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Looking Back: Somerset Anne Frank Awards 2018 winners revealed
Taunton remembers its war heroes in poignant Remembrance Sunday parade
Why we wear poppies for Remembrance Day and when to start wearing them
Green Focus: Could we be seeing the dawn of the Electricity Age?
Memorial appeal for heroic World War II 'Ghost Patrol' soldiers
Beloved Christmas market returns to historic estate near Taunton after two years
Somerset beauty spot 'haunted' by ghost that tells visitors to 'f*** off'
Column: The West Country and the language of Halloween
Taunton remembrance events to feature parade and services
Update issued on rumoured hotel plans for historic Somerset prison
Looking Back: When Somerset marked the Battle of Trafalgar's bicentenary
Somerset town's 1,000th council house is confirmed
Letter: Could the next economic crisis force politicians to embrace MMT?
Brian Smedley: We should treasure the Bridgwater Arts Centre
Time-travelling wardrobe invites Mendip Hills communities to explore history
Somerset cavers discover remarkable 50,000-year find underground
Remembering when the Queen ended Taunton's 500-year royal wait
What happened to Somerset's lost and forgotten RAF bases
Car boot sale jacket hides gold brooch valued in Taunton at up to £300
Huge model railway set to take place at Taunton venue
Historic Somerset country house and B&B sold a year after closing for good
Looking back at when Taunton Brewhouse opened as closure looms
'We can't keep destroying our history': Man's mission to save key heritage markers
Three Somerset sites named among Britain's spookiest places in new guide
Clarks Village Black History Month exhibition reveals emperor's Somerset story
Visitors warned of criminal offence as historic Somerset site damaged twice
Wellington Museum to launch autumn talks series this month
Free tours offered at Somerset’s Wellington Monument this week
Phil Hill: Reflections on 9/11 and America’s relationships with its allies
Free English Heritage guided tours and open days coming to Somerset
How a Sikh migrant cycling Somerset lanes helped inspire a much-loved fashion brand
Wellington Museum to open special display for Heritage Open Days
History walk led by Wellington town crier sees oversubscription
Looking back at the year Taunton Flower Show went up in flames
Frome resident's passion for coins spans the globe
Objects stolen 70 years ago returned to Glastonbury Abbey
New headstone installed for young airman in Porlock
'It means everything to me': Taunton man meets over 30 WWII veterans
Somerset museums announce heritage events for this autumn
Roman treasure found in Somerset brought to life with 3D technology
The forgotten Somerset landmarks one man is determined to bring back
Iconic Taunton war memorial to be restored after VJ Day commemorations
What's on in Taunton this week: August 13-19, 2026
Tramway once carried passengers along rails through Taunton streets
Looking Back: When Taunton marked the First World War's centenary
Hidden 18th-century feature uncovered at well-known Somerset landmark
Guided historical tours of Wellington to start in August
Somerset museum group welcomed speaker to July meeting to discuss notable figure
Classic Ford Thunderbird Town Hardtop coupe to go up for auction in Somerset
85-year-old author releases first novel set partly in South Somerset
Somerset treasure to feature in exhibition alongside Bayeux Tapestry
Exhibition celebrating Walter Bagehot's life to go on display in Langport
Storage company offers space to help Wellington Museum store artefacts
Taunton revealed as final resting place of WWII liberation hero