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TV licence evaders beware
More than 130 people in Taunton were caught watching TV without a licence in the first six months of 2007, according to latest figures. Katrina Cinus, spokesperson for TV Licensing in the South West, said though evasion levels remained low, the organisation
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Mobile phones registered by police at flower show
POLICE registered over 100 mobile phones on www.immobilise.com at the Taunton Flower Show last weekend. The Galmington and Comeytrowe Local Action Team also attended along with Taunton Deane Borough Council to promote the good community work in the neighbourhood
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Eco heros to get recognition
A NEW scheme that recognises people who do their bit to save the planet is to be launched at the Dunster Show. West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is to launch a ground-breaking Eco-Hero' as part of Somerset Wildlife Trust's bid to get more people
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New chief crown prosecutor for Avon and Somerset
BARRY Hughes has been appointed Chief Crown Prosecutor for Avon and Somerset. His new role also includes an overarching responsibility for the CPS Areas in the South West, covering Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire. Mr Hughes predecessor, David
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Four arrested after disturbance at travellers' site
FOUR people were arrested last night (Friday) following reports of disorder at a travellers' site in North Curry. Police were called to the Oxen Lane site at around 9pm, and shortly after midnight they arrested two men, aged 33 and 40, and two women,
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More investment for policing - Formosa
CONSERVATIVE spokesman Mark Formosa has called for more investment to help police the streets of Taunton. He said he wants Taunton to have a new and larger police station with more cells in which to hold prisoners, as well as bringing more police officers
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Braunton ready to roll for steam gala
THE largest and most complicated restoration project ever undertaken by the West Somerset Railway is nearing completion at Williton. Braunton, a 57 year old giant steam engine rescued from a scrap yard in 1996, is due to trundle onto the tracks in all
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Wellington nature reserve receives windfall
A NATURE reserve at Langford Heathfield, near Wellington, will benefit from a £12,433 grant from Biffaward. Somerset Wildlife Trust applied for the funding, which will be used to manage the land. Shetland ponies and native sheep currently graze the
