THE road at Linden Hill in Wellington is set to be closed for five weeks starting on March 19 to allow for bridge strengthening, rebuilding and associated works. Access to properties will be maintained and Somerset County Council has said every effort
VISITORS to next weekend's West Somerset Railways Spring Steam Gala in Bishop's Lydeard are being urged not to park their vehicles on the waterlogged fields near the event. Heavy rain has drenched the fields used for parking and has severely limited
WELLINGTON town councillors were given the latest crime statistics for the town at a meeting on Monday night. Sgt Doc Nurse, of Wellington Police Station reported that in the last month there had been several reports of criminal damage - from damage
A TAUNTON pub landlord has come up with a novel way of beating the ban on smoking in pubs. Tim Prosser, a 40-a-day man, wants to build a smoking pavilion at the Princess Royal, in Canon Street. If he gains planning permission, customers will be able
SOMERSET is hosting the Three Counties Ploughman ploughing competition at Four Ways Cross, East Combe, near Bishops Lydeard, from 10am-3pm on Saturday. Almost 50 contestants are taking part in nine classes of the event, which also features entrants from
FORMER topless model Jordan is sure to get such a welcome when she comes to Taunton on Saturday that she won't want to get out of here' in a hurry. Katie Price, as she is also known, is visiting the local branch of WH Smith to sign copies of her book
A 15-year-old boy had a cigarette stubbed out on his nose in an attack in Dunster. Police said the boy was walking along Dunster Steep at 5.15pm last Thursday when he was passed by a white Nissan Micra which appeared to be speeding. A spokesman said
EBL Division 2: Plymouth Raiders 2nds 56, Taunton Tigers 104; Taunton Tigers 90, Birmingham Aston Athletics 71. TAUNTON Tigers followed up an emphatic win away to Plymouth on Saturday with their first ever win against Birmingham on Sunday, to remain
A DEATH-DEFYING Taunton pensioner will renew his wedding vows on Saturday - 12 years after being told he had just two months to live. Maurice Smith, 73, of Coleridge Crescent, was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 1995, but after defying doctors
ALMOST 1,000 Christians are expected at a service in Taunton on Sunday. A group of ten churches are uniting for the event at 11am in the Wellsprings Leisure Centre. It is the first time the members of Taunton Deane Evangelical Alliance have canclled
West Women's League Premier 1: Cheltenham 0, Taunton Vale Ladies 1st XI 1. TAUNTON Vale Ladies will win promotion to the National League for the first time in their history if they can defeat ISCA at Gipsy Lane on Saturday (11.45am push back). They
EACH year at the beginning of the Cheltenham Festival week, Taunton hosts a race day dedicated to those who spend their days playing host to others. The county's landlords are thanked for the support they continue to give to the racecourse, with the
TAUNTON Vale have played their part in helping Lancashire-based golfer Glenn Turner to set a new world record. He played 365 rounds on 365 different courses in 365 days in aid of the Association of Children's Hospices and the Rhys Daniels Trust. Despite
A CLUB record 55 members competed for Taunton Deane Swimming Club competed in the annual county championships held at Weston-super-Mare last weekend. And, as the competition progressed, it was clear they didn't just have strength in numbers, winning
ORGANISERS of the 21st West Somerset Railway Steam Fayre and Vintage Vehicle Rally are trying to track down some old vehicles that used to work in the area. The event, on August 4-5, is focusing on the Bishops Lydeard-based WJ King business, which used
ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners have condemned proposals to reopen Hinkley B nuclear power station after repairs taking six months. Operators British Energy closed the power station in September after cracks were discovered in pipes in the boiler system of
A TASTE of the Continent is coming to Minehead with up to 40 French and European stallholders joining the West Somerset Farmers Market to offer a feast of fresh produce to local gourmets. A four-day trial period is planned at the end of the month, and
