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Here's how you can get a free drink at Eat the Bird tomorrow

ARE you ginger or called Harry or Meghan?  Well tomorrow is your lucky day as Eat the Bird in Taunton is offering free drinks to anyone who is ginger or named Harry or Meghan to celebrate the Royal Wedding. If you meet the criteria just pop

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Millions to be spent on improving lives of young people in West Somerset

NEARLY £3 million will be spent this year to improve social mobility among young people in one part of Somerset. West Somerset has the lowest social mobility of any local authority area in the UK, coming in at 324th out of 324 bodies in both 2016

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Elderly people in village homes burgled by bogus officials

SEVERAL distraction burglars targeting elderly people in their homes have been reported in village locations in east Taunton, according to police. PCSO Claire Escott said: "We are currently investigating several reports of dwelling burglaries where

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CRICKET: Somerset kick off One-Day Cup campaign with thumping win at Surrey

Royal London One-Day Cup South Group Somerset 131-2 beat Surrey 129 by eight wickets SOMERSET kicked off their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Surrey at The Oval. Craig Overton took 4-27 - with

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Dene Barton hospital beds to remain closed as others set to reopen

INPATIENT beds at Dene Barton Community Hospital are still unavailable as others elsewhere in the county prepare to reopen.  The inpatient units at community hospitals in Chard, Shepton Mallet, and Dene Barton in Cotford St Luke, Taunton, were

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TV star Mel Giedroyc appeals to Somerset to get baking

TELEVISION presenter Mel Giedroyc is calling on people in Somerset to raise a cuppa and tuck into some cake in support of a charity initiative. Marie Curie is asking people to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party in June to help raise funds to support

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Illegal sex and attempted murder on Exmoor - BBC Jeremy Thorpe drama

A POLITICAL and sex scandal played out in Minehead and the surrounding area is featured in a BBC TV series being aired from this Sunday (May 20). A Very English Scandal, on BBC2 at 9pm, is based on an alleged illegal affair between Liberal Party

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Fancy watching Exeter at Wembley? Here's how to get there

NORTON Fitzwarren-based Berry's Coaches has been appointed the official transport provider for Exeter City Football Club's game at Wembley on Monday, May 28. Exeter beat Lincoln City 3-1 at St James Park, Exeter, last night in the League Two play

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RUGBY: Wellington and Wiveliscombe mark successful seasons with awards nights

WELLINGTON Rugby Club held their presentation evening last weekend, following a season which saw the 1st XV clinch promotion and win the Somerset Vase, writes Allyn Chetland. They played 28 games, winning 26, with Paddy Jarman and Liam Phillips

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Community groups can get free food from Tesco

CHARITIES and community groups throughout Somerset are being invited to receive free surplus food from Tesco this summer. Across the UK the supermarket giant donates hundreds of thousands of meals to good causes each week as part of its Community

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BIG INTERVIEW: Tez holds up a comedy mirror to society

MiCHAEL Jackson sang a song called The Man in the Mirror. But for comedian Tez Ilyas he wants to ‘hold up a mirror so society can look at itself’. This is one of the tasks along with being funny that Tez hoped people will look at and understand

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AS IT HAPPENED: Somerset cruise to victory over Surrey at The Oval

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Milverton Amateur Dramatic Society prove rehearsals are a laugh

REHEARSALS are like the Relief of Mafeking, they don't serve much of a purpose, have little significance but they are good for moral. Take all the cat calling, curtain calls and costume changes and mix them all together in a cauldron of potential

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It’s Pulleyn power at the Tacchi-Morris

ETHEL Merman is famous for being an American actress and for her leading roles in musical theatre. One of her most memorable songs was ‘There’s no business like show business’. Here in Taunton, one person is who is living up to the sentiment

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Fuel prices at 3 1/2-year high, figures show - but where's Somerset's cheapest?

FUEL prices have reached a three-and-a-half year high, new figures show. Average forecourts prices stand at £1.24 per litre for petrol and £1.28 per litre for diesel, Government data reveals. These are the highest amounts since November 2014

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Auctioneers on track for collectors sale

GREENSLADE Taylor Hunt is currently gearing up for its next specialist collectors sale, on Friday, June 8 and entries are arriving thick and fast. Significant collections of antique and modern proof coins, tokens, stamps, postcards and cigarette

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Woman suffers serious facial injuries after attack outside kebab house

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an incident outside a Somerset kebab house which left a woman with 'serious facial injuries'. Police are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or who may have information, which saw a 37

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Dangerously out of control dog injures person - court latest

RECENT results from Taunton Magistrates' Courts include. Arlette Mary Elizabeth Taverner, 69, of Russells, Wiveliscombe, owner of a dog dangerously out of control which injured a person, dog to be destroyed unless an appeal is lodged within 21

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GOLF: Ladies take on Seniors in Vivary contest

VIVARY Golf Club's Ladies took advantage of the much-improved weather to hold their Greensome competition against the Seniors. The event was enjoyed by all and was followed by a super buffet lunch. Team winners were: 1. Dale Knight &