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Angelic fundraiser at St Mary's, Taunton
AN Evening with the Angels, a concert at St Mary Madgalene Church, Taunton, raised £2,000 for the church Organ Fund.
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Hillfarrance villagers splash out on garden furniture
HILLFARRANCE villagers attended a social event in the church to discover how the £2,000 proceeds of their open gardens event in June will be spent. The village now has a marquee, while funds have been set aside for grass verges, commemorative plaques
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Go Commando - Put up a poster to back our boys
THE free poster in this week’s County Gazette is your opportunity to show your support for the Royal Marines of 40 Commando as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan. We’ve teamed up with Royal Marines charity Go Commando to bring you the latest version
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Taunton Town set to hit the Wembley trail in the FA Cup
TAUNTON Town hit the Wembley trail on Saturday when they travel to play Paulton Rovers in the FA Cup Preliminary Round, kick-off 3pm. Town have enjoyed little recent success in the country's most prestigious cup competition, having not advanced beyond
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Hero rescues drowning man from River Tone
A HEROIC engineer has told of the dramatic moment he dived into Taunton’s River Tone to save a man from drowning. Modest Ross Montgomery, 31, said “something just kicked in” when he ripped off his shirt, kicked off his shoes and dived into the river.
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Bowls: News from Taunton Deane BC
TEAMS from Taunton Deane Bowling Club have been enjoying a winning streak of late. In the West Somerset League, Deane A beat Williton by 16 shots, while the B side chalked up a resounding 76-23 win against Wellington B. Twelve points were allotted to
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Man who conquered Everest to give Taunton talk
A MAN who uses his experience of climbing Mount Everest to promote the values of personal inspiration and practical leadership will give a talk at Somerset County Cricket Club on Wednesday, September 5 at 7pm. Ian was born in England but spent
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Veterans Aid Charity match all set for Hyde Park
THE annual Veterans Aid Charity rugby match between Taunton Select and a RLC representative team kicks-off at Hyde Park at 7.30pm on Wednesday, August 29. Captain Rich, of the Royal Logistics Corp, is bringing Army Champions (RLC) and members of the
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Triathlon: Swanage success for Taunton's Lorrainne
THREE Somerset RC Triathlon members completed the Swanage Olympic Triathlon on August 12. Lorrainne Ayres was first woman home in the 45-49 age group, finishing in a time of 2hrs 41mins. Paul Ganniclift was 40th overall in 2hrs 25mins and
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Paralympic Games: Somerset athletes go for golf
THE Paralympic Games get under way on Wednesday and four athletes from our region will be hoping to bring medals back to Somerset. Equestrian rider Deborah Criddle, from Taunton, blind footballer Robin Williams, from North Petherton, wheelchair tennis
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Thomas wants to win T20 for the Somerset faithful
SOMERSET bowler Alfonso Thomas wants to win the Twenty20 Cup on Saturday in Cardiff to thank the Cidermen's loyal fans for sticking by the side through thick and thin, writes Richard Walsh. For the last three years the Cidermen have won through to the
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Swimming: Taunton club set a new British record
TAUNTON Deane swimmers finished off the 2011-2012 season in style, taking their tally from national championships to 19 medals in two years - a British record to add to an English record. Deane also finished fifth top club in the country with the