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Green light for Taunton Deane Council move to County Hall
NEGOTIATIONS to create a “one-stop shop” of councils and public services for Taunton Deane’s taxpayers have been given the green light by councillors. The process of talks paving the way for the borough council to move its offices to County Hall
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Elderly lady taken to Musgrove after car crashes into building
PARAMEDICS took an elderly lady into Musgrove Park Hospital earlier today after her car crashed into a building in Vivary Heights, Taunton. A spokeswoman for the South Western Ambulance Service said: "We got the call at 2.06pm today (Wednesday
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Man bailed after 15 people found in lorry
A 50-year-old man has been released on police bail pending further enquiries, say Avon & Somerset Police. He was arrested yesterday (Tuesday August 19) on suspicion of facilitating entry of people into the UK. Fifteen people who were found
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Ex-Bishop Fox's teacher Ryan Leverton pleads not guilty to sexually touching a 16-year-old girl
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was amended on December 23, 2014. The Crown Prosecution Service dropped all charges against Mr Leverton in December 2014. See article here. A FORMER Taunton teacher has pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual touching
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Men appear in court following courier fraud investigation in the South West
TWO men will be appearing in Bristol Crown Court today following a police investigation into courier fraud in the South West. Rahim Choudhrey and Abdul Shafee, both aged, 18, of Wheeler House, Quaker Street, Tower Hamlets in London, were charged
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Life-saving device ready at the Rec
WIVELISCOMBE now has its first heart defibrillator, installed at the Recreation Ground with the aim of saving lives. NHS South Western Ambulance Service provided the defibrillator, and it sits in a bright green box on the wall of the Rugby Club
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Chris Jones to pursue career outside of cricket
SOMERSET batsman Chris Jones said he made his decision to retire “after much thought, and deliberation” in order to pursue a career outside of the game. Jones, 23, hails from Poole in Dorset and graduated through the club's academy before being
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Jim’s the leader of the Town Band
MUSIC is going to be even more dominant in Jim Pagington’s life after he was appointed musical director of Wiveliscombe Town Band. Jim (above), a member of the National Association of Brass Band Conductors, has been a brass player for over 50 years
