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Getting a friend a job earns worker £1,000 for charity
A TAUNTON-based cancer charity has received a £1,000 boost from an insurance company. James Sipthorpe, who works at MS Amlin, was given the money to donate to a charity of his choice after he referred a friend to the firm who was then hired on
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CRICKET: Leach digs deep to secure draw for Somerset
County Championship Division One - day four (close) Lancashire 493 v Somerset 429 & 269-8d JACK Leach dug deep to score a career-best 66 and help Somerset maintain their unbeaten start to the season with a draw against Lancashire at Old
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Community rallies round after couple lose wedding fund in burglary
A TAUNTON woman has come to the aid of a couple who had their wedding fund of more than £3,000 stolen by burglars. Archery Paralympian Amanda George, a former police officer who was injured in a car crash answering an emergency 18 years ago, has
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Travellers park up in caravans next to housing estate
A GROUP of travellers have parked up on a plot of land on the outskirts of Taunton over the Bank Holiday weekend. They are on the land beside a housing estate at St Quintin Park, Bathpool, not far from the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. A neighbour
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Grandparents' rights after family divorce could become law: Reports
THE right of a grandparent to see their grandchildren after a divorce could become enshrined within law, it is reported. MPs from across the political spectrum are backing an amendment to the Children's Act which would refer to a youngster's right
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Homeless man Rich and his inseparable friend - a pigeon called Hope
A HOMELESS man and an injured pigeon have struck up a close friendship to form an unusual companionship. The bird tugged at the heartstrings of Rich, who lives on the streets of Taunton, when he noticed it was unable to fly. Rich took the little
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Mobile speed camera sites this week
THE Avon and Somerset Police Speed Enforcement Unit mobile speed cameras are scheduled to be at the following locations this week. Note that mobile enforcement may still take place at other locations within the Avon and Somerset Police area.
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Children alerted to danger as they play on beach
CHILDREN were spotted risking their lives on Blue Anchor beach yesterday morning (Sunday). Three youngsters were seen playing and lying down in the mud. Special constables warned them of the dangers after being alerted to two separate incidents
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DRAMATIC PHOTOS: 999 rescue of walker with open fracture
THE emergency services have been involved in a dramatic operation to rescue an injured walker. They were called out to the walker, who was in agony after suffering an open fracture on Kilve beach yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Members of Watchet
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EASY PICKINGS: Several thefts from unlocked cars on estate
A NUMBER of cars on a housing estate have been broken into in an overnight raid. Although only small amounts of cash were stolen, police say the vehicles on Longforth Farm Estate, in Wellington, had all been left "insecure". Officers are urging
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Farmer injured in fire that destroys caravan
A FARMER suffered burns and a caravan was burnt out in a shed fire in the early hours of this morning (Monday). Fire crews from Porlock and Minehead attended following reports of a barn fire on the Exford to Wheddon Cross road, in West Somerset
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SOMERSET WEATHER: Here it comes - hottest day of the year so far
SOMERSET will be asking in glorious sunshine this Bank Holiday Monday. It's going to be sunny all day without a cloud in the sky if the forecasters have got it right. Temperatures are already in double figures and it's predicted to hit 24degs
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Touch of the USA and Somerset seaside come to Taunton park
A TOUCH of the USA and a hint of the Somerset seaside are coming to a Taunton park. Plans for a baseball stop fence and a play tower in Victoria Park have won conditional approval. The fence comes as the park already hosts a well-supported
