POLICE are appealing for help to trace a Taunton man wanted on recall to prison. An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "We’re asking the public to call us if they see Mark Morris who’s wanted on recall to prison after being suspected of
A CYCLIST suffered facial injuries after he was stopped by a group of strangers and attacked in a street in Taunton. The victim was treated at Musgrove Park Hospital following the assault in Duke Street. Police have issued an image of two men
POLICE are investigating after a fraudster stole a caravan from its unsuspecting owners. A man calling himself Peter agreed to buy the caravan. He collected it at 1pm on Tuesday, April 27 from an address in Durley Lane, Keynsham, claiming payment
MUCH-loved Wiveliscombe GP John Rees has died suddenly at the age of 83. Welshman Dr Rees was heavily involved in the community in his adopted town, particularly Wivey Rugby Club. He moved to the town with his wife Barbara in 1969 to work in
TAUNTON Deane MP Rebecca Pow has told how she feared she was the victim of an anthrax attack after opening a letter from a former vet that contained white powder. Ms Pow said she dropped the letter from Maurice Kirk ‘like a hot potato’ and rushed
THREE women from Taunton are walking 100 miles during May to raise money for charity. Helen Marks, along with her sister-in-law Ashleigh Marks and her mother-in-law Sue Saunders, are walking to raise money for Breast Cancer Now. As well as
THE likes of Jarvis Cocker, PJ Harvey and George Ezra are among additions to the upcoming Live At Worthy event. The show, a live stream from Worthy Farm, home of the Glastonbury Festival, takes place on May 22, with repeat screenings the following
A TAUNTON mum has won a national beauty competition. Sarah Kana-ah won the title of Miss Atlantic United Kingdom last month, and was crowned the new Ms Atlantic 2021/22. The pageant started in February 2019, and aims to ‘inspire, empower and
THE Onion Collective is set to host a launch party their new cultural venue in September. Work is progressing well on East Quay in Watchet, with the team hoping to have a main launch party on the afternoon of Friday, September 3. This will
THREE cars were on fire in Shepton Mallet last night (May 11). Two fire engines from Shepton Mallet attended the incident on Bath Road in Oakhill around 9.50pm. The fire ended up involving five cars and was thought to have been started deliberately
WORK is underway on the completion of the new £3m relief road in Monkton Heathfield, with works to tie in to the A3259 currently being carried out - as seen in the image. The Western Relief Road is being delivered by Persimmon Homes South West
A WOMAN from Somerset is walking 630 miles to raise money for charity in memory of her father who died from a rare form of Leukaemia. Nell Barrington has been walking the South West Coast Path since May 2018 to raise money for Ward Nine at Musgrove
BINGO players could soon be getting their eyes down in a former shoe shop in Taunton. Merkur Slots UK Ltd has applied for a bingo premises licence at 9 North Street, in the county town. The building is currently vacant and was previously occupied
