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CRICKET: Compton bids farewell to Somerset staff, supporters and teammates in heartfelt open letter
DEPARTING Somerset batsman Nick Compton has thanked the county for its “ongoing support” during his time at Taunton, in an open letter posted on his personal blog. Compton announced his decision to leave Taunton and to return to London last week, with
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Castle School evacuated after minor chemical leak
10:01pm THE Castle School website says the school has been "declared clear". The school will be open as usual tomorrow, Friday, November 21. The website says the emergency services say there is "no further concern".
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Social club NOT closing
THE chairman of the Lawns Social Club in Mary Street, Taunton, says the club “has no intention of closing”, contrary to a recent “vicious” rumour. Graham Wyburn has moved to set the record straight after a number of people phoned to cancel bookings
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National award puts town centre streets ahead
IT may have come as a surprise to some but Bridge Street and North Street in Taunton have been named as the best streets in the country. The two streets, under one single entry, beat off competition from the High Street in Berkhamsted and Elwick
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Lee Glaser named as new Taunton School headmaster
DEPUTY headmaster Lee Glaser is to step up to the top job at Taunton School. Mr Glaser will succeed headmaster Dr John Newton, who is taking up the post of principal of Scotch College, Adelaide, Australia, from the start of next year. Jane
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Bosses at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, pledge to improve data protection
BOSSES at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are working to ensure confidential information is kept secure after a report claimed there were more “data breaches” there than in all but one other NHS hospital. But they stress that the figures relate
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Man killed after collision with motorbike at Cutcombe Hill near Minehead
A 60-year-old man was killed yesterday when he was hit by a motorcylist at Cutcombe Hill in Timberscombe near Minehead yesterday (November 19). The incident happened at around 2.45pm on the A396 when a motorbike approached a sharp left-hand bend on
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Spectacular day planned for Taunton Christmas lights switch on this Sunday
THOUSANDS of people are set to get Taunton into the Christmas spirit when the lights are switched on this Sunday. A day-long festive extravaganza has been lined up, with the town centre teeming with plenty of fantastic entertainment and activities
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Clarks Village Christmas lights switch-on tonight (November 20)
CLARKS Village will twinkle this month as the Outlet Centre hosts its first official Christmas lights switch-on tonight (November 20). Special guests, Heart 102.6 breakfast presenters, Ed, Troy and Paulina, will turn the lights on around the centre
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Conservatives Lead Fight Against Legal Highs
The Conservative Leader of Taunton Deane Borough Council, Councillor John Williams recently wrote to Theresa May MP, the Home Secretary highlighting the community’s concerns over the prevalence, availability and affordability of legal highs within the
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Even the Taxman can give a helping hand, says Paul Aplin, AC Mole & Sons
DRIVING to a meeting last week I had the Today programme on the radio. It was the usual mix of news and politics and I can’t honestly say that I was paying much attention until I heard Geraldine O’Hara’s voice. Dr O’Hara works for the charity
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The Castle School Christmas concert at Temple Methodist Church, Taunton, December 4
TEMPLE Methodist Church in Taunton is hosting The Castle School’s Christmas Music Concert in aid of Cancer Research UK on December 4, from 7pm. Entry is free but there will be a retiring collection which will be used to support local trials of new cancer
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Taunton shops stop selling legal highs.
DRUG users may soon be unable to buy legal highs in Taunton after one trader stopped selling them and another said he’ll probably follow suit. The decision to no longer stock the substances at The Temple – formerly Wicked - in East Reach, has been
