IN response to the article A waste of money' featured in the January 30 edition of the of The Taunton Star, I feel obliged to inform Mr Nowlan and readers that a fundamental driver behind recycling is the rapidly diminishing natural resources that are
A poem from a carer who attended the recent Carer Support Programme organised by to St. John Ambulance in Minehead recently. It's the way that you are, In the course of a day. Not counting the cost, Not looking for pay. That makes you so special
IT was interesting to read, for three reasons that "Any ward-related issues (Fairwater) will be handled as normal by Cllr Garner alongside the other Fairwater councillors" in reading about Greg Garner's job keeping him in the Middle East (Page 3 Gazette
FEATURES A fee to far' last week, that the BBC get all the revenues from the TV licensing system if often an issue of public debate. The ITV network plus channels 4 and 5 transmit on the terrestrial system as well and getting no monies from the aforesaid
WEST Taunton Beavers are celebrating after their two leaders John Purvis and Mark Pinney completed their training. The pair were presented with their awards by Beaver leaders Marian Scott, the district commissioner for Taunton Deane.
ONCE again, Councillor Henley manages to look both ways at the same time. As a member of the ruling group on Somerset County Council, he requests Taunton Deane Council increase car parking charges in order to encourage commuters to use the park-and-ride
IN 1963 the Beatles recorded an old Teddy Bears song but changed the title to "To know her is to love her". It could have been written for Pat Holcombe of Kingston St Mary who, very sadly, died just before Christmas. We only had the joy of knowing Pat
DO you have concerns about your neighbourhood, whether it is a parish, a town or a village? Have you an interest in your Community? Are you Independently minded and would you like to make a difference? Next May, there will be an election for your Borough
I AM, at present trying to compile a list of names and addresses of men of the former County Regiment, The Somerset Light Infantry who served in Malta, UK, Suez, Germany or Cyprus during the 1950s. As my mailing list has not been updated since 1995,
I AM glad that your correspondent, Robert Shaw, agrees with me that waste is a valuable resource, which is why it should be used to produce methane and/or burnt as fuel to produce power, in both ways reducing our reliance upon non-renewable coal, oil
THE weather forecast is rain all weekend so best stay indoors is my advice, writes Jean Tilley. Of course, any venue will do, as the original FYI girls will be finding out this weekend when we go out en masse. Despite eagerly awaiting payday, having
THE UK Hydrographic Office has decided to back the Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment as its chosen charity for the year. The decision comes after the success of a staff card festival, which was held at UKHO last October. The company has planned
RONALD Henry Curry, of Bridgwater, passed away peacefully at St Margaret's Somerset Hospice on December 18, aged 81. The funeral service at Taunton Deane Crematorium, on January 11, with an overflowing congregation, was conducted by Rev. Philip Draycott
THE hard work and dedication of social care workers across the county is to be recognised by a new awards scheme. The Outstanding Care and Support Worker Awards, being run by Care Focus Somerset, aim to highlight exceptional standards achieved by employees
WHEN the Taunton Vale Townswomen's Guild met in February thoughts were already beginning to turn to the AGM to be held in March. Agendas for that meeting were handed out, together with copies of the new local rules which members will be asked to approve
THE chairman of Minehead Evening Townswomen's Guild, Janet Harris, welcomed two new members, Lyn Reed and Hazel Gardener, to the February meeting in the Church Hall, Bancks Street. The booked speaker was unable to attend so at very short notice, Alison
Celebrations were in full flow in London recently as Taunton Marks & Spencer employee, Katie Lewis, attended a champagne reception. Taking a well-deserved break from the Taunton store where she works as a childrenswear advisor, Katie joined more than
A CHARITY has given more than £50,000 to people in Somerset living with cancer. For many people diagnosed with the disease, the financial problems it brings can be almost as stressful as the illness itself. Macmillan Cancer Support helps people in a
WI: Members met on Wednesday, February 14 and president Mrs D Grabham welcomed everyone to the meeting. On-going business was discussed with updates on various future fund raising events. Photographs were shown of members who took part in the sponsored
SUSE Penn thought the moment her car keys fell down a drain in Taunton it was going to cost her £250. Suse, of Station Road, Stogumber, was sure they had gone for good after a shop assistant, a policeman and passers-by couldn't retrieve the keys to her
IF you ever get the opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Verona in the grounds of a certain villa you will notice a statue dedicated to Julietta. Shakespeare's tale of two star crossed lovers' may have been based upon a factual event where two
YOUNG soccer players at Minehead First School are taking to the field in their new strip this season, thanks to a local concrete company. The distinctive green and white shirts feature the school's schooner logo, commemorating the time when Minehead
