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Wellington daredevil takes dive with sister in memory of mum
A BROTHER and sister who plunged 17,000ft from a plane at Dunkeswell in memory of their mum have raised over £800. Dean and Leanne Edwards, of Wellington and Watchet respectively, completed a skydive last month in aid of the County Gazette-backed
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RUGBY: Titans lose at Launceston
TAUNTON Titans lost 39-24 to Launceston in the National League 2 (South) in Cornwall this afternoon. The trip to the Duchy is always a tough one and the Titans came up short to remain with just three wins to their name after nine matches.
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RUGBY: Comfortable win for Wellington 2nds
Wellington 2nds enjoyed a 42-12 victory a bottom club Yatton 2nds in Tribute Somerset 1 this afternoon. The results leaves them with four wins from nine matches.
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RUGBY: Wiveliscombe lose by six points
WIVELISCOMBE lost 26-20 at home to Weston Super Mare ends in the Tribute Somerset Premier this afternoon. They remain tenth in the table with three wins from nine matches.
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FOOTBALL: Watchet win re-arranged tie
WATCHET beat Brislington reserves 2-0 in their re-arranged Errea league cup tie this afternoon. Last weekend Brislington failed to fulfil the fixture when their coach broke down on the M5.
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FOOTBALL: Minehead progress in league cup
MINEHEAD's goal-fest continued this afternoon with a 4-2 defeat of Shirehampton in the Errea County league cup at the Rec. The Blues success following a 6-5 extra-time thriller against Langford Rovers seven days ago when they lost with virtually
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FOOTBALL: Bishops Lydeard win five goal thriller
BISHOPS Lydeard beat Weston St Johns for the second successive Saturday with a 3-2 home win in the Errea County league's premier division today. Last week Lydeard thrashed Weston 9-0 in the league cup.
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FOOTBALL: Taunton crash out of FA Trophy
TAUNTON Town succumbed 5-1 to Chesham United in the second round qualifying of the FA Trophy this afternoon. Leigh Robinson's men were looking for an upset after beating Frome Town, another Evo-Stik Premier division outfit, in the previous round
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FOOTBALL: Wellington draw 3-3 at home
WELLINGTON claimed only their sixth point from 13 league matches when they drew 3-3 at home to Calne Town at the Playing Field this afternoon. The Tangerines remain bottom of division one of the Toolstation Western League but this second successive
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Road safety chiefs defend residents claims that A38 is unsafe at Adsborough
ROAD safety chiefs have urged drivers to take responsibility after campaigners called for improvements to a stretch of the A38 near Taunton. Highways bosses are looking at traffic calming measures at Adsborough Hill, but officials say drivers must
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Win a year's mentoring from Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden
WINNERS of last year’s fantastic Local Business Accelerators (LBA) Competition have urged new firms to enter. Martin Hill Photography and Azana Photo Frames were two lucky winners to benefit from superb prizes and get their businesses off the ground
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FOOTBALL: Watchet meet Brislington today in postponed tie
WATCHET, whose Errea league cup game with Brislington reserves last Saturday was postponed after the visitors coach broke down on the M5, will have another go at completing the fixture today (2.30pm). Manager Steve Perkins said: “It was a shame we didn
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Man rescued from Wellington house fire
FIREFIGHTERS using breathing apparatus rescued a man from a property in Wellington on Friday afternoon (October 26). Crews were called to Lillebonne Close just before 4.30pm and brought the man out of the property, which was said to be heavily
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Taunton ready for Christmas sparkle
A SURPRISE cracker of an evening has been promised for the Christmas lights switch-on in Taunton town centre. A fun-packed evening with local singers and dancers will be rounded off with an act which is a closely guarded secret. The event on
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FOOTBALL: Minehead entertain Shirehampton today in league cup
MINEHEAD fans will be keen to see a repeat of last week’s 11-goal thriller when the Blues entertain Shirehampton at the Rec for an Errea county league cup tie on Saturday (3pm). When the two sides met in August the match finished 1-1. And they will