TAUNTON Station has re-opened today (Friday) following a major track renewal project. The line between Tiverton Parkway and Castle Cary/Weston-super-Mare was closed until the early hours of this morning during the project at a major junction on
TAUNTON Town are looking to bounce back from their FA Trophy exit, as they host Blackfield & Langley tomorrow (ko 3pm). Having had their fair share of giant-killings in recent years, it was the Peacocks’ turn to be knocked out by a lower-tier side
A 'COWARDLY' attacker has been spared jail so he can work to earn money to pay compensation to his victim. Clinton Hofmann, 35, of Espen Close, Williton, was caught on CCTV repeatedly punching a pensioner in the face, knocking him to the ground,
APPLICATIONS SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON PLANNING 14th November 2019 The following applications and notifications have been received for consideration and can be inspected at the Reception, The Deane House, Belvedere Road, Taunton, TA1
POLICE are appealing for help to identify a man after cigarettes, alcohol and other items were stolen from a Minehead petrol station. The incident happened at a petrol station convenience store in Seaward Way between 5pm and 5.15pm on October 13
TAUNTON Titans head coach Tony Yapp has urged his side to take the same intensity from last weekend’s win into tomorrow’s trip to Dings Crusaders (ko 3pm). The Titans convincingly beat Barnes 48-19 at the Towergate Stadium and rose to second in
SAMUEL Taylor Coleridge once said that prose is “words in their best order”, but poetry is “the best words in the best order”. And Dr John Cooper Clarke, professional poet, believes this too – and that those words have to rhyme of course. John
THE General Election in Taunton Deane will be a four-horse race. Three of the main parties - Conservative, Labour and LibDem - had put forward candidates along with one Independent ahead of yesterday's (Thursday) deadline for nominations. Contesting
A SCHOOL in Taunton is building a £4million state-of-the-art dining hall. The project represents the single biggest investment in Taunton School's infrastructure for a generation. The school's vision is to create a facility that will be a place
A BURGLAR has been jailed for 18 months for stealing a handbag from the home of an elderly couple. Wayne Stanley Shortland, 35, from Horsey Lane, Yeovil, admitted a charge of burglary and was sentenced for this and a previous offence for which he
A MAN had to be cut free from a vehicle after it left the road and smashed into a tree in the early hours of today (Friday). Emergency services attended the incident on the A38 near Whiteball, outside Wellington, at 1.24am. After police arrived
THE decision of Somerset Cricket Club to only provide a digital copy of the yearbook rather than a physical paper copy is deeply disappointing. The yearbook has always formed part of the membership package. The book is a useful review of Somerset
WELLINGTON Town Council’s newly opened Pop-Up shop has proved a great success for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal fundraising campaign this year. More than £3,000 has been raised by people visiting the shop - twice the usual amount raised
