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  • Kitchen catches fire in Taunton

    THREE fire engines from Taunton were called to the scene of a kitchen fire in the Shutewater Orchard area of Bishops Hull earlier this evening (August 18). Having received the emergency call at 8.06pm, fire crews arrived to find smoke issuing from

  • Lee’s laugh-in

    COMEDIAN Lee Hurst is coming to Taunton’s Brewhouse on Friday, September 19. The comic has starred in ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘They Think It’s All Over’ and will be performing his ‘Things That Make You Go Aaargh! Tour’. For details visit

  • Ride and stride

    SOMERSET Churches Trust – which make grants to Christian churches and chapels in the county – is holding its annual ride and stride fundraiser on Saturday, September 13. Participants can cycle, walk or travel on horseback or in a vehicle to visit

  • Crash on the A38 at Rumwell

    7:30pm THE road is now clear. This is the final update. 6:28pm A WOMAN in her 20s has sustained a leg injury after a crash between a car and a motorcyclist earlier this evening

  • A place to relax

    OLDER people will be able to relax in Lyngford Park, Taunton, thanks to the kind thoughts of Paul Hersey. Mr Hersey, who has lived in the town for 46 years, popped into Priorswood Community Centre, to suggest benches could be put in the park.

  • Immediate start on flood relief projects

    TWO new projects to help communities battle future floods have been given the go-ahead by Somerset County Council. Beer Wall, on the A372, is set to have four new culverts installed while Muchelney will have one of its main roads raised by more

  • Secret Orchard pop up bar in Minehead

    CIDER enthusiasts will have the chance to try something new at a special event in Minehead. There will be a pop up bar on at The Creamery, The Avenue, on August 22, to celebrate success of the cider craft at the Secret Orchard. Members of the

  • Six figure salaries

    MORE than 2,000 council staff across the UK earn more than £100,000 a year, but the total number earning six figure salaries has dropped slightly since last year, according to a survey by the Taxpayers’ Alliance.