LISTENING to the news tonight, I was interested to hear a mum in Sedgemoor saying if they had had the choice, they would have kept their children home from school in September. I am 66, bringing up my granddaughter and caring for my partner who
ARE you finding it hard to afford to heat your home this winter or suffering in a cold or damp home? The Home Energy Team can help - call us on 0800 082 2234. This winter is proving particularly difficult for people across Somerset. The
POLICE have confirmed that the lorry driver has died in the incident. His next of kin have been informed. IF you're heading up the M5 this morning be warned - there's been a serious crash further north. A lorry heading north between Junctions
HERE'S a couple more former Taunton pubs for a bit of weekend nostalgia. This housing estate heading out of Taunton southwards used to be home to a popular pub. The name of the estate gives a clue - it's Harp Chase. The pub was of course the
THERE are a total of 74 sites across the Somerset West and Taunton area where speeding motorists could be caught on camera, according to Avon and Somerset Police. Of those, there is just one fixed camera site - on the A358 near the junction of
TWO of the greatest players in snooker history performed in front of a sell-out crowd of 900 people at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, in Taunton, this week in January 2006. Former world champions Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis took part in the exhibition
POLICE have this weekend been called to "further reports" of anti-social behaviour in two villages near Taunton. Officers are urging parents to try to convince their children to stick to the Covid-19 regulations during the current crisis. But
THERE were 231 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest daily figures issued by the Government. The total of new confirmed cases was made up of 87 in Somerset West and Taunton and, strangely, 48 cases in each of the other three districts
SOUTH West-based independent builders’ merchant Bradfords Building Supplies has kicked off the new year with the opening of a new branch in Glastonbury, which includes one of the first ‘Sustainable Home Centre’ showrooms in the UK, as an indication
IF you are a coffee fan, you probably pop into Starbucks regularly. We decided to take a look at the food hygiene ratings for every Starbucks in Somerset. Starbucks at Taunton Station scored 5 and the Starbucks at Sedgemoor services also scored
THERE were six Covid-19 related deaths in Somerset in the latest daily figures. Deaths of people who had tested positive for the virus were recorded in each of the four districts in the county council area. Of those, there were two in Somerset
BELOW are selected planning applications received by Mendip District Council for the week of January 4, 2021. For more details and to comment on applications, log on to www.mendip.gov.uk. CHEDDAR 2021/0021/AGB: Application for prior notification
DESPITE a challenging start to the year, a Taunton lettings team is delighted to have won gold in the British Property Awards in recognition of their first-rate customer service. “Mystery shoppers” put staff at the Taunton lettings office of Greenslade
I WOULD like to congratulate our council on being nothing but a bunch of money-grabbers. While our government has told us to stay indoors unless we need to get food, I’m looking out of our window and seeing traffic wardens walking around booking
