A GENERAL election may be months away but campaigning is already going strong in Taunton and the LibDems drafted in their leader, Charles Kennedy, last week.

Mr Kennedy was given a tour of the newly-finished main building at Taunton's Somerset College of Arts and Technology, on Friday.

Charles Kennedy said: "The development at SCAT is very impressive and the college is a fabulous facility for the people of Somerset.

"The LibDems are committed to investing in education to provide opportunities for everyone to reach their full potential."

For the full story, see this week's Somerset County Gazette.