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Road collision near Porlock
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a single-vehicle collision near Porlock on Monday evening (August 20). Four appliances attended the incident on the road to Porlock Weir just before 9.30pm. The incident involved a single vehicle and by the time
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Thousands enjoy French Weir fun day
MORE than 3,000 people enjoyed activities such as archery, karate, football, golf, fencing, cake making and a bug hotel at a family fun day in French Weir Park. Cllr Justine Baker, of the Friends of French Weir, who organised the event, said
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Motorist in a spot of ticket trouble...
THIS van parked in Wilton Street, Taunton, got pretty plastered by the look of things. Traffic wardens slapped no fewer than five tickets on its windscreen. After the message failed to get through, a Taunton Deane Council officer stuck a notice
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Google camera car roams Taunton streets
A GOOGLE Street View car has been out and about around Taunton in recent weeks. It has been snapping street scenes to go on the internet. This photo was snapped by Duncan Smart of the car at work in Nerrols Farm. Mr Smart said: “There’s
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Quality fruit, veg and flowers at top Somerset shows
FLOWER show season is in full swing, and last weekend it was the turn of Bishop’s Hull and Kingston St Mary. Valerie Pryer, secretary of Bishop’s Hull Flower Show, said: “This year the high standard was maintained in spite of the adverse weather
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Consultation on council tax changes in West Somerset
PEOPLE in West Somerset will be able to have their say on proposed changes to how council tax benefit is granted. The current national scheme will stop on March 31, 2013 and it will be up to local authorities from the following day to implement
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Leanne Burnell "unduly lenient" sentence goes to Court of Appeal
THE 18-month sentence handed to Leanne Burnell for causing the death by dangerous driving of 13-year-old cyclist Amy Hofmeister is to be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. Amy's mother, Jane, and the CPS referred the sentence to the Attorney General on
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Somerset bolster bowling attack with Saj Mahmood capture
SOMERSET have signed pace bowler Saj Mahmood on loan from Lancashire. The 30-year-old has been recruited to patch up a depleted attack and will go straight into the side for tomorrow's (August 21) LV County Championship clash with Sussex at
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Body in sea at Burnham confirmed as Dylan Cecil
SUNDAY: A minute's silence in memory of Dylan Cecil was held in Burnham. Hundreds of people joined the four-year-old's parents Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil in silent tribute to Dylan, whose body was found in the sea on Thursday.
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Corporate manslaughter update
WHAT lessons can be learnt from the fine of £480,000 and £84,000 costs imposed upon Lion Steel Equipment Ltd, sentenced recently at Manchester Crown Court, having pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter following the death of one of its workers?
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It Ain't What You Do
...it’s the way that you do it (or so the song would have it) and that is certainly true in the world of tax. A little while ago an elderly businessman came to see me for some inheritance tax advice. The conversation soon widened to take in other