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Car workshop for Taunton's fundraising women
WOMEN who want to learn what’s under the bonnet of a car are being invited to a workshop. It will include general car maintenance, key parts under the bonnet, tyre care and more. Tickets for the October 13 event, at Priorswood Industrial Estate
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Taunton grans to tackle the Inca Trail
TWO grandmothers from Taunton are taking a charity trek along Peru’s Inca Trail. Jacqui Ings, right, and Linda Green will take on the challenge in September for Macmillan Cancer Support. Anyone wishing to donate can add to Jacqui and Linda’s collection
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Logo designers proud to sponsor Somerset Business Awards 2012
THE company behind the Somerset Business Awards logo says it is “very proud” to be sponsors this year. Glyder is a small, hands-on design, print and web company based in Taunton who initially got involved when they designed the awards logo. It now produces
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CRICKET: Somerset draw with Nottinghamshire
SOMERSET'S County Championship match with Nottinghamshire, which was severely disrupted by rain over the first two days, predictably ended in a draw this afternoon. Notts began their innings 93 runs behind on the first innings but avoided any scares
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HORSE RIDING: Taunton duo perform well in dressage
TAUNTON District Riding Club were very successful at the area dressage held at King Sedgemoor Equestrian Centre. Debbie Squires and Squiggle put in a wonderful performance to gain third place in her class while Sue Lanz fought some tough competition
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Gateway Park and Ride - CLOSED - in Taunton
AN UNLAWFUL occupation of the Taunton Gateway Park and Ride site by a large number of families of the gypsy travelling community has seen the site closed. Site owners Somerset County Council and Park and Ride operators, Webberbus, have just
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Anger at Tolland solar farm proposals
IRATE residents have opposed plans to build a solar farm the size of more than 15 football pitches on countryside near Wiveliscombe. AEE Renewables has applied to Taunton Deane Council to site more than 20,000 solar panels, covering almost 30 acres
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Traffic jams after three-vehicle smash - update
FIREFIGHTERS released a woman trapped in one of the vehicles. She was taken out of the vehicle on a spinal board after the roof was cut away. It is believed she was then taken to hospital. TRAFFIC has been reduced to a crawl following a three-vehicle
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Spelling mistakes on signs
WE started the ball rolling with our photo of an error on a street name on an official map of part of Taunton on a sign in North Street. Now Mervyn Roberts has pointed out another signpost near the Lidl store opposite Goodland Gardens with not
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ANGLING: Clatworthy fishes well
WITH the cooler and wet conditions last week the fishing was good at Clatworthy Reservoir with 115 fish caught at a rod average of 2.0. The best bag of the week weighed 21lb 8oz and included a 6lb rainbow. Best tactics were intermediate lines with
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Trull's super spuds are heaviest in the South-West
TRULL Primary School won the regional category of the Potato Council’s Grow Your Own Potatoes competition by growing the heaviest crop of spuds in the South-West. The pupils from Elm Class cultivated 4.5kg of potatoes from their three seed potatoes supplied
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Quality if not quantity at Dunster Flower Show - RESULTS
DESPITE a marked reduction in the number of entries for this year’s Dunster Horticultural Society Flower Show on Saturday, judges were pleased to see some high quality exhibits on the show benches. Although there were fewer entries in flower, fruit
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GOLF: Beattie finishes ten clear at Taunton and Pickeridge
FIONA Beattie beat her nearest challenger by ten shots to become the new Taunton and Pickeridge ladies champion. Beattie shot a gross 157 to finish well clear of Rosemary Spragg (167) and Helen Hayward (169). The winner on nett scores was Emily Herbert
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Man digs through gas pipe in Minehead garden
A MAN digging in his garden in Minehead yesterday evening got into a spot of bother when he accidentally cut through a gas pipe. At just after 5pm the man called the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to report what had happened in a garden
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Jack's name lives on in East Lydeard
THE memory of a key figure in East Lydeard Farm's history will live on after a barn conversion was named after him. Jack Sully was a loyal worker for 39 years for both current owner Tom Morris and his father, also called Jack, on the farm