begun on March 1, the Hestercombe Centre
THE Servant will be screened by Dulverton Films at the town hall on Friday May 9 at 7.30pm. Directed in 1963 by Joseph Losey, it is one of the British Film Institute’s top 100 films. Dirk Bogarde stars as the manipulative manservant recruited
LEARN about your local Guide Dogs team in Bridgwater today (Wednesday) at an information session from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Bridgwater Baptist Church in St Mary’s Street. Refreshments and a light lunch are provided – book on 0845372707.
WESTONZOYLAND Pumping Station Museum opens its doors once again on May 4 and 5. You can discover how steam power was used on the Somerset Levels and see the unique and varied collection of engines, winches, turbines and pumps. There are plenty
SHAPWICK Heath National Nature Reserve has plenty to do including discovering the amazing wildlife. On May 11, a Birds of Prey Day led by Chris Sperring will be taking place from 10am-4pm, when you can learn all about raptors before seeing some
HALSWAY Manor on the Quantocks has taken a big step towards becoming a national centre for the folk arts after West Somerset District Council passed its planning application. It means the creation of a new timber-framed activity centre in woodland
BRIDGWATER Arts Centre will host an array of events as part of an exciting arts and entertainment project. The Reactions! Project, funded by the Arts Council through ‘From the Ground Up’, will present the GOYA piano trio in a series of three workshops
A LEGENDARY comedian will be entertaining fans in Somerset this June before starting his nationwide tour. Comic Lee Evans (right) will be at The Playhouse in Weston on June 9 and 10 with a special sneak-peak of some of his jokes from the ‘Monsters
ROCK stars Kids In Glass Houses are the latest legends to join the Shenanigans’ biggest alt-rock show in Bridgwater this July. The band (pictured) have had three albums, 13 singles and countless headline tours as well as supporting the likes of
MEMBERS of Bridgwater Amateur Operatic Society have brought their much anticipated production of ‘The King and I’ to Bridgwater Town Hall this week. Rodger and Hammerstein’s magnificent musical opens tonight (Wednesday) until Saturday (May 3).
A PIONEERING scheme has been launched to provide trained mentors for students at a Taunton school. The County Gazette reported earlier this year on Taunton Academy's plans to introduce “school pastors” - volunteers from churches who work under the guidance
RUMOURS that Britpop giants, Oasis, are to headline Glastonbury Festival, have been quashed by Emily Eavis. Responding to a front page story by The Sun newspaper, Emily, daughter of festival founder Michael Eavis, simply tweeted: “Oasis aren’t
“ELECTRIFYING” London burlesque troupe The Folly Mixtures come shimmying to Oake Manor Golf Club near Taunton on Friday, May 9. With their “tongue-in-cheek showbiz glamour” (Chortle), The Folly Mixtures have taken their tassels all around the UK
SINCE first appearing in 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs' fictional apeman has swung into the affections of successive generations thanks to re-imaginings on the small and big screens. Now it falls to German film-maker Reinhard Klooss to put a distinctly
TICKETS for a charity burlesque night at Taunton’s Holiday Inn are “selling like hot cakes”, but you can get yours now if you’re quick. Burlesque and Song by Hoots ’n’ Hooters is at 7.30pm on Friday, June 6, with proceeds in aid of the baby unit
GREEN living is the theme of Queen’s College’s Sustainability Show and Taunton Food Fair in June. The event on Sunday, June 15, will display the latest renewable technologies, locally and ethically-sourced gifts, hobbies and food from 100-plus
TOPLOADER are itching for the summer to start. On Friday August 22, the English pop-rockers headline Watchet Live, West Somerset’s small-but-mighty music festival, paving the way for a corker of a weekend. Formed in ’97, the band sold millions
SET in 79AD, Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been
DEDICATED to the late John Cole, King’s College’s concert brought together musical forces closely associated with that giant of music-making in Taunton. As Partners in Performance, Taunton Choral Society, the Amici chamber choir and OrchestraWest
MEDUSA, the snake-haired Gorgon of Greek myth, has inspired etchings and drypoint prints going on show at the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Monkton Heathfield. In her exhibition, ‘A Medusa for All Seasons’, Moorlinch artist Nancy Farmer merges the
HALSE Players continue to surprise and thrill their audiences with their ability to stage complex and challenging productions. The most recent – Single Spies: An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution – are Alan Bennett’s witty and thought-provoking
WORKSHOPS for people interested in researching ancestors who served in the First World War are being offered at the Somerset Heritage Centre this month. They take place next Wednesday, May 7, at 2.30pm, and on Tuesday, May 13, at 7pm. Archivist Liz
BARN Owls in Somerset have become online stars thanks to live footage shown via a webcam. The webcam nest box, in East Somerset, is one of 335 boxes that are being put up in the county to increase the numbers of breeding barn owls as part of the
THE register office in Wellington is to close on Thursday (May 1), it has been confirmed. The Corams Lane facilitywill be shut by Somerset County Council as part of cost-cutting measures. Bosses say the move is an 'integral part of changes'
A DRAMATIC sculpture display is on at Watchet’s Contains Art Gallery and Courtyard. The exhibition, called ‘Distance Travelled’, is by Somerset woodworker and artist Martyn Lintern, whose work explores social mobility. He has no formal training
A PEDESTRIAN was killed after being hit by a lorry on the M5 in Somerset in the early hours of this morning. The collision happened shortly before 1am on the northbound section of the motorway between junctions 22 and 21, for Burnham and Weston. The
TWO late dismissals did not prevent Taunton claiming a 1-0 victory over Frome in an enthralling Somerset Premier Cup final at Paulton last night, writes James Wright. As in their two previous finals in 2003 and 2006, Town went into the match as underdogs
A WELLINGTON mum is behind a social media campaign to provide toys for children from families facing extreme financial difficulty. Alice Burns, of Mantle Street, set up Project Wrapped Up 2014 to help struggling families with presents for little
