SOMERSET spinner Dom Bess executed a superb run-out to help England wrap up a series victory over the West Indies at Old Trafford on Tuesday. The tourists resumed on 10-2, chasing 399, and they succumbed for 129 - handing England a 2-1 series victory
A MAN is due in court next week over alleged harassment of the Member of Parliament for Taunton. 75-year-old Maurice Kirk, of Westgate Street, Taunton, will be appearing before Exeter Crown Court on Monday, August 3, for incidents said to have
WEARY travellers will be able to fill up in more ways than one - thanks to a new Greggs opening at a Somerset services. The new eatery will open at Wembdon Service Station, in Quantock Road, on Thursday (July 30). "All the usual delights you
PEOPLE looking to make the most of a 50% when eating out as part of the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme can now search for participating restaurants in Somerset. Visitors to a new Government website can enter their postcode to discover restaurants
A 3D printer bought at the height of the coronavirus pandemic will now be used by a school. The machine was purchased by the League of Friends of Wellington Hospital and used by local businessman Kyle Millett to produce face shields for local health
THE Somerset County Football League is set to restart on Saturday, September 5, subject to further guidance from the Football Association. The league's AGM took place last (Monday) night, and saw all rule changes passed, as well as Matt Counsell
WITH lockdown restrictions relaxing and families finally able to meet again after months apart, a Somerset estate is offering them the chance to reunite in style. The Orchardleigh Estate, near Frome, is asking members of the public to nominate families
THE food company behind Uncle Ben's have urgently recalled a number of rice packets over fears they contain glass. Mars Food UK, owners of Uncle Ben’s, have urged anyone who has purchased any of their Brown Basmati ready to heat rice pouches to
FAST-food and takeaway chains Burger King, Costa Coffee, Greggs and McDonald's have shared their updated rules on the wearing of face masks in their stores. The news comes days after the UK government introduced a new law making the wearing of
MORE than 80 new homes will be built behind a busy Somerset service station after plans were approved. David Wilson Homes applied for permission in January to build 82 homes north of the Nunney Catch services in Nunney, just off a busy roundabout
MORE than £2 million is to be spent on ensuring a crucial piece of Somerset’s flood prevention network can remain in working order for another 25 years. The Dunball sluice, near Junction 23 of the M5, controls the flow of water from the King’s Sedgemoor
A 'DELIBERATE' car fire spreading to a second vehicle in a Somerset car park was tackled by firefighters yesterday (July 27). Crews from Yeovil were sent to the scene, in Boundary Road, Yeovil, at around 5pm. A spokesperson for the Devon and
DRIVERS are being urged to contact police if they witnessed a crash which left a passenger with two broken ankles and a broken rib. The incident happened between junctions 14 and 15 of the northbound carriageway - near Falfield - at around 5.35pm
SCHOOL dinners have long had a bad reputation. But one Taunton school is addressing that - and has now been shortlisted for an award for their efforts. King’s Hall in Taunton has been shortlisted for the Healthy Eating Award category in the Independent
WORK has begun on a 34-property development in a village on the outskirts of Taunton. Greenslade Taylor Hunt has started work on Broomfield Park, a new development in Stoke St Gregory, which consists of two, three, four and five-bedroom houses
