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Diamond day for David and Isobel
A SHORTAGE of men in a choir has led to 60 happy years of marriage for a Taunton couple. David Tosh-Robb sat between two women at services as there were few men, and ended up marrying Isobel, one of the singers next to him. Their son, Simon
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Taunton store goes pink for charity
STAFF at a town centre store were certainly much too nice as they kindly donated 10% of sales to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. A Pink Day was held at the orchard shopping centre shop Much2Nice to raise money and awareness of the charity. Customers
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Poppy Appeal needs YOU
IF you can spare an hour, a day or more, this year’s Poppy Appeal urgently needs YOU. For details, attend Saturday’s recruitment day from 9.30am to 4pm by the Market House or call into the Poppy Shop at 1 Church Square, Taunton from October 22
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Trull golden girl puts village on the map
DEB Criddle’s golden postbox has helped to put Trull on the map, parish council chairman Jo Wooldridge said. Over 100 people met Deb at the postbox earlier this month and Mrs Wooldridge said it was lovely for the village. She said: “There was
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Coroner's plea to transport minister after Williton girl's death
THE coroner for West Somerset has written to the Secretary of State for Transport after the inquest into the death of Bethany-Paige Adams. Bethany, 17, from Williton, was a passenger in a car being driven at high speed by Charlie Blandford-Corp
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Wee problem for Taunton punters
THERE’S no chance public loos will re-open at night to stop people urinating in the street, it was claimed this week. A group wants to tackle the issue following complaints from businesses that have been victims of people getting caught short after
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Prince Edward in Somerset
PRINCE Edward, Earl of Wessex, is in Taunton today (October 15) to officially open the Museum of Somerset. He will tour the museum and meet volunteers, contractors and staff who worked on the £7million restoration. The Earl will also cut a
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Fun day raises £1,600 for Stand Against Violence
AN impressive £1,630 has been coined in for a charity set up to act against violence. Staff at Property Consortium held a fun day to raise funds for Stand Against Violence, set up by Adam Fouracre after his brother, Lloyd, was beaten to death in
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RUGBY: Wellington 2nds lose by three points
Wellington 2nds arrived at the impressive facilities at Castle Cary in confident mood but lost 15-12 to leave with just a losing bonus point. The team had a slightly different look to it as Ryan Marke and Alistair Cook took over propping duties, Luke