Wiveliscombe has a new community agent. Paul Cottingham will take over from Anne-Marie Spalding, who has taken on the role as Bridgwater's new town centre manager. Mr Cottingham, who now works with the Vital Villages scheme, takes up his new post later
A WORKING loss of £6,100 in the last financial year was revealed by treasurer Gordon nelson at the AGM last Monday of Bridgwater Town Football Club. It brought the total losses over the last two years to around £12,000. Mr Nelson reported that the defecit
ILMINSTER Police Station is closed until Friday, August 20, due to staff absence on the front desk. The Avon and Somerset Constabulary says officers will be on patrol 24 hours a day and that there will be officers at the station. For non-urgent police
A TALENTED tutor at Dillington House, near Ilminster, has produced another outstanding book exhibiting the work of local photographers. Ron Frampton has produced the book entitled Beyond the Vale, Images from the West Country, with the help of 20 photographers
SOMERSET must manage without batting star Ricky Ponting as they play host to promotion-chasing Hampshire. Australian skipper Ponting has left to begin preparations for the Champions Trophy and is replaced by Jamie Cox. Andy Caddick has shaken off a foot
PLANS to build a mobile phone mast near Chard's biggest primary school have been opposed by the town council. Last week, Chard Town Council's planning committee was asked for its views on a proposal from electronics company Marconi, acting on behalf of
A deal to ensure the future of a troubled Redruth construction company is expected to be made tonight, hopefully securing 100 jobs. Shockwaves were sent throughout Camborne, Redruth and the rest of Cornwall last week when Lark Construction, based in Treleigh
A vintage bus service will be operating from Dunster railway to bring visitors to Dunster Show on Friday. The service, operated by West Somerset Railway, will set down and pick up at Dunster Steep. A similar service laid on for the recent Dunster Country
A volunteer rescue team based in Truro was called in to help over- stretched emergency services as they battled to rescue residents and tourists from devastating floods in Boscastle on Monday. In what was Cornwall's worst disaster for decades, the Cornwall
A new touring bus giving information about policing in Plymouth went into action this week. The plan is for the bus to promote neighbourhood policing and how people can get to know their local "beat manager". The Devon and Cornwall police says it is hoping
BUSINESSES throughout Devon are failing to make the most of the lucrative oversees visitor market reveal latest figures from VisitBritain. The figures show 12.5million people visited Britain in the first half of this year - a 13 per cent increase on the
MID Devon residents are being invited to have their say on plans for a ten bed specialist stroke rehabilitation unit based at Crediton Hospital. A public consultation has been launched to gauge public opinion and will continue until Monday November 1.
THE Wellington Ex Services Skittles League 2004/05 season gets underway next week, with Division B matches on Thursday, August 26 and Division A games the next night. Vikings have withdrawn from Division B and are replaced by Alcoholics who will play
PEASEDOWN made heavy weather of their Somerset League Division One victory at Wellington on Saturday, edging home in fading light with only three balls to spare. The score at the end of play was Wellington 168-9, Peasedown St John 172-5. Wellington visit
WELLINGTON bowmen's club championships will be held this Sunday, August 22 at Court Fields School. The round will be an American, with 30 arrows fired from 60, 50 and 40 yards. Archers should assemble at 1.30pm and the tournament will be followed by a
A volunteer rescue team based in Truro was called in to help over- stretched emergency services as they battled to rescue residents and tourists from devastating floods in Boscastle on Monday. In what was Cornwall's worst disaster for decades, the Cornwall
A CHARD side won their club's highly successful annual Open Fours lawn bowls tournament last Wednesday with 24 teams from Somerset, Dorset and Devon taking part. Scores at the end were seven apiece and in a tense finish, Vic Smith's last shot was bowled
VICTORY eluded Chard by the narrowest of margins on Saturday as they tied at home to Purnells in an ill-tempered match in the Somerset Division of the West of England League. "There was quite a lot of aggro in the match," said Stoodley afterwards. "At
SPECTATORS at Chard Town's opening league game of the season on Saturday might have been forgiven for thinking they had a world-famous referee in their midst when Graham Masters walked onto the pitch. The Portland-based man in black bears an amazing resem-blence
EFFORTS to block plans to build a phone mast at a Burnham sports ground have received a welcome boost from town councillors. At a meeting of the council's planning committee, Burnham and Highbridge town councillors added objections to the proposal. Residents
A volunteer rescue team based in Truro was called in to help over- stretched emergency services as they battled to rescue residents and tourists from devastating floods in Boscastle on Monday. In what was Cornwall's worst disaster for decades, the Cornwall
TAUNTON and local rivals St Andrews are still not safe from relegation in Premier 1 of the West of England Cricket League. Both were beaten last weekend and now face crucial games on Saturday in their bid to steer clear of relegation. Taunton have got
THE results of the Ilminster Forum survey have been analysed and it seems that residents in the town agree that it is a lovely place to live. They had an overwhelming response to the questionnaire and the forum now has the information needed to be fed
RESIDENTS in Ilminster who are concerned about the building of 28 two storey houses will finally get the chance to have their say tonight (Wednesday, August 18). A planning application to build the terrace houses on land at Wharf lane will come before
YEOVIL Town right-back Adam Lockwood is set to return to playing action tonight (Wednesday) in a squad X1 fixture against Cheltenham Town Reserves. The 'Steady Eddie' defender has been forced to sit out Yeovil's opening three league fixtures in the Coca-Cola
THE Chard and Ilminster area was hit by freak torrential rain on Monday morning. Streets and pavements quickly turned to streams as drainage systems struggled to cope with the sudden heavy downpours. The weather made for treacherous driving conditions
UP TO £10,000 could be spent on new Christmas lights for Chard. It is hoped the cash will mean more festive cheer in the town to boost the all-important seasonal trade and attract more shoppers. Chard's dismal Christmas lights have been a source of despair
RAMPAGING vandals have sparked a furious reaction from Chard traders after thousands of pounds of damage was caused to shop fronts and street furniture over the weekend. On Friday night, Boots the Chemist and Caf Mocha in Fore Street had their windows
A deal to ensure the future of a troubled Redruth construction company is expected to be made tonight, hopefully securing 100 jobs. Shockwaves were sent throughout Camborne, Redruth and the rest of Cornwall last week when Lark Construction, based in Treleigh
A deal to ensure the future of a troubled Redruth construction company is expected to be made tonight, hopefully securing 100 jobs. Shockwaves were sent throughout Camborne, Redruth and the rest of Cornwall last week when Lark Construction, based in Treleigh
A deal to ensure the future of a troubled Redruth construction company is expected to be made tonight, hopefully securing 100 jobs. Shockwaves were sent throughout Camborne, Redruth and the rest of Cornwall last week when Lark Construction, based in Treleigh
A QUICK-thinking dad was forced into the unexpected role of midwife last week, after his baby daughter made a shock early appearance at the family's Bridgwater home. David and tracey Elford of Edinburgh Road were not expecting the birth of their first
Brittany Ferries' flagship, the Pont-Aven, will be out of action until next Wednesday. The multi-million pound vessel developed a cooling fault when in Plymouth last week. Water entered the engine room and she was then towed to Brest for repairs. Alternative
POLICE are appealing for information after a spate of anti-social behaviour in the west area of Yeovil. Young people have been drinking, causing minor criminal damage and using bad language. If police receive information about anti-social behaviour they
Taunton MP Adrian Flook has voiced fears for the future of Somerset's green belts. New Government planning guidelines on countryside development weaken existing protection against building on Somerset's best quality farmland. Mr Flook said: "We want to
CHARD'S rugby players continue their preparations for the newseason with a trial match against Honiton for next Wednesday, August 25. Training this week will include a session tomorrow (Thursday) from Grant Jackson but next Tuesday's (August 24) session
CHARD Town's season got off to a disastrous start as they crashed 4-1 at home to Weston St Johns in Division One of the Screwfix League on Saturday. Despite having a man sent off just before half time, St Johns romped into a 3-0 lead after the break.
Pubs and clubs in Taunton are rallying round to make the town a safer place to enjoy a night out. Licensed premises inthe town centre are working together in an effort to curb late night violence. Pubwatch, a group made up of 23 licensed premises, is
A volunteer rescue team based in Truro was called in to help over- stretched emergency services as they battled to rescue residents and tourists from devastating floods in Boscastle on Monday. In what was Cornwall's worst disaster for decades, the Cornwall
TAUNTON's rugby coach Kevin Powderly is experiencing all sorts of problems in the club's build up to the new season. He found himself again let down by opponents when Worthing cried off from last Saturday's game. And this week he has had to change the
