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Creech aim to overcome disappointment
CREECH St Michael are aiming to overcome the disappointment of last season when they narrowly missed out on a place in the Division Two promotion play-off. They finished third in Division Two West, with goal difference denying them second spot and the
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Overnight lock-ups for violent offenders
PERPETRATORS of violence who are spared jail sentences should be locked up overnight in a half-way house without any of their creature comforts. In a bid to give magistrates more power Adam Fouracre - elder brother of Lloyd Fouracre who was murdered
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A message for us all
THE brother of Lloyd Fouracre who was brutally murdered almost two years ago has stepped up his campaign to make Taunton a safer place. Adam Fouracre, 21, set up Campaign for Lloyd, backed by the County Gazette, after his 17-year-old brother was killed
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Blackbrook up for challenge of higher division
TAUNTON Blackbrook manager Colin Merrick is looking forward to the challenge of playing at a higher standard. His side enjoyed a successful 2006-7, winning promotion to the Somerset County League's Premier Division and reaching the final of the Premier
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Lydeard boss: We are stronger this season
BISHOPS Lydeard manager Neil Harper believes his current squad is stronger than the one that finished last season. Lydeard were ninth in Division One of the Somerset County League last season and Harper is hopeful they can better that. Lydeard have
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Two in five A levels at A grade at Wellington
WELLINGTON School pupils again gained A level results well above the national average. The results included: *40% of all grades were A; *20 of the 88 candidates gained three, four or five straight As; *66% of the papers were A or B. *Beatrice Baatsch
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Cars scratched in Stogursey
VANDALS have attacked at least eight cars in Stogursey. Now police have appealed for help to catch the culprits. The first, a red Renault Megane, was scratched with a sharp object at Tower Street in the village between 8pm last Monday and 9am last Tuesdfay
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Langer 'likely' to return
SOMERSET have confirmed Justin Langer is "likely" to return to the County Ground next season. The club's chief executive Richard Gould has confirmed they are in discussions with Langer and he expects to make an anouncement shortly. New rules restricting
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Record A-level success for Taunton School
TAUNTON School today announced a record year for A-level results. The school has gained an impressive overall pass rate of 99%, a record A-B rate of 73%, nearly half of all A-levels taken at the school resulted in a grade A and three students secured
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Window smashers on rampage
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after windows were smashed in Irnham Road, Minehead. Vandals attacked the windows at a former funeral directors, and the Manda Clarke School of Dancing, sometime between 7pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday.
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New-look Taunton set for new season
TAUNTON Town manager Gary Domone said his new-look squad will give it their best shot as they prepare for the start of the season kick-off on Saturday. The Peacocks travel to play Slough Town in their BGB Southern League Division One (S&W) opener on
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Wellington boss demands more despite second win
Toolstation League Division 1: Bridport 0, Wellington 2. WELLINGTON manager Leigh Robinson is demanding more from his side despite making it two wins from two with victory at Bridport on Tuesday. Goals from Craig Herrod and Simon Ingram either side
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MP and wife split
TAUNTON MP Jeremy Browne and his wife of three years are to divorce. The MP, aged 37, blamed pressure of work for the "amicable" split from Charlotte, 28, who works for the BBC. The couple do not have any children. Mr Browne said: "Separating from
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Police crackdown on licensees after shock survey
A SHOCK survey by trading standards officers has found eight out of ten local outlets selling alcohol in the Minehead area will sell booze to schoolchildren. Now, police are to step up a summer crackdown on premises selling alcohol to children in a bid
