VOLUNTEERS willing to dress up in Santa suits while completing a run for charity are being sought in Taunton. The Children’s Hospice South West Santas on the Run event takes place in Vivary Park on Sunday, December 2 at 11am. Promoter Marina
NEXT week residents in the Avon and Somerset policing area will go to the polls to vote for the area's first Police and Crime Commissioner. On Thursday, November 15, polling stations will open ready for people to vote for a new directly elected
THIS week is National Adoption Week and officials at Somerset County Council are urging more people to consider signing up. Cllr Frances Nicholson said: “With the number of children coming into care on the rise, we need more people to adopt and
TAUNTON Town will be chasing their first Evo-Stik League away win of the season when they travel to Abingdon United tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 3pm. All four of Town’s league games on opposition soil so far have ended in an odd goal defeat so
A £3MILLION business park in Langport is only months from completion. The Willows at Westover is an eco-sympathetic employment area spearheaded by landowner Chris Rees, who has been working on the development for almost 23 years. It is situated
A CIVIC service for Remembrance Sunday will take place at St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton, at 9.30am on Sunday. Afterwards, Taunton Deane Mayor and Mayoress Cllr Terry and Mrs Ann Hall and their party will take the salute on the steps of the
THOMAS Abell’s remarkable sporting achievements at Taunton School have landed him in the national spotlight. The talented all-rounder, who left the school in the summer, has been shortlisted for the Aviva/Telegraph School Sport Matters Awards and will
PLANS to bring international matches featuring the best cricketers in the world to Taunton look like getting a £1million boost. Somerset County Cricket Club wants to demolish the County Ground’s Old Pavilion once used by stars like Sammy Woods,
SAMPFORD Blues have announced their ‘Legends’ squad to play Wellington Legends in a special night of football at the Playing Field tonight (Friday). Team: Aziz Abbaze, Julian Bussell, Nick Buttle (capt), Sean Buttle, Andy Childs, Jason Earl, Charles
TWO late goals in a lacklustre Somerset Premier Cup tie at with Brislington at Wordsworth Drive on Wednesday night kept Taunton's cup season alive, writes James Wright. With Khaled Badavi making some probing runs, Taunton generally bossed the opening
CONCERNS have been sparked over plans to build a toilet and servery in the aisle of St George’s Church in Dunster. An on-line petition against proposed alterations to the 600-year-old building has gathered 61 signatures. The parochial church
THE ‘caring community’ was praised at a candlelit vigil in honour of a Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan. All Saints Church, Norton Fitzwaren, was full with Marines, their families, local people and civic dignitaries among the congregation at
