TAUNTON racecourse opens its gates again next Thursday when a generous £38,500 is up for grabs in prize money with the first of the seven races on the card due off at 12.35pm. The feature race, at 1.35pm, is the Taunton Racecourse Owners Club Novices
A NUMBER of local business people conducted mock interviews for year 11 students at West Somerset College to help them gain specific skills that employers will look for in young people. Mrs Tina Beaver, the College’s Career and Guidance Advisor
MEMBERS of Cutcombe Young Farmers Club (YFC) had a successful weekend competing as part of a Somerset YFC team at the English Winter Fair held at the County Showground in Stafford. Nineteen teams entered from 18 countries across England and Wales
SOMERSET official Kieron Salmons has spoken of his pride and delight at claiming a county first by winning a call-up to the prestigious Dallas Cup tournament next year. Salmons, a football development administrator with the Somerset FA, gained promotion
MAKE sure you're in Taunton tomorrow (Sunday, November 23). You'll be joining thousands of others for the annual Christmas light switch on. A whole day of festive fun and entertainment is promised starting in the morning. There's going
ON-CALL firefighters are “a massive benefit to their workplace”, according to the Station Commander at Minehead Fire Station. Station Commander Chris Jones says the training an on-call firefighter undergoes is of benefit to employers. “Having
EXPLORER Sea Scout Alice Martin from the 1st Watchet Sea Scout Group spent five days with the Royal Navy taking an Air Acquaintance Course. Alice was one of only ten young people selected from hundreds of applicants from Royal Navyrecognised Sea
TAUNTON School is celebrating an outstanding hat-trick of inspections – and has also announced another major programme of improvements to its facilities. The Independent Schools Inspectorate looked at boarding provision in the senior, prep and
ST James' Church in Taunton has lost 12 sheep and needs to find them and return them to the church by December 19 - can you help? The sheep are hiding in shops across Taunton and people are being encouraged to look for them while doing their Christmas
TAUNTON TOWN resume their Evo-Stik League campaign after a three week break when they entertain Evesham United at the Viridor Stadium today (3pm). Apart from their Somerset Premier Cup tie at Keynsham Town last week, the Peacocks have been starved
WELLINGTON are away to Keynsham Town in division one of the Toolstation Western league today. They then have a run of six home games before playing at Barnstaple on Boxing day. Last Saturday the Tangerines pulled off a major surprise when
