TAUNTON’S Castle School hosted to the local club round of the Rotary Young Chef competition, with 14 students competing to qualify to the district round. Students from The Castle, Queen's College, Ladymead Community School, all in Taunton, and Kingsmead
TAUNTON CookAbility students Alex Smith and Mhairi Hall, both 17, have been crowned the Somerset winners of the John West Recipe Challenge. They both created fish dishes for under £5 to go through to the national final next month. Pictured. From left
FORMER England cricket captain Michael Vaughan will be signing copies of his autobiography Time To Declare at WH Smith in East Street, Taunton, on Thursday from 1pm to 2pm. Michael Vaughan recently retired from first class cricket after an outstanding
Errea Somerset County League Division Two East: Burnham United Res 1, Creech St Michael 8. CREECH ended a six-game win-less run with a thumping victory away to bottom-side Burnham Reserves. There was no sign of the rout to follow as the hosts took the
BISHOPS Lydeard man has turned the gloom of the recession into a novel new venture by offering the world some ‘cheeky freebies’. Jobless construction worker John Barker, 23, has created a new website that helps viewers get their hands on free
POLICE are appealing for information to trace three men after a burglary at WH Smith in Taunton. Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen three men wearing fluorescent jackets in the North Street area of Taunton at around 10.30pm on Sunday.
Errea Somerset County League Premier Division: Taunton Blackbrook 1, Mangotsfield United Res 0. BLACKBROOK gained revenge for their 7-1 League Cup defeat at the hands of Mangotsfield, with victory in the league on Saturday. New joint-manager
Errea Somerset County League: Watchet Town 5, Timsbury Athletic 1. SEAN Kenny hit four goals as Watchet made it eight straight victories with a comfortable win at home to lowly Timsbury, in a match containing four red cards on Saturday. Kenny fired
LUCKY Rachael Knight from Taunton had the chance to dance the night away with Strictly Come Dancing star Mark Ramprakash. Rachael was selected for the gala dinner in London, attended by Mark, alongside 40 other winners for her achievements
RHYTHM and blues band, Blue Mile, are back with another blues and curry evening to raise cash for the Wiveliscombe Swimming Pool fund. The event will be held at Wiveliscombe Community Centre from 8pm on November 7. Tickets are £5 or £10 including a
Toolstation League Division One: Almondsbury UWE 3, Minehead 1. MINEHEAD crashed back down to earth following their defeat of Division One highflyers Gillingham in the cup, with defeat at Almondsbury UWE on Saturday. The Bristol-side went ahead early
TAUNTON Deane Male Voice Choir took part in the Festival of Brass and Voices at London’s Royal Albert Hall to raise cash for Cancer Research UK. Members joined 1,500 singers from choirs across the country supporting the Rastrick and Grimethorpe bands
Errea Somerset County League Premier Division: Frome Town Reserves 1, Bishops Lydeard 3. BISHOPS Lydeard bounced back from the previous week’s home defeat with victory away to Frome Town Reserves on Saturday. The visitors were able to
TEMPORARY road closures this week will be the A38 north of Walford Cross between 5.30pm and 11pm during North Petherton Carnival on Saturday; Taunton town centre from 10am to 11.15 on Sunday and Moor Lane, Church Road and Queen Square, North Curry, from
PLANS for a landing site for emergency helicopters at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital have been given the go-ahead. Proposals for the helipad in front of A&E in the Queen’s Building were approved by Taunton Deane Council’s planning committee last week
THIS was the scene captured by County Gazette chief photographer in Taunton town centre this morning. Drivers are seen inching around the Burma Memorial in front of The Parade after drains blocked by leaves caused minor flooding.
Cornwall and Devon League: Liskeard-Looe 19, Wellington 23. WELLINGTON continued their winning start to the season by beating a strong home side who outscored them three tries to two. Liskeard made too many mistakes in the danger zone in front of their
DESIGNS by Somerset College fashion graduates shone on the catwalk at the Breast Cancer Care Fashion Show at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Young designers Paula Fisher, Hilary Wells, Emma Harvey, Tara Farbahi, Katie Quinn, Lisa Edwards, Lucy Ann
A TAUNTON fundraiser enjoyed tea with supermodel Yasmin Le Bon after helping to raise £15million for Avon's Breast Cancer Crusade. Jackie Stark was one of the company's top fundraisers chosen by Avon to be treated to a champagne tea party at
