A MAN who smashed a pub window in Watchet and then missed a court date following the crime avoided jail when he appeared in court on Friday. Carl Perkins, 27, formerly of Minehead but now living in Patchway, Bristol, admitted breaking a window at the
A LIFE-LONG public servant died from burns he sustained while cooking himself lunch at his home in Taunton, an inquest has heard. West Somerset Coroner Michael Rose heard how Albert Edward Sherlow, 83, was making lunch at his Gaunton Close house on May
POLICE are urging people in Bishop's Hull to beware bogus callers following a distraction burglary in the Smithy area of the village on Friday. Police say a man called at a woman's house claiming he had to check the water. He made his victim sit in
Somerset 2 (S): Old Morganians 3, Taunton 105. TAUNTON United proved far too strong for Old Morganians. The tries came in thick and fast almost everyone managed to get over the line to score. The scrum was totally dominant and the line-out provided
Tribute Somerset 1: North Petherton 23, Wiveliscombe 7. WIVELISCOMBE'S bid to climb the table failed on Saturday when they went down to North Petherton. The home side looked the more settled team and gave Wivey problems in most areas of the game. Petherton
SAINT Margaret's Somerset Hospice has launched a novel way for employees, schools and colleges pupils, social clubs and societies to say Merry Christmas without having to write lots of cards. The Easy Christmas Card' initiative allows people to send
KINGSTON St Mary Primary School held a non-uniform day to raise money for The Shelter Box Trust, which provides emergency aid for victims of natural and other disasters anywhere in the world. The school aims to raise £490 to buy a complete shelter box
Cornwall and Devon Division: Bideford 28, Wellington 0. WELLINGTON suffered another league defeat to drop into the bottom four and leave relegation a distinct possibility, writes Paul Waygood. From the referee's starting whistle at King Georges Field
ORGANISERS of a charity Christmas service have explained why the event is being held at a new venue this year. Light up a Life is being staged at St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton, rather than St Margaret's Somerset Hospice, in Bishop's Hull. Community
Tribute South-West 2 (W): Taunton 34, Yatton 10. ON a bitterly cold day, Taunton again came up with the goods, their eighth win on the trot. Three years ago, on the same pitch, when the clubs were in Western Counties (N), Taunton won by a similar score
Toolstation League Division 1: Hengrove Athletic 3, Minehead 1. MINEHEAD assistant-manager Mick Armitage was full of praise for his young side despite suffering their seventh straight league defeat at title-chasing Hengrove. He claimed the Blues held
WELLINGTON Reserves were without a game last Saturday which allowed Exeter Civil Service to regain the lead in the Premier Division of the Devon and Exeter League on goal difference. However, Wellington have two games in hand and return to action on
FOOTBALL World Cup winner Jack Charlton was the guest speaker at the Taunton Round Table Charity Dinner, when £19,000 was raised for local charities. A record 450 tickets were sold for the event, which will support the Conquest Centre for Disabled Riders
Somerset County League Division 1: Watchet Town 4, Worle 0. WATCHET Town defeated second-in-the-table Worle to make it four straight league wins which moved them up to fourth in the table. The scoreline would suggest a one-sided affair but it was far
Somerset County League Division 2 (W): Yatton 0, Creech St Michael 2. CREECH St Michael made it four league wins on the bounce with victory away to Yatton. That run has seen them move back up to sixth to restore hope they can mount a promotion bid.
Somerset County League Premier Division: Taunton Blackbrook 0, Cutters Friday 0. TAUNTON Blackbrook and Cutters contested an entertaining contest, despite an absence of goals. Both sides had opportunities to take the points, but defences were largely
Toolstation League Division 1: Wellington 3, Portishead 1. TWO goals in the last ten minutes earned Wellington their fifth successive win at the Playing Field last Saturday. But the result, which maintained their six point lead at the top of the table
TODAY (Tuesday) is the day that Norton Fitzwarren Village Hall goes to the vote on the People's Millions on West Country TV's 6pm news programme. Hall bosses hope to win £64,000 to refurbish and update the 19th Century building, taking it up to 21st
DARING Royal Marines deployed to Afghanistan from Norton Fitzwarren have made important inroads into Taliban territory. Under the command of 40 Commando, from Norton Manor Camp, British troops in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan have pushed into
British Gas Business League Division 1 (S&W): Marlow 2, Taunton Town 0. TAUNTON Town manager Gary Domone refused to be downbeat following his side's defeat at Marlow last Saturday. Taunton lost out to a goal midway through the second half and a second
A WATCHDOG has said the Crown Prosecution Service in Avon and Somerset is satisfactory and can improve. The HM CPS Inspectorate Overall Performance Assessment report on CPS Avon and Somerset published today (Tuesday) gives the area a Fair' rating, but
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorist died in a horrific pile-up on the M5 near Taunton involving 14 vehicles. The section of the motorway between Taunton and Wellington was closed for more than ten hours after the crash at around 7pm on
