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The National Lottery have invested £24 million in West Somerset and Bridgwater
NEW figures reveal that The National Lottery has invested more than £24 million in West Somerset and Bridgwater projects in the 20 years that it has been running. In the past two decades 710 grants have been awarded to individuals and organisations
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Medley of Musicals at Nynehead Memorial Hall - Saturday, November 29
NYNEHEAD Amateur Dramatic Society will be giving two performances of their latest show, Medley of Musicals, on Saturday, November 29, at Nynehead Memorial Hall. The first is a matinee at 2.30pm and the other is an evening performance at 7.30pm.
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Sale of station land could be delayed for a year
A STRIP of land Network Rail no longer wants might not be sold to developers for a year. The deadline for bids for the eight-acre site north of Taunton Station, which could accommodate homes and offices, was November 7. A Network Rail spokeswoman
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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service candle warning
PEOPLE in Taunton are being reminded of the dangers of lighting candles in their homes as the fire service launch their Candle Fire Safety Week. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are asking people to snuff out the risk with candle fires
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Housing and homelessness charity Shelter is urgently appealing for support for its helpline this winter.
HOUSING and homelessness charity Shelter is urgently appealing for support for its helpline this winter. Over the last year, the helpline’s advisers spoke to more than 4,500 callers on the brink of homelessness, a 44% surge from 2012. Callers
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Help decide future of old school site
SOMERSET County Council is still inviting people to share their views on plans to transform the former St Augustine of Canterbury School site in Taunton into a special school, which will increase the capacity of Selworthy Special School. Selworthy
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Seventeen cannabis plants seized from a property in Minehead
POLICE in Minehead have seized 17 cannabis plants and growing equipment from a property in The Avenue in Minehead. A warrant to search the property was carried out last Friday (November 14) at 10.20pm and a 25-year-old man has been cautioned.
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PHOTOS: Taunton's Christmas lights switch-on
AFTER months of organising and a last-ditch effort to raise funds, Taunton town centre was majestically lit up as the Christmas lights were switched on yesterday. There were stalls and fairground rides to entertain people before the switch-on itself.
