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Clear up after fuel leak
FIREFIGHTERS were called to make a car safe following an accident this evening, Saturday, September 1. The vehicle began leaking fuel in East Reach, Taunton, at 5.25pm.
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Paralympics - Somerset swimmer just misses medal
ANTHONY Stephens, from Highbridge, had to settle for fourth place in the final of the men's 200metres freestyle this evening. He finished in 2 minutes 49.83 seconds, 15 seconds behind winner Daniel Dias of Brazil.
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Dozens of owls 'wrongly' dropped into RSPCA West Hatch
GOOD Samaritans have ‘rescued’ dozens of baby owls... which didn’t really need the helping hand they were well-meaningly offered. Some 33 birds were dropped off at the RSPCA West Hatch wildlife centre between January and July – 11 more than the
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Taunton Titans take positives from defeat
TAUNTON Titans were not despondent after losing a cracking first day match at home to Redruth. The Hyde Park outfit were leading 12-10 at half time before going down 25-15. Club chairman Pete Stone said: "It was an end to end game and could have gone
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Langford Budville's wait for village hall is over
AFTER three decades of waiting, Langford Budville finally has a community hall. Contractors handed the keys to hall trustees last week following nine months of construction work, marking the end of an agonising 30-year wait. Residents
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Taunton Sunday League: Season to kick-off!
THE Taunton Sunday League gets underway tomorrow with the Gardner Cup taking centre stage. Fourteen ties are scheduled with the holders, Tone Youth, expected to make light work of Division Three side Pink Panthers. Fixtures are as follows
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Paralympics - Somerset's Lucy Shuker through in tennis
LUCY Shuker, from Trull, won her singles who her wheelchair tennis singles match against Italy's Marianna Lauro in straight sets. Lucy won the last 32 match 6-2, 6-1 in 48 minutes.
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Paralympics - Somerset swimmer qualifies for final
HIGHBRIDGE swimmer Anthony Stephens has qualified for the final of the men's 200metre freestyle at the London Paralympics. He came second in his heat in a time of two minutes 51.42 seconds, the fourth fastest qualifier. Stephens goes in the final at
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More woe for Somerset CCC
THE rain washed away any hopes that Somerset had of reaching the semi- finals of this year's CB40 competition when their match with Surrey on Monday at Taunton was abandoned after just 27 balls were bowled. The start of the match was delayed by
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Paedophile may be spared jail due to dementia
A SERIAL paedophile who may escape without punishment could potentially still pose a risk to the public, a sexual abuse victims’ charity has warned. A judge has voiced frustration that Gerald Longman, 78, could get off with an absolute discharge despite
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Somerset escape with a draw - thanks to the rain!
SOMERSET will count themselves slightly fortunate to have escaped from their rain affected championship match against Sussex with a draw from which they take seven points. After winning the toss and opting to bat first Somerset had moved onto 175
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Fire 'started deliberately'
A FIRE shortly before midnight yesterday, Friday, August 31, was started deliberately, according to the fire and rescue service. Fire crews attended the incident in a house in Gray Road, Taunton. A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman
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Fine weather in Minehead raises rafters' spirits - with video
FOLLOWING fears of stormy weather, a warm spell finally settled on Minehead for the 33rd annual raft race on Sunday. Thousands of spectators lined Blue Anchor and Minehead seafronts to watch more than 40 teams tackle the five-mile course. Street
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Somerset are no strangers to final day dismay
SOMERSET’s first ever trip to a one-day final took place 45 years ago TODAY and, just like last weekend in Cardiff, it sadly ended in disappointment, writes Richard Walsh. The Cidermen ’s opponents in the Gillette Cup Final at Lord's back in 1967
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Rugby: 'Wonderful day ahead for Titans fans'
TAUNTON Titans spokesman Colin Bentley has spoken of the feeling of excitement around Hyde Park in the run-up to the first match for Taunton Titans. The match kicks off at the club's home ground at 3pm - click here for more details: http://titansrugby.co.uk
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Too hot for crumbling A38
MOTORISTS could face problems on the A38 connecting Taunton and Wellington because part of it needs to be resurfaced for the second time in a year. A section of the busy commuter route between the Blackbird Inn and Blackdown Garden Centre has also been
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Taunton Town in action this afternoon
TAUNTON Town are back in Evo-Stik League Division One South and West action this afternoon (Saturday) when they play host to Cinderford Town at Wordsworth Drive . The Forest of Dean side have made an unbeaten start to the season and will present