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  • Peacocks sign second striker

    TAUNTON Town have confirmed the signing of a second striker, as Gethyn Hill joins Toby Holmes at the club for next season. Hill came through the ranks at Cardiff City and represented Wales Under-19s, before joining Cinderford Town for the 2016/

  • Missing Somerset woman Laura Gillam found

    POLICE say that Laura Gillam has now been found. POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing young woman. Laura Gillam, 21, was last seen near Yeovil District Hospital at about 4am today (Friday, May 29). She is described as white

  • Galmington trio demonstrate their commitment

    OUR next ‘club heroes’ come from Galmington Netball Club, which is - as it happens - asking its club members to vote for one of three candidates for ‘clubperson of the year’ ahead of the annual presentation evening. The award encapsulates the key

  • Travellers parked in caravans on Taunton Town football pitch

    A GROUP of several travellers have parked up in their caravans on Taunton Town Football Club's pitch. One witness says he saw ten or more vans at the Cygnet Stadium, in Wordsworth Drive today (Friday). He said: "Travellers have moved in convoy

  • Taunton dental practices reveal when they will re-open

    PAITIENTS at two dental practices in Taunton have been told they should be able to access a "full range" of treatments at the start of July. The {my}dentist practices in Canon Street and Cheddon Road are likely to re-open with "limited treatments

  • Where have all Taunton's seagulls gone during lockdown?

    A TAUNTON resident reckons one of the big bonuses of the lockdown in Taunton has been the absence of scores of squawking seagulls. John Verrier, who lives in the north of the county town, says he rarely says sees any of the gulls these days.

  • Six Somerset players in England training group

    SIX Somerset players have been selected for England men's back-to-training group, as the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) steps up preparations for the prospective return of cricket behind closed doors. Tom Banton, Dom Bess, Lewis Gregory, Jack

  • Peacocks snap up prolific striker

    TAUNTON Town have begun to fill the void left by four departed players this week, with the signing of striker Toby Holmes from fellow Southern League Premier South side Salisbury. The 27-year-old has previously represented Parley Sports, Poole

  • 'Deliberate' fire at iconic town centre building

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a 'deliberate' incident at an iconic town centre building. At around 8pm last night (May 28), emergency services were called to Market House where a fire had been started in an archway. A spokesperson for Devon and

  • Your letters on the Dominic Cummings situation

    I HAVE just watched the Prime Minister struggling to answer questions on his defence of his political adviser before a Parliamentary Select Committee. Unsurprisingly, he wants us to move on; our MP want us to "put it behind us". Rebecca Pow