Archive
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Cllr Edwards gets Avon and Somerset Police role
COUNCILLOR Mark Edwards has been nominated as Taunton Deane Council’s representative on the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel, which comes into being in November.
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Taunton and Wellington folk show their generosity
BRITISH Red Cross recent collections raised £202.56 in Taunton and £96.62 in Wellington for the charity’s general funds.
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Taunton and Wellington pharmacy opening hours
THE following Bank Holiday Monday pharmacy opening times have been announced: Asda, Taunton, 9am to 6pm; Boots, High Street, Taunton, 9am to 5pm; Morrisons, Taunton, 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm; Sainsbury’s, Riverside Retail Park, 9am to 1pm and
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Wellington AFC get off the mark with a point
WELLINGTON bounced back from their disappointing start to the season with a gutsy performance to earn a point at Welton Rovers on Saturday in a 2-2 draw in Division One of the Toolstation Western League. Colin Merrick’s side had lost their opening games
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Orr's haul helps Taunton to victory
A FOUR-WICKET haul from Ben Orr helped Taunton to a 64-run success over Brislington on Saturday in the Bristol and Somerset Division of the WEPL. Taunton opened and scored 228-5 from their 50 overs with Matthew Richards and Robert Dickins both hitting
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Opening day defeat for the Town
TWO goals from Rodney Marsh were not enough to save Taunton from opening day 3-2 defeat at newly- promoted Winchester in the Evo-Stik Southern South West, writes Andy Power. After trailing at the interval, Marsh’s equaliser eight minutes from time seemed
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Taunton band Tiny Face Experience to perform at two Bristol venues
TAUNTON band The Tiny Face Experience, above, will be performing live at two Bristol venues over the coming weeks. The band will perform at The Cooler in Park Street tomorrow (Friday) and Fleece in St Thomas Street on Thursday, September 6.
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Taunton Deane need to improve
TAUNTON Deane will be looking for an improved performance and a return to winning ways this weekend when they travel to face Bristol in the Premier One of the WEPL. Deane suffered a comprehensive 89-run defeat at home to Downend last Saturday. The visitors
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Contreras close to a century for Taunton St Andrews
TAUNTON St Andrews' number three Rob Contreras was clean bowled by Craig Rice just three runs short of an excellent century at Ilminster on Saturday in Premier One of the WEPL. His superb knock of 97, coupled with a decent score of 66 from opener Lloyd
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Barrington village fete this Saturday
BARRINGTON village fete will be held on Saturday (August 25) at Barrington Village Hall and Playing Fields, near Ilminster , from 2pm to 4.30pm. A fancy dress parade will start at 1.15pm at Barrington Church, which will lead in to the start of
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Literary festival coming to Taunton
TAUNTON is gearing up for a nine-day literary festival from Saturday, September 22, with authors from Paddy Ashdown to Pam Ayres appearing at a range of venues. The town is also hosting the visual arts Quartz Festival from September 26 to October
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Get your pet microchipped
OFFICIALS at the West Hatch RSPCA centre are hoping Pip will help inspire pet owners to have their animals microchipped. Staff from the centre tagged animals free of charge at the Taunton Police Family Fun day in Priorswood last week and plan to
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Treasure Island spectacular in Dulverton
PUPILS at Dulverton Middle School have excelled themselves in their musical performances of Treasure Island. The children from Year 6 enthralled the audience as they sailed the sea in search of treasure, encountered double mutiny, skeletons and
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Bonmarche Taunton celebrates 30 years
BONMARCHÉ marked its 30th anniversary in style as Taunton shoppers joined in on the celebrations. The Taunton branch of the women’s clothing chain released 30 balloons and served a special 30th anniversary birthday cake, which was handed out to
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RNLI new recruits on course to be first female crew members
TWO trailblazing new Minehead RNLI recruits are on course to become the station’s inaugural female crew members. Philippa Hales and Rajinder Webber signed up along with four male volunteers – Philippa’s fiance Warren Bradley, Paul Hooks, Mike Norman