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Police charge fireworks man with manslaughter over M5 pile-up disaster
POLICE have just announced that they have charged a 50-year-old man with seven counts of manslaughter following the horrific M5 pile-up in November last year. Avon and Somerset Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have just released a statement
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Somerset's Poppy Appeal needs your help
IF you can spare any time, this year’s Poppy Appeal urgently needs YOU. A recruitment day is being held tomorrow (October 20) from 9.30am to 4pm next to the Market House in Taunton, or you can call into the Poppy Shop at 1 Church Square between
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FOOTBALL: Watchet entertain Ashton and Backwell tomorrow
WATCHET, who were missing half their team for the 2-1 defeat at Ashton and Backwell United last weekend, should be almost back to full strength on Saturday. The Red and Blacks will be entertaining Brislington reserves in the Errea County league cup
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Langport garden renamed to remember Walter Bagehot
A GARDEN will be renamed in the town to remember a Victorian businessman and writer as part of a project to raise his profile in the area. The Town Trust’s latest meeting decided to rename Langport Town Garden to remember Walter Bagehot. It
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Cash for Musgrove's neonatal unit
KIDDI Caru Day Nursery has donated £247 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Musgrove Park Hospital following a 10th anniversary raffle.
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Call for memorial to mark Beaminster Tunnel tragedy
A PERMANENT memorial to the victims of the Beaminster Tunnel tragedy could be included when it is rebuilt. Rosemary Snell, 67, and her partner Michael Rolfe, 72, died in July when their car was crushed under tonnes of rubble when a landslide caused
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Downton Abbey drama 'all too real' for Justine
DOWNTON Abbey is gripping the nation’s TV viewers on Sunday nights ... and there was a shock in the last episode when Lady Sybil died from eclampsia shortly after giving birth to a healthy baby girl. The drama was frighteningly lifelike for Taunton
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RUGBY: Titans entertain Lydney at Hyde Park tomorrow
TITANS entertain Lydney at Hyde Park on Saturday (October 20, 3pm) still reeling from their last-second defeat by Clifton last weekend, writes Colin Bentley. Musing on last Saturday’s encounter reminded me that rugby was once described as a game
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Somerset care home boss who abused girls jailed for 19 years
A CARE home boss has been jailed for 19 years for abusing two children after one of his victims secretly taped him making a confession. Stephen Hyland, 55, ran seven children’s homes in Somerset and abused his position to impose a reign of fear
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Boost for Taunton's Christmas lights appeal
A CAMPAIGN for Christmas lights in Taunton town centre has gained a £10,000 boost. If traders can put up £10,000, Taunton Deane Council says it will match it. The match-funding pledge comes a fortnight after the authority said it didn’t have
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West Monkton Primary School headteacher enjoying new role
HEATEACHER Ian Robinson is settling in really well at West Monkton Primary School. He said: “It is different working for another authority now but certainly a positive experience. “The children and staff are lovely and I have been welcomed
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FOOTBALL: Robinson looking for consistency ahead of Cirencester clash
TAUNTON Town hope to get their season back on track when they visit Cirencester Town in the Evo-Stik League tomorrow (October 20), kick-off 3pm. And Robinson is well aware that his side need to get rid of the inconsistency which has led to a mixed
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Rail Ex model railway exhibition in Taunton
SOMERSET Railway Modellers Club are holding a major model railway exhibition at Taunton School this month. Rail Ex Taunton 2012 takes place on Saturday, October 27, 10.30am to 5.30pm, and Sunday, October 28, 10am to 4.30pm. One of the largest model
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CRICKET: Suppiah awarded county cap
ARUL Suppiah, who made his debut for the Cidermen in 2002, has been awarded a well-deserved benefit by the county for 2013. The 29-year-old right handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler made his first team debut for the county in 2002 in the tied game
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Polkaworks folk line-up at Halsway Manor
GLAM folk band PolkaWorks will be making a star appearance at Halsway Manor later this month. PolkaWorks is a wonderful Ceilidh band with a folk-star line-up of Sue Harris, Jeannie Harris, Katie Howson, Fi Fraser, Nina Hansell and Gareth Kiddier
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Exmoor pub workers 'missed by so many' after fatal crash
TWO young friends and popular employees at an Exmoor pub have died after the car they were in plunged 15 feet into a flooded river. Martyn Windsor, 25, from Brixham, was driving a blue Peugeot 306 convertible along a country lane between the A361
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Flat fire in Crescent Way
AROUND 100 people were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out at a large block of flats in Crescent Way, Taunton. The alarm was raised just before midnight yesterday (October 18) with reports of smoke coming from a third-floor flat within
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TABLE TENNIS: YMCA Kings stay in charge
YMCA Kings remain on top of the Taunton Table Tennis League with four wins from four matches after beating Chameleons 27-15. But it wasn’t plain sailing for Kings and Rod Richards pulled off two strong wins against John Troke and Tony Brown.
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Father and son face trial next year over Paul Retallick murder
TWO men charged with the murder of Paul Retallick, who was found dead in Huish Episcopi last month, will face trial next year. Mr Retallick (right), who police said lived in the Taunton area, was found at a property in Irish Way on the Old Kelways