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  • Former Dynasty star's recycle pledge

    SOMERSET-BASED actress Kate O'Mara joined the county's 'Pledge to Recycle' campaign this week, helping to increase the amount of household waste recycled. The Somerset Waste Partnership is running the campaign, launched in June by England cricket star

  • Police concern over missing pensioner

    TAUNTON police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of an insulin-dependant 75-year-old man who has been missing since last Thursday (August 16). Diabetic Graham Taylor is originally from the West Midlands but was staying with friends

  • Teenager comes face to face with 'panther'

    A CHEDDON Fitzpaine teenager claims he came face to face with a panther-like wild cat as he drove home in the early hours. Liam Holley, 17, said the animal was in the middle of the road when he came round the corner. "It looked at me, then just ran

  • Water festival promises quacking good time

    ORGANISERS are promising a quacking good time at the 2007 Waterlinks Great Duck Race at the River Festival in Taunton's French Weir on Sunday, September 23. Hundreds of people are expected to cheer on around 3,000 plastic ducks as they go under starter's

  • Cowboy antics in pub charity bash

    A TAUNTON pub was pleased to be able to call its staff cowboys for a change on Sunday. The O'Bridge Inn held a family fun day and raised £335 for mental health charity Mind in Taunton and West Somerset. The Mangled Wurzels entertained people, who also

  • Death crash victims named

    POLICE have this afternoon named the teenagers who died in a road accident near Washford Cross on Thursday evening. Jamie Lee Pitman, 19, of Old Cleeve, and Michael Foster, 18, of Watchet, died when a Peugeot 205 car was in a collision involving a Mitsubishi

  • Year 13 results in from Richard Huish College

    STUDENTS from Richard Huish College in Taunton, can check out all the results from this year's A-levels. Subject Key: Acco - Accounting; Arch - Archaeology; Artd - Art and Design; Artt - Art and Design Textiles; Bioh - Biology (Human); Biol

  • Richard Huish College - Year 12 results

    RICHARD Huish College has released the full results of its year 12 students - students at the end of their first year of sixth-form study. Subject Key: Acco - Accounting; Arch - Archaeology; Artd - Art and Design; Artt - Art and Design Textiles;

  • Bike activities at museum

    SOMERSET County Museum, in Taunton, is hosting cycling-inspired activities and craft workshops next Thursday. The activities, for children aged three to 11, are between 10.30am and noon, and 1.30-3pm and cost £4 per family. People need to book in advance

  • Milverton gears up for festival

    IT is going to be raining teddies in Milverton on Monday as part of the village's week-long church festival. The fun event, from Saturday until Friday next week, includes a flower festival and treasure hunt; a teddy bear parachute jump; a talk on the

  • Bishopswood Whist Drive

    THE evening whist drive was held at Bishopswood hall last Friday. The M.C was Cliff Wright, Gwen Board selected the prizes and there were 13 tables. Top score in the room was Beat with 186. Ladies Eileen Hector, Linda Dicks, Ruth Sharland, Eileen Saunders

  • Taunton Stamp Club

    TAUNTON Stamp Club Annual General Meeting saw the following officers elected to serve for the 2007-2008 season. President - Tony Osmond, chairman - David Trathen, vice chairman - Evan Williams, secretary - Tony West, Packet secretary - Barbara Osmond,

  • Community college release A-level results

    A TOTAL of 96% of youngsters taking A-levels at West Somerset Community College have achieved grades A-E passes. Some 19.4% made grade A with 67.5% of students achieved grades A to C. Top students include: Rose Jones, who got four As, and will study

  • Wivey beer celebrations

    WIVELISCOMBE people will this weekend raise their glasses to a 200-year-old tradition in the town. A brewing festival is being staged at the Recreation Ground on Saturday and Sunday to commemorate the first brewery in Wiveliscombe, started in 1807.

  • Wellington held at Almondsbury

    WELLINGTON dropped points for the first time this season on Saturday when they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Almondsbury in Division One of the Toolstation League. The visitors' best opportunity in a game of few chances fell to Sean Anthony who put

  • Police looking for counterfeiters

    POLICE are looking for two men suspected of passing fake bank notes in Williton. Both were caught on closed-circuit television cameras. One has been described as a tall thin white man with dark hair. He was wearing a black jacket with sunglasses on

  • Villagers prepare to party

    BISHOP'S Hull is to hold a week-long celebration to mark the 400th anniversary of the church bells in St Peter and St Paul's. The festival, backed by a £10,000 grant from the National Lottery Awards for All, is being staged from June 21-29 next year.

  • Collett's last-gasp strike hands Taunton victory

    AN injury time strike from Tom Collett on his league debut handed Taunton Town a 2-1 victory away to Slough in their opening BGB Southern League Division One (S&W) game. Collett, who played in the Western League for Hallen last season, opened the scoring