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Lorry and crane collides with railway bridge
A LORRY and crane collided with a railway bridge this evening (August 12) at Sampford Arundel. The incident happened shortly before 6pm at Beam Bridge and one fire engine from Wellington was called out. Network Rail placed a caution on the
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Figures show Musgrove's good survival rates
PATIENTS at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton are more likely to survive serious infections, new figures show. Two more patients a month now survive septicaemia-related conditions (blood poisoning) than they did three years ago. Since 2009 consultant
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CRICKET: Rehman takes six wickets as Somerset ease to CB40 victory
SOMERSET new boy Abdur Rehman returned outstanding figures of 6-16 from eight overs to set up a comfortable home win against Nottinghamshire at the County Ground this afternoon. The Pakistani left-arm spinner, who opened the bowling, was in brilliant
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Revolt over constituency changes 'good for Deane'
THE current rift in the Coalition Government will probably have a welcome knock-on effect for thousands of people in Taunton Deane. The fall-out between the Conservatives and the LibDems means proposals to transfer almost 10,000 voters into a different
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Topic themes in store for Wiveliscombe Flower Show
THE Olympics and Diamond Jubilee are just two of the themes that will be on display at the annual flower show in Wiveliscombe this weekend. Organisers hope to see some exotic entries when the show kicks off at Kingsmead School on Saturday, August 18,
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CRICKET: Somerset entertain Notts in CB40 today
SOMERSET bid to continue their charge up the CB40 table when they entertain Nottinghamshire at the County Ground this afternoon (1.45pm). The Cidermen failed to get off the mark in their first five matches - one of them rained off - but have now
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Car rolls in crash on A396
FIREFIGHTERS were called out yesterday afternoon to deal with road traffic collision on the A396 between Timberscombe and the Wheddon Cross area. One fire engine from Dulverton, one from Bampton and a rescue vehicle from Taunton attended the incident
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FOOTBALL: Exeter roadshow is coming to Taunton
EXETER City FC’s summer soccer roadshow is back in Taunton for this year’s school summer holidays. The one day event, which will be visiting towns and cities across Somerset and Devon to provide football fun for 5-14 year olds, will be at Heathfield
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Free advice and family fun in Watchet
FREE advice for all will be on offer as the National Careers Service comes to Watchet on Tuesday (August 14) as part of Surestart family fun day. The team will be on the playground between Knights Templar First School and Little Vikings Children
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Dunster craft fair a shining success
A VARIETY of attractions delighted visitors at the Dunster Beach Summer Festival craft fair on Tuesday. Stallholders sold everything from cakes and honey to jewellery and knitted items. Children had the chance to scale a climbing wall, ride
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GOLF: Home pairing win Vale's Musgrove Cup Charity Day
HOME pairing Adrian Keates and Roger Howard were the winners of Musgrove Cup Charity Day at Taunton Vale Golf Club with a score of 40 points. However they only claimed first spot after countback put them ahead of mixed/ladies section winners Sarah Rendell
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Taunton couple failed to take dog to vet, court told
A COURT has ordered a husband and his estranged wife to pay £750 each for failing to seek treatment for a pet dog suffering a painful eye condition. Rolo, a 14½-year-old dachshund, was in such pain it had to be destroyed, Taunton Magistrates’ Court heard