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  • Taunton Town put three past Walton Casuals at home

    TAUNTON Town have recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory over Walton Casuals at the Cygnet Heath Care Stadium this afternoon in the Southern League. Goals from Gethyn Hill, Dan Sullivan and Ben Adelsbury sealed the victory in front of a very loud and

  • Some petrol stations CLOSED as rush for fuel continues

    PANIC buying of petrol is continuing in Somerset today. There are long queues at most outlets, with some even closing after running out of petrol. Among them was the Sainsbury's garage in Street, which was admitting drivers one at a time this

  • 'Looking after YOU helps everyone'

    DID you know that being kind to yourself is just as important as it is to be kind to others? Being kind to yourself promotes happiness and confidence, how you treat yourself sets the tone for how others will treat you. Do you ever beat yourself

  • Somerset neighbours to share £7.3 MILLION lottery jackpot

    NEIGHBOURS in a Somerset village will be sharing a massive £7.3 MILLION lottery jackpot. It has been revealed that TA12 6 - a Martock postcode - is the winning sector in the People’s Postcode Lottery’s biggest ever prize pot. The full winning

  • Power cables catch fire at Somerset home

    ELECTRICAL power lines caught fire at a home between Taunton and Bridgwater. At around 7.45pm last night (September 24), three fire crews - one from Bridgwater and two from Taunton - were sent to a property in Durston to deal with the incident.

  • Vandals target site of newly-completed Somerset school

    POLICE are investigating after vandals targeted fencing surrounding a new school in Bridgwater. Work has only just been completed on the new £18m Polden Bower School, in Bower Lane, which is providing much-needed places for young people with special

  • Rare WHITE stag snapped on Devon/Somerset border

    NO, your eyes are not deceiving you, that is a WHITE stag. The animal was spotted this week by reader Ian Compton, who snapped the pure white animal as he made his way from Wellington towards Uffculme. The white stag is extremely rare.

  • Christmas box appeal is underway!

    OVER the past 18 months or so, the local humanitarian aid donations for Moldova through Christian Response to Eastern Europe (cr2ee) has been outstanding.  Whether from our village of Hemyock and the surrounding area of Tiverton and the Culm Valley

  • This AMAZING Somerset barn conversion is up for sale

    THE Wagon House is a beautifully presented four bedroom detached barn conversion which was converted in 2019 to an exceptional standard. The property in brief comprises; entrance hall, kitchen/diner, lounge, garden room, reception room, bedroom

  • Workshop plan for Taunton garage among latest applications

    THE following applications and notifications have been received for consideration by Somerset West and Taunton Council and can be inspected online at www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk/planning, or electronically only at the Reception, The Deane House