ANYONE wishing to become a member of the Exmoor National Authority now has the chance to apply. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has called for applications to become members of several National Park Authorities including vacancies for two new members
WATCHET'S own Royal British Legion Band paid a visit to their twin town in France last week. During their five-day visit the band played a number of concerts in the ancient town of St Renan, in Brittany. Band member, Keith Wiseman, said: "The band members
POLICE have named the 48-year-old motorcyclist who died following a fatal road traffic collision near Wellington last week. He has been named as Martin John Jefferies from Wellington. He died following the incident on the Wrangway at Leigh Hill on the
THE Westcountry's heritage steam railways are teaming up to give the romance of steam train travel in the region a greater profile at home and abroad - and boosting local tourism at the same time. A new joint marketing organisation called Great Western
THE number of women seeking emergency contraception in Taunton has dropped in the past fortnight. Sexual health advisors fear the women may not realise the Contraceptive and Sexual Health Service is operating as normal from temporary premises. It moved
QUANTOCK Rotary Club heard from the local organisation Clowns' at their latest meeting. With four vehicles - including a double decker bus - Clowns travels around the outlying areas of the district to bring a pre-school environment to children who might
BE nicer to women even if she doesn't know the difference between a boot and a hood - that's the conclusion of a South-West study into car sales. According to new research almost a fifth of women confess to pulling out of buying a new car because of
HIGHWAYS are currently clearing the road at the A358 Mattock's Tree Hill, just before Henlade. Police were called to the two-vehicle collision at around 3.50pm today. The road was partially blocked both ways and the people involved are reported to have
PROPOSALS for a museum and carriage shed at Bishops Lydeard Station will be unveiled at a public meeting in the village hall from 9am on Saturday, September 15. Representatives from West Somerset Steam Railway Trust will explain the plans and answer
SOMERSET'S premier gay night will now be held at Yates's in Taunton High Street from tomorrow (Friday). 'Out' will be held on the first Friday of every month. There will be special drinks promotions and a new DJ playing all the latest tracks from the
Parish Council: When the parish council reconvened after its summer break there was some good news - Nynehead had been successful yet again in the Village of the Year competition, winning the People' category. Thanks were given to Paul Netley and his
FA Cup preliminary round: Bridgwater Town 3, Minehead 1. MINEHEAD could hold their heads up high despite a 3-1 defeat at Bridgwater Town in the FA Cup on Saturday. The Blues gave a spirited display and even took the lead against their BGB Southern League
ONE of the best line-ups of the year will feature at Café Mamba on Thursday (September 13) as Weekender's live music showcase, Sounds Of The Underground, rocks out. Headlining the night are the sexually charged Sohodolls. Performing upbeat, glam-electro
TAUNTON MP Jeremy Browne has been getting out and about to visit the smaller communities in his constituency. He has been to 30 villages as part of his summer rural surgery tour. Mr Browne said: "Hundreds of people come to see me every year at my regular
A FULL programme of events has been organised at Taunton's St John's Church as part of the National Heritage weekend. The event, which runs from today (Thursday) through to Sunday, kicks off with a swing with 'Just Pete Allan', an evening of entertainment
AT the first meeting of the new season on September 3, Phoenix Group of Photographers viewed the 100 best slides selected by the Western Counties Photographic Federation for their slide folio. There was a wide selection of subjects and some very interesting
Devon and Exeter League Senior 1: Topsham Town 1, Wellington 3. WELLINGTON Reserves made it two straight away wins with a comfortable win at Topsham Town on Saturday. Wellington, who won 3-0 win away to Feniton on Wednesday - their first victory since
THE West Somerset Singers are pleased to announce the appointment of a new musical director, Nick Thomas. The Singers are looking forward to working under his leadership. An exciting programme is planned for the autumn season to include Haydn's Creation
TAUNTON Deane Morris Men invite all those interested to join them on Tuesday (September 11) to learn the traditional English folkdance. The group will meet at St George's Church Hall, Wilton, Taunton, at 8pm. The evening will be an informal sample of
BLOKES beware - a new survey has revealed that 63% of women in the South-West get irritable and aggressive at their time of the month. Research by the makers of food supplement Magnesium-OK, Wassen, has revealed that 81 per cent of women in the region
THE meeting of Taunton Camera Club was held at the United Reformed Church, Paul Street on Monday, September 3. The new season's programme began with an excellent lecture by Tony Worobiec entitled It's Photography, But Not As We Know It. For many years
TAUNTON'S hottest swing band will be making their first public appearance in town at a charity event tomorrow (Friday). The band, made up of knitted woollen figures, has been invited to a coffee morning in aid of two good causes - SURE and the NSPCC.
SOMERSET Walking Activity Group (SWAG) is walking on Exmoor on Sunday, September 26. The group, for people in their 20s and 30s, will meet at Tarr Steps in the Upper Car Park at 10.30am. The walk will be an easy to moderate distance of seven to eight
TAUNTON Blackbrook's Premier and Division One Cup tie at home to Backwell Utd Reserves was postponed as the visitors' minibus broke down en-route. The tie is due to be replayed on Wednesday. This Saturday, Blackbrook are home to Cleeve West Town in
I HAVE just returned from a very rare and alas a very short visit to Taunton, the town of my birth. With old age and all that goes with it, I am unable to make this visit as often as I would wish, but on this occasion I was able to see again, many of
Taunton Deane area group of Somerset Wildlife Trust opens its winter season with three meetings at Taunton Library, each starting at 7.30pm. In her talk, Discovering the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, on Tuesday, October 9, Viv Phillips will evaluate this
TAUNTON DEANE MENTAL HEALTH FORUM A WONDERFUL, vital project, the brain child of a Community Health nurse , was the subject of the talk to the Taunton Deane Mental Health Forum in July . The role of the project, started three years
IF you are thinking about applying for a new job, your CV should be one of your main concerns right now. Although curriculum vitae' literally means life story', a good CV is more like the edited highlights of your working life. Representing you in your
HERE are the Wellington School GCSE results. KEY: E - English Language, EL - English Literature, ESL - English as a second language, M - Mathematics, AM - Additional Maths, A - Art and Design, A2 - Supplementary Art and Design, As - Astronomy, F - French
CONGRATULATIONS to students at Kingsmead Community School, Wivelicombe. Here is a GCSE results listing. KEY: AD - Art and Design, BusV - Business (Voc), Con - Construction, DT Fd - D&T Food Technology, DT Prod - D&T Product Design, DT Res - D&T Resistant
A SERIAL flasher who had spent half a year in custody awaiting sentence was set free yesterday (Monday). Thomas Harcombe, 41, was sent to a hostel in the same Taunton street where he committed one of his offences. His behaviour will be monitored before
Kingsdon church and car boot sale was held in the grounds of Kingsdon Manor School by kind permission of the head teacher. Various stalls were taken care of by the ladies and Steve and the various displays were enjoyed by the visitors. The Tai Chi display
FORMIDDABLE duo Tom Toomey and Simon Swarbrick will be performing at Milverton Music Club on Friday. Guitarist Tom and violinist Simon will combine their talents to produce a mix of folk, rock, blues, Irish, jazz and country. All singers and musicians
POLICE in Taunton have been burning the midnight oil in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour in and around the Halcon Estate. Throughout the summer, Operation Grouse has been targeting those people involved in crime and anti-social behaviour across
Somerset County League Division 1: Worle 5, Bishops Lydeard 0. BISHOPS Lydeard's winning start to the season came to an abrupt halt as they crashed to a heavy defeat away to Worle. Lydeard, who won their opening opening three matches comfortably, were
A MAN believed to be in his 20s is fighting for his life after he was hit by a lorry in the early hours of Saturday. Police, who sealed off the road for a time, have appealed for witnesses to the incident at about 2.50am on the A38 on the Wellington
TAUNTON Tennis Club's D team won a tense West Somerset League playoff at Elms B last night. Taunton D won the tie by six sets to one, before darkness stopped play in the remaining set. Taunton D finished second from bottom in Division 2, while Elms
WI: The rain never dampened spirits at the August meeting when members visited the wonderful National Trust property of Tyntesfield House. The 19th Century estate was home to four generations of the Gibbs family is packed full of all sorts of artefacts
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic accident on the A39 Porlock Hill yesterday morning (Monday, September 3). The collision, which was reported at 11.43am, involved a Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle and a Citroen ZX Furio.
Somerset County League Division 2 (W): Congresbury 2, Creech St Michael 4. CREECH St Michael bounced back from their opening day defeat with a great display at Congresbury. Creech were without a game last week but returned to winning ways in fine style
PROPOSALS for a park and ride scheme east of Taunton will go on show at Ruishton Village Hall on Thursday, September 13. Staff from Somerset County Council will be on hand to explain the proposals at exhibition, from 10am-9pm, and the public can make
MAVIS Kettlewell is the new President of the Inner Wheel Club of Taunton Vale. During her year of office she plans to help raise funds for the Children's Hospice South West and Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment (SURE), the County Gazette-backed
