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  • Neal fires hat-trick to keep Town in title race

    Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division South Hendon 2, Taunton Town 3 TAUNTON Town top scorer Andrew Neal bagged a superb hat-trick to keep the Peacocks in the title race with two league matches to play. It took just six minutes for the

  • Bruce Foxton takes to the stage in Weston

    BRUCE Foxton was named by New Musical Express as the seventh most influential bass player of all time and is performing as part of From The Jam at Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier this month. Bruce, one third of legendary mod revival band, The Jam

  • Two talented chefs collide at Duende

    A BEAUTIFULLY quaint restaurant resides in the heart of Wiveliscombe. Duende focuses on casual fine dining and the importance of seasonal and fresh ingredients. After four years of pop up restaurants, Duende has settled in Wiveliscombe.

  • KICK-BOXING: Bimson earns Black Belt with 'warrior spirit'

    AFTER four and a half years of tireless training, Taunton’s Dave Bimson is celebrating his Black Belt achievement in Kick-Boxing after a gruelling two-hour grading on April 7. Bimson was tested on his physical and mental resolve which involved

  • Everything you need to know about the local election count

    SOMERSET voters will go to the polls on May 2 to elect their new district councillors, who will represent them and make decisions on their behalf for the next four years. We’re all used to how general election results work – and many of us have

  • 'Why do car parks let people enter when they're full?'

    LAST Thursday lunchtime, I entered Canon Street car park and queued with many others for over quarter of an hour to secure a parking place. Why does this new system let cars enter when there are no spaces free? In the end, I abandoned my car

  • From 16-year-old gym member to owner of the business at 20

    AS 16-year-old Tom Auton completed his first press up in the gym he'd just joined, he never imagined for one second he'd own the business within four years. Tom has just celebrated three years at the helm of Activate Fitness, in Bridge Street,