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First class post in Taunton and Wellington
PEOPLE in the Taunton and Wellington area get a better postal service than most of the rest of the country. Between April and June, 95.1% of first class mail in the TA postcode area arrived on time, above target and ahead of the 92.9% national average
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Hinkley meetings in Watchet
A PUBLIC consultation on how the new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point would discharge its waste is being held in Watchet next week. The session is at the Phoenix Centre on Monday (September 10) from 5pm. Williton Parish Council is
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Charity fashion show at Oake
A FASHION show and lunch at Oake Manor Golf Club will raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Clothes on show at the event at 11.30am on Thursday, October 4, will be provided by Dream Too, with footwear from Wellington Boots. Tickets at £17.50 are
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Williton charity night in aid of war memorial
A CONCERT and charity auction will be held at Danesfield School in Williton on Saturday from 7pm. The event will raise money for the Watchet Remembrance Project to build a war memorial. Tickets are £7.50 on the door and include food and a glass
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FENCING: Lewis back at Taunton Deane Blades
TAUNTON Deane Blades have announced that Nat Lewis is back as part of the coaching team. Lewis will join Prof Neil Brown on Wednesday nights to teach Sabre Fencing to 8-13 year olds. Lewis and British team-mate Henry Walker who both made the world
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TRIATHLON: Paul finishes fourth in Oxley Sherbourne sprint
SOMERSET RC Triathlon athletes have seen plenty of action in recent days. James Paul finished the Oxley Sherbourne Sprint Triathlon in an impressive fourth place in 1hr 25m. His times were: swim, 400m in 7m 3s; 30km cycle in 52m 33s; 6km run in 24m
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Brewhouse Cinema launch brings red carpet to Taunton
AROUND 180 guests put on their finest wares and came together to celebrate the launch of the The Brewhouse Cinema last night. Guests included the Mayor and Mayoress, councillors, members of the press, arts, businesses, hotel and tourism staff and
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CRICKET: Somerset beat Sussex by five wickets
SOMERSET have beaten Sussex by five wickets on the fourth day of their County Championship match at Hove. Chasing 396 for victory, the Cidermen cruised home with James Hildreth (101 not) and Pete Trego (89 not) sharing an unbeaten sixth wicket
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Village steps in to help Bishop's Hull butcher's
A VILLAGE butcher has allayed customers’ fears he could be forced to shut after more than a quarter of a century. Tim Pope’s rating from environmental health officers has plummeted from the top mark of five to zero in a year – even though he isn’t doing
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Work set to start at Minehead's Regal Theatre
THE much-loved Regal Theatre in Minehead will be closed for three months when a major refurbishment begins next week. Minehead Amateur Theatrical Association (MATA) launched the Lift Off project to modernise a section of The Avenue and work that
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TENNIS: Shuker chases bronze today in Paralympics
ASHILL’S Lucy Shuker and her partner Jordanne Whiley have set their sights on winning Paralympic bronze after suffering defeat in the women’s doubles semi-final yesterday afternoon. The British pairing came up short against Dutch No2 seeds Jiske
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Cyclist 'critical' after Watchet fall
A CYCLIST who fell off his bike in Watchet is understood to be in a critical condition. The man, believed to be in his 60s, was treated outside Knights Templar First School, on Liddymore Road, at around 2.45pm on Tuesday (September 4).
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Happy 70th birthday Musgrove Park Hospital
THERE was a wartime atmosphere as a hospital celebrated its 70th birthday. Staff dressed up in 1940s clothes and visitors enjoyed birthday cake and a display of the site’s histor; several people handed over mementoes for the archives at Somerset
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MOTORSPORT: Busy time at Wiscombe Park
Wellington driver Anthony Wright stormed to two victories Wiscombe Park Speed Hillclimb meeting at the weekend. They came in the 1,800cc to 2,600cc division of the Road-going Series Production Car category. In the Saturday event the operations manager
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Shoplifting arrests made in Wellington
SIX people were arrested for shoplifting after a spate of thefts in Wellington. Police arrested six suspects following nine incidents in the town during August. Thefts were at shops including ASDA, Nisa, Co-op and One Stop.