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  • Concert to mark 175 years at Queen's College

    CELEBRATIONS to mark the 175th anniversary of Queen’s College came to a rousing finale with a special concert on Saturday, June 29. There were more than 100 performers on stage in the Queen’s Hall, led by the school’s professional Orchestra-in-Residence

  • Davies and Bess lead Somerset fightback against Notts

    County Championship Division One - day one (close) Somerset 326 v Nottinghamshire STEVE Davies and Dom Bess shared a vital century stand to rescue Somerset from a precarious position on the first day of their County Championship match against

  • Talented soul singer tribute act comes to Taunton

    NATALIE Black brings her ultimate tribute of the world famous and much loved soul singer Adele to the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre. Adele Tribute: Hometown Glory, which has been performing since 2011, has taken the entertainment industry by storm,

  • Key Somerset pair to miss Yorkshire trip after Lions call-ups

    INFLUENTIAL Somerset duo Lewis Gregory and Jack Leach will miss the County Championship trip to Yorkshire next weekend after being selected by the England Lions. The Lions are taking on Australia A in Canterbury from July 14 and two of Somerset's

  • Firefighters in Taunton mourn colleague

    THE death has been announced of a former Taunton firefighter. Retained leading firefighter Don Magee was 68. He served with the fire brigade in the county town from March 1982 until October 1988. A flag has been flying at half mast at Taunton

  • Glastonbury Festival 2019: Do believe the hype

    DON'T believe the hype. It's a well-worn phrase that's stood me in good stead for much of my life; from a music-crazy adolescent to an overly-cynical middle-aged man. But sometimes, the hype is to be believed. That is undoubtedly the case

  • Somerset protestors call for action on climate change

    THANKS to a bus laid on by Somerset Wildlife Trust, members, supporters, volunteers and staff travelled to Westminster to meet with their MPs at one of the largest mass lobbies of politicians in recent history. A total of 27 people made the journey