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  • World's Biggest Coffee Morning

    SCORES of people across Taunton Deane enjoyed a cup of coffee for a good cause on Friday. It was all part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning event to raise funds for cancer charity Macmillan. Among those taking part were the community of

  • RUGBY: Wivey defeat Minehead in dramatic derby

    Somerset Premier Minehead Barbarians 18, Wiveliscombe 24 WIVELISCOMBE expected a tough league encounter away to West Somerset neighbours Minehead, who would stay in contact with their visitors if they secured the win, writes Roger Bellamy.

  • Bridge at service personnel retreat blessed

    A BRIDGE to access a planned cabin retreat for for serving military personnel and injured former troops has been opened at Fitzroy Woods, Norton Fitzwarren. Around 40 people attended the event, including representatives from nearby Norton Manor

  • Skull drinking cup with romantic associations

    THE top part of a human skull, with an association to Lord Byron, is one of the more unusual lots going under the Charterhouse hammer in their two day October 19 and 20 auction. “As one of the greatest British poets, a peers, a politician and a

  • Somerset Business Awards 2017 finalists revealed

    THE FINALISTS for this year’s Somerset Business Awards have been revealed. Entries were submitted by more than 100 companies and the judges have spent weeks visiting businesses of all sizes and sectors from around the county. The finalists

  • Taunton gets a further £375,000 garden town funding

    TAUNTON is being awarded more Government funding to help achieve its Garden Town ambitions, sharing a £2.5million pot with other designated communities. The local award - £375,000 – is funding designed to help Taunton Deane Borough Council make

  • Town's traffic troubles tackled in new plans

    CHANGE is coming to Wellington as plans to de-clog the town centre of traffic jams are announced. Somerset County Council has announced that it plans to install right-turn lanes along Wellington High Street to allow for two-way traffic flow and