SOUTH Petherton have moved to third in the Perry Street Premier Division after a 1-1 draw at home to Axminster Reserves. The visitors led 1-0 at half time, thanks to a Danny Larcombe strike. Petherton left it late before Chris Bolt netted to keep his
THE innovation of businesses in and around Ilminster is to be recognised with a new high-profile award to be launched by the town's Rotary Club next Tuesday (November 27). The annual award will be presented to an individual employee, nominated by their
CHARD Town will look to get back to winning ways when they take on Hallen at Zembard Lane tonight (Wednesday, November 21), kick off 7.30pm. They will be without Richard Curwood (work commitments), but he will be replaced by youngster Gavin Druce. Gary
THERE was a touch of the Oriental to take the edge off a chilly night on the occasion of Bridgwater's annual autumn carnival. A change of day this year resulted in many more thousands of people from across the West Country enjoying the colourful spectacle
A ROW has broken out at a top Celtic music competition after the Cornish accused the winning Welsh entry of copying a Boyszone pop song. Truro-based Rachel and Common Ground are demanding that Welsh teenager Gainor Haf is disqualified from the Celtovision
DRINKING on the street in the centre of Chard is to be banned after town councillors set out to exploit new Government legislation. On Monday evening (November 19), councillors nominated Fore Street, High Street, Silver Street and Crowshute Link to form
THERE was a touch of the Oriental to take the edge off a chilly night on the occasion of Bridgwater's annual autumn carnival. A change of day this year resulted in many more thousands of people from across the West Country enjoying the colourful spectacle
EFFORTS to stamp out high street fraud in Chard will step up a gear later this week when traders start fingerprinting suspect customers. The pioneering Thumbprint Scheme aims to combat cheque and credit card fraud. Eight Chard outlets have signed up to
WEST Country troops preparing for war in Afghainstan are refusing anthrax vaccinations for fear of contracting Gulf War syndrome. The vaccine was made availbale weeks ago as Royal Marine Commandos sailed through the Suez canal. Troops were asked to sign
ILMINSTER arrested their sharp recent decline with a much-needed victory in division two of the Somerset County League against Peasedown Reserves. Player manager Darren Manley admitted that things have been going badly wrong for his side in recent weeks
THERE was a touch of the Oriental to take the edge off a chilly night on the occasion of Bridgwater's annual autumn carnival. A change of day this year resulted in many more thousands of people from across the West Country enjoying the colourful spectacle
THERE was a touch of the Oriental to take the edge off a chilly night on the occasion of Bridgwater's annual autumn carnival. A change of day this year resulted in many more thousands of people from across the West Country enjoying the colourful spectacle
THE memory of the dead in Dowlish Wake churchyard has been violated by vandals who scrawled symbols and letters over gravestones. The outrage was carried out on two separate occasions and follows a series of vandalism incidents in the area. The News visited
STAFF levels at Ilminster's Frederick Theak factory have to be streamlined to ensure long-term viability. That's the verdict of company chairman David Wydenbach, who has told a group of 30 workers their hours will be cut as the firm makes major changes
A ROW has broken out at a top Celtic music competition after the Cornish accused the winning Welsh entry of copying a Boyszone pop song. Truro-based Rachel and Common Ground are demanding that Welsh teenager Gainor Haf is disqualified from the Celtovision
LATVIAN champions Skonto Riga beat Yeovil Town at Huish Park on Tuesday (Nov 20) 5-3 in a friendly. Yeovil's goals were scored by Michael McIndoe, Carl Alford and Colin Pluck. The 600 crowd enjoyed the occasion to see a Riga side which contained several
YEOVIL Town returned to winning ways on Saturday (Nov 17) at Margate with a 1-0 victory in the Nationwide Conference. Defender Colin Pluck scored the all-important goal in the first-half. Yeovil gaffer Gary Johnson was delighted with the win as it was
THE crowd at the Holyrood astroturf on Saturday (November 17) witnessed 70 minutes of blood and thunder hockey as Chard withstood the latest examination of their table topping credentials in the Gerrard League Division Two South. Chard 1xt XI finished
TREATMENT services for people with drug addictions are never likely to be made available in Chard - even though the town has been ranked alongside Yeovil and Wincanton for incidents of drug-related crime. At the moment, drug addicts from Chard have to
THERE was a touch of the Oriental to take the edge off a chilly night on the occasion of Bridgwater's annual autumn carnival. A change of day this year resulted in many more thousands of people from across the West Country enjoying the colourful spectacle
THERE was a touch of the Oriental to take the edge off a chilly night on the occasion of Bridgwater's annual autumn carnival. A change of day this year resulted in many more thousands of people from across the West Country enjoying the colourful spectacle
HUNT enthusiasts have welcomed the Government's decision to lift the ban imposed at the start of the foot-and-mouth crisis. But the restrictions will remain for staghunting and even foxhunting is unlikely to resume on Exmoor because, although Somerset
