TWO Somerset wildlife charities have benefitted from £1,700 of funding thanks to a donation from SUEZ. Somerset Wildlife Trust and Secret World Wildlife Rescue received £850 as part of SUEZ' 'Giving Something Back at Christmas' fund. SUEZ staff
THERE were 234 positive tests for Covid-19 in Somerset in the latest daily figures just issued on behalf of the Government - equivalent to around one every six minutes. Somerset West and Taunton had the most new confirmed cases with 83 in 24
JACK Leach is poised to end a “turbulent 12 months” by playing alongside his friend and former Somerset ‘spin twin’ Dom Bess in England’s first Test against Sri Lanka tomorrow (Thursday, from 4.30am UK time). Moeen Ali is likely to miss the two-Test
DEBENHAMS has confirmed plans to close six stores permanently, including its flagship London store on Oxford Street - but the store in Taunton is not one of those affected. This move will affect 320 members of staff and will bring Debenhams’ store
AMBULANCE crews based in Ilminster have reported a "massive rise" in "really poorly" Covid-19 patients since the weekend. The local ambulance station has taken to social media to urge people to adhere to the current lockdown restrictions. The post
A SOMERSET cider company has come up with an inventive way for customers to enjoy a wassail ceremony - from the comfort of their own homes. Harry’s Cider, in Long Sutton, had been planning to host a series of bespoke small wassail ceremonies in
A MAJOR road on the edge of Taunton is set to close for two nights for roadworks to be carried out. Highways patching works are taking place along a 543-metre stretch of Silk Mills Road and Silk Mills Lane, in the parish of Bishop's Hull. The
MOTORISTS heading towards Taunton’s M5 Junction 25 will be using a new road layout from this weekend, marking a big step forward in a major project to improve the junction. The £19 million scheme to upgrade J25 and increase capacity is progressing
THE Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has issues a fresh warning over scams targeting drivers. The body responsible for car tax and vehicle licensing has warned drivers to be on the lookout for new phishing scams this new year. Phishing
SIX UK supermarkets will now be refusing entry to customers who fail to follow rules regarding face masks. Morrisons were the first to make a change to in-store rules and take a stricter stance on face masks, a decisions which earned praise from
TWO Somerset charities have won a £1,000 Christmas gift thanks to nominations from the public. The charities were nominated to win a share of £120,000 as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical's annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign.
STAFF at Morrisons in Taunton and Bridgwater have been given a pay boost after the supermarket chain announced a new pay deal for its workers. It is guaranteeing all employees will be paid at least £10 an hour. The new deal will start in April and
A SPECIAL event in Taunton to celebrate the Armed Forces has been cancelled. Organisers of the town's Armed Forces Day have revealed, 'with a very heavy heart', that the 2021 event - which was set to take place in Vivary Park on July 3 - has been
A NEW walk-through Covid-19 testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments at Hengrove Leisure Car Park in Bristol, as part of the government’s drive to improve the accessibility of testing for local communities. Testing
MARCUS Rashford has teamed up with Aldi to narrate an emotional animation which aims to raise awareness of child poverty, with the supermarket chain pledging to donate 10 million meals to families in need. Brand new research from Aldi and Neighbourly
THE UK has now approved three different vaccines to be deployed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Boris Johnson said the plan was to expand the supply of vaccines that can be administered, get more places doing the vaccinations
A COMMUNITY is working together to buy a 1.5 acre green space and save it from development. Kirkham Street Field, in Somerton, has served the residents for at least 100 years - as a fair ground, cricket pitch and now a school playing field.
A FURTHER six people have died in Somerset after contracting the Covid-19 virus in the latest 24-hour period. Government figures show three people in Sedgemoor died of any cause within 28 days of contracting the virus. Two people died of the
GROUND work has started on a development of flats and commercial units off Taunton town centre. A former motorcycle shop in Wood Street which was in a poor state of repair and a hair salon in Staplegrove Road have been demolished to make way for
THE name of a development in the heart of Taunton has been announced. Housebuilder McCarthy and Stone have called the 62 retirement apartments on South Street Kingfisher Court. The development has been named after the wildlife found in Taunton,
PLEASE may we put the Brexit deal in context? It is actually worth £600 billion to us. In my view, having lived and worked in France and spent almost a quarter of a century doing my homework on the Common market/EU, Brussels is not really given
