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  • Coopers Associates relocate Taunton head office

    INDEPENDENT mortgage firm Cooper Associates is relocating its head office to St James Street, Taunton, which will be officially opened by Taunton MP Jeremy Browne on Friday, October 11. England and former Somerset cricket star Jos Buttler will

  • Scooby-Doo heading for West Somerset Railway

    POPULAR children’s TV character Scooby-Doo will make an appearance on the choo-choo at West Somerset Railway on Saturday, October 26. The star will meet families who can enjoy a steam train ride between Bishops Lydeard and Minehead. Standard

  • Probe after police incident in Taunton

    FORENSIC officers are examining a car in Taunton following a police incident. Witnesses reported several police cars and ambulances in the town's Chestnut Drive on Sunday morning (October 6). A Scientific Investigation van is currently parked

  • Dyslexia Awareness Week approaching in Somerset

    SOMERSET Dyslexia Association is supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week from October 14-20 with displays and competitions run with Somerset College in Taunton. For more details visit www.somersetdyslexia.co.uk

  • Glastonbury Festival 2014 tickets sell-out in 87 minutes

    TICKETS for the 2014 Glastonbury Festival have sold out. Around 120,000 tickets went on sale at 9am today but all were snapped up within 87 minutes. The headline acts for next year's event at Worthy Farm have not been publicly revealed but

  • Car crashes in West Somerset

    EMERGENCY services were called to the scene of a single-vehicle road crash in West Somerset on Saturday night (October 5). The incident happened on the B3191 Eastbury Hill at Carhampton at 10.30pm. Fire, police and ambulance crews attended

  • D.R.E.A.M.S perfomance date at Regal Theatre in Minehead

    MORE than 60 performers will be taking part in the D.R.E.A.M.S School of Dancing and Performing Arts Variety Show on October 12 and 13 at Minehead’s Regal Theatre. From ballet, tap, contemporary dance, musical theatre, Happy Exile Band and Oasis

  • Lucky shoppers pocket £50 gift cards at Taunton Maplin

    THESE lucky winners all picked up gift cards worth £50 at Maplin after entering a competition in the Somerset County Gazette. The competition was run to celebrate the opening of the new Maplin electronics store in County Walk, Taunton town centre