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Musgrove meets CQC standards
MUSGROVE Park Hospital, in Taunton, is complying with all required standards, a Care Quality Commission report says. Musgrove chief executive Jo Cubbon said: “Our patients, staff and everyone in the area we serve will be pleased to see we’re
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SKITTLES: Rams bash their way into final
Rams, last year’s runners-up, qualified for the Champion of Champions final in the St Austell Brewers league, beating Bird Bashers by 56 pins. Semi-Finals results: Johnnies Boys 408, Quantock Poachers 430; Rams 499 (John Llewellyn 75), Bird Bashers
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Summer tourism washout in West Somerset
DREADFUL weather and a failing economy have brewed a ‘perfect storm’ which is killing tourism businesses, a Minehead hotelier has said. It was revealed this week this summer has been Britain’s wettest in 100 years and Alex Mendoza, owner of the
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GOLF: Taunton Vale hold Texas Scramble
Kevin Lewis, A.J.Parker and Sid Mather teamed up to win the Somerset County Cars Texas Scramble with 59.1 at Taunton Vale Golf Club. Dan Keitch, Neil Whisler and David Chesney were second with 59.7, and Dave Lock, James Keitch and Frank Penny third on
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Date set for court to reconsider Leanne Burnell jail term
A DATE has been set for a court to reconsider a prison term handed to a woman who caused the death of a 13-year-old girl. Leanne Burnell, 21, was jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of causing the death of Amy Hofmeister by dangerous driving
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Clarke Willmott's Rod Lloyd-Jones looks at risks of farms becoming public attractions
WITH the new educational access capital funding available through Higher Level Stewardship (HLS), farmers are being encouraged to open their farms up for educational visits, writes Rod Lloyd-Jones of Clarke Willmott LLP. So what are the risks
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Somerset Jobs and Careers Fair today
10:29pm A TOTAL of 360 people attended the Somerset Jobs and Careers Fair at the County Ground in Taunton. Employers at the free event said they were impressed by the quality of potential applicants. For photos from
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When is a farmer not a farmer?
ARE you sure you are a farmer? Of course you are. You have spent your life on the land and farming is your life. But would the tax man agree? If he doesn’t, you – or your family – could be in for a shock, writes David Perry of AC Mole. I have
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Autumn Fun Day this weekend in Bishops Lydeard
THE party atmosphere continues this weekend in Bishops Lydeard as the annual Autumn Fun Day comes to the village. The fun day is being held at St Mary’s Church on Saturday (September 8), and will start at noon and run until 4pm. It follows
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FOOTBALL: Taunton Town in FA Cup action on Saturday
Taunton Town are in FA Cup action this Saturday when they face a tricky first round qualifying tie at Toolstation League side Gillingham Town (3pm). The Dorset club, newly-promoted to the Premier Division this season and managed by former Taunton player
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Jeremy Bell looks at agricultural planning case law example
JEREMY Bell, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and partner heading up Rural Professional Services for Greenslade Taylor Hunt takes a look at an example of agricultural planning case law. A SUCCESSFUL outcome was achieved
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It's Childsplay at Vivary Park
FAMILIES flocked to Vivary Park last weekend for the rescheduled It's Childsplay event. Washed out back in May, the weather held this time for the Taunton Vale Rotary Club extravaganza which raised money for the Children's Hospice South-West
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Priory Avenue roadworks - your view
FRUSTRATED commuters and parents dropping their children off at school have been told roadworks couldn’t have been done at any other time – because of our love of sport. Trenches are being dug so electricity cables can be moved underground, where they
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Harp Chase homes decision deferred
AN application to build seven homes on gardens in Harp Chase, Tauton, was deferred by Taunton Deane Council's planning committee yesterday (Wednesday, September 5). Documents needed by the committee were either missing or out of date.
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Curry Moor farmer optimistic despite summer floods
MOST people passing Curry Moor earlier this summer would have been horrified by the ‘floods’. But optimistic beef farmer Tom Jeanes, who refuses to use the ‘f’ word, is surprisingly optimistic considering the soaking his fields have suffered.
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Wanted: Taunton police cadets
VOLUNTEER police cadets aged 14 to 17 are being recruited in Taunton. They will help their communities, attend events and patrol with neighbourhood policing teams. Older cadets will be able to accompany PCSOs on foot patrols.