CREWS from Somerset attended a barn fire in Devon during the early hours of this morning (August 6). Fire engines from Bridgwater, Wellington, Cullompton and Tiverton headed to the incident in Westleigh around 3am. The fire was out by 7.30am
A CIDER company near Taunton has scooped SEVEN top awards. Sheppy's Cider has won seven Taste of the West Gold Awards this year. Judges awarded both the House of Cider Farm Shop and six of its ciders the gold award. The House of Cider opened
A FORMER Kings College student and her Team GB field hockey team have secured the bronze medal in Tokyo after beating India 4-3. The match ensures Team GB will stay on the Olympic podium for the third Olympics in a row. This is the second medal
UP to £20M could be invested in regenerating one of Wellington’s most historic sites if a bid to central government is successful. Somerset West and Taunton Council indicated in late-June that it would be putting in a bid to the government’s levelling
A SOMERSET man asked for the help of some very special friends when he decided to propose to his girlfriend last week. Lewis White, 24, has been dating Emily Francis, 20, since the first lockdown in March 2020. The pair soon met up for socially
CREWS tackled a bedroom fire near Wells yesterday evening (August 5). Fire engines from Cheddar and Wells attended the incident around 8pm. The fire was put out by around 9pm. A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said:
A POLYTUNNEL caught fire near Taunton yesterday (August 5). Fire crews from Taunton, Bridgwater and Ilminster attended the incident around 11.30am in Hatch Beauchamp. The blaze was caused accidentally, and it damaged some poly tunnels containing
A PENSIONER from Chard took his own life the day he was due to be sentenced. Owen Goff, who was due to face years in prison for historic child abuse, shot himself last month. A jury found him guilty of raping a teenage girl in East Devon 30
THE countdown is on to raise the cash to fund work to preserve the iconic 40-foot spire of a parish church. The parochial church council at All Saints' Church, in Rockwell Green, has raised nearly a quarter of the £20,000 needed for repair work
IT might not be quite the same as an Olympic gold medal, but staff at the Taunton office of a Somerset property agent are just as proud after scooping a top award. The residential office of Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH) in the county town is justly
