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TALENT CALL: Arts festival planned 'for and by' young people in Taunton
AN arts festival for and by young people in Taunton Deane could lead to a massive performance in London or Birmingham. ArtsTaunton is sourcing funding to create a youth arts festival to enable anyone under 25 to showcase their talents. The
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RUGBY: Frost departs Titans for Pirates after impressive loan spell
PROMISING Taunton Titans forward Dan Frost has joined Championship side Cornish Pirates on a one-year deal. Frost, who can play at hooker or flanker, joined the Pirates midway through the 2017/18 season and impressed, picking up the Tribute player
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Witness appeal as number of unlocked cars broken into
POLICE are hoping the public can help them identify who has been stealing money from unlocked cars around Wellington. Avon and Somerset Police posted the warning on its Twitter page about the incidents. It is urging anyone with information
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Taunton nursery ditches wet wipes for environmental reasons
A TAUNTON day nursery provider has phased out single-use wet wipes ahead of Government proposals to eliminate them. Tops Day Nurseries, which has bases in Musgrove Park Hospital and Bridgwater Road, has started to make its own baby wipes as an
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CRICKET PREVIEW: Byrom back as Somerset bid to stay unbeaten
SOMERSET opener Eddie Byrom has replaced the injured Marcus Trescothick in the squad to face Hampshire at the Cooper Associates County Ground. Byrom, 20, has missed the last two Championship matches with a shoulder injury picked up in the victory
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Tracks of my life with Andy Pulleyn from Tacchi-Morris
THIS week's Tracks of my Life is with Andy Pulleyn, centre director at Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Taunton. TRACK1: Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson Bad was the first album I owned as a child and I played it non-stop on my cassette recorder
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Residents living in fear of rats which have infested a block of flats
RESIDENTS are living in fear of a horde rats which have infested a block of flats in Taunton. Darren Harding, 23, says Canal View has been overrun by the vermin which he can hear scratching in wall cavities and beneath his kitchen cupboards.
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Joy as nursery safe from having hours cut - for now
PARENTS in Dulverton are thrilled as plans to cut nursery hours have been halted - for now. The County Gazette reported at the beginning of April some parents from Little Owls Nursery, based at All Saints School, feared a cut in hours would leave
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Man rescued after falling off a quad bike down a bank
A MAN was rescued by firefighters after he fell off his quad bike down a bank. Paramedics called a fire crew to the incident in Greenway Lane, Lowton, near Taunton, at 12.26pm today (Thursday). They helped paramedics get the casualty onto a
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INQUEST: Mum learns of death of daughter, 16, on return from sunshine break
A MOTHER returned from a sunshine break to discover her brilliant teenage daughter had taken her own life, an inquest has heard. Amelia Willis, 16, of North Curry, never believed she was good enough and had planned for some time to kill herself
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CRICKET: "I hate bowling to him!" - Broad names Trescothick as toughest opponent
MARCUS Trescothick's broken foot looks set to keep him out for the foreseeable future, which may come as a relief to one of England's finest ever bowlers. The Somerset legend has been identified by Stuart Broad as his "toughest opponent" during
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Action is being taken against travellers over illegal camp in Taunton
LEGAL action is being taken against travellers who have set up camp on land in Taunton. Complaints have been made to Taunton Deane Borough Council and police after caravans moved onto land near Blackbrook Leisure Centre yesterday (May 9). A
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FOOTBALL: Sunday League silverware for Ash Rangers and Hamilton
IT was a huge week in the Keyline Taunton Sunday League, with cup finals played out and division titles decided, writes Dave Whelan. Hamilton FC retained the Somerset FA Sunday Challenge Cup, beating favourites Kingsmead FC 1-0 at Wells FC last
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Find out what the ladybird heard at two shows in Somerset
ELVIS Presley had a number one hit in the USA and the UK with the song Good Luck Charm in 1962. The opening lyrics are: Don't want a four leaf clover,Don't want an old horse shoe, Want your kiss 'cause I just can't miss, With a good luck charm
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BOXING: Augustynik prepares for next bout while Aggett continues good form
TAUNTON’S Pawel Ausgustynik returns to the ring on Friday, June 8 against Sebastian Slusarczyk at Bristol’s Ashton Gate, writes Marc Gatford. The 22-year-old has defeated all six of his opponents in a punch-perfect start to a promising career and
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Count Arthur Strong is live and unplugged
COMEDY is full of characters. One of the characters in the current comedy world is Count Arthur Strong. He is not a real person, he is the creation of actor Steve Delaney, who portrays him live, on the radio and recently on television.
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NETBALL: Hovelands through to promotion play-off while Monmouth earn good win
Somerset Premier Division Hovelands 60, Newton 39 HOVELANDS have been crowned champions of the Somerset Premier League with a game in hand. A tense first quarter was goal for goal but, thanks to some cracking interceptions from Hannah Symes
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SOMERSET CAMERA CLUB: Pictures published on May 10, 2018
Here are the photographs from the Somerset Camera Club published in the County Gazette on May 10, 2018... During motocross at Nunney, by Andrew De Mora A common fly, Martin Powis Out with the family at Ninesprings, Yeovil, by Will
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The brewery where decisions are made around the kitchen table
OF course there aren’t any flies in Rob Rainey and Cheryl Ford’s kitchen - but if there were and one of them was on the wall and could talk, we’d have heard details of some frantic conversations over bottles of wine. Talk about kitchen cabinet,
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NIDR to close temporarily and be re-named in RAF founder's honour
TRAFFIC will be temporarily barred from Taunton's Northern Inner Distributor Road for several hours for one day next month. And once it re-opens following the closure between 11am and 5pm on Thursday, June 14, the £21 million, mile-long carriageway
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Traffic light failure on Taunton road prompts 'approach with care' plea
MOTORISTS are urged to take care on a Taunton road following a traffic light failure this morning. Travel Somerset have asked people to approach the lights on the Wellington Road and Parkfield Road junction with care. A tweet by Travel Somerset
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Gym closed after fire causes severe damage
A GYM in Dulverton has been forced to close after a fire caused severe damage. The 1610 Exmoor Fitness Centre on Rosemary Lane has confirmed it's closure after a fire broke out at around 10.20am yesterday (May 9). The fire had broken out
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Dazzling display of items at Greenslade Taylor Hunt antiques sale
BETTER a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without as Confucius once said. The Chinese thinker could have been describing events at The Octagon Salerooms, East Reach, Taunton, where an 18ct white gold three stone diamond ring led the field. The
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What's happening in and around Taunton this weekend
Thursday, May 10 Taunton’s Farmers’ Market THE Vale is a genuine Farmer and Producers co-operative which has grown from strength to strength since its launch in 1999. We are fully certified by FARMA – the National Farmers’ Retail & Markets
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FOOTBALL: "We are always planning for the next level" - Robinson delighted as key men sign deals
SEVEN of Taunton Town’s title-winning squad have signed club contracts, committing them to the Peacocks for next season’s Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division campaign. Ben Adelsbury, Ryan Brett, Ollie Chamberlain, Lloyd Irish, Dan Sullivan
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Residents unable to park in their streets because of commuters
TRAIN passengers who clog up streets with their cars near Taunton Station could be seen off by fed up locals. People living in the Rowbarton area are looking at ways of stopping commuters and even holidaymakers parking on their streets, sometimes
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BOMBSHELL: Major blow as national firm pulls out of Firepool talks
PLANS for a multi-million pound riverside shops and homes development in Taunton received a major blow after a national firm this week said it would not be opening a store there. Clothing giant Next had been in talks over opening a unit at Firepool
