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£1.2million works to upgrade Taunton car parks begin
WORK has started for £1.2million improvements to Taunton's car parks. Taunton Deane Borough Council is introducing Variable Message Signing (VMS) to help drivers find car parks and know how many spaces are available and the type of parking – short
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SOMERSET CAMERA CLUB: Pictures published on May 31, 2018
HERE are the pictures published in the County Gazette on Thursday, May 31, 2018: EARLY EVENING: At Watchet Marina PICTURE: Liz Elmont GOLDEN SUNSET: At Doniford beach PICTURE: Angela Crockford MINI STONEHENGE: At St Audries Bay
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RUNNING: Varied menu for Just Run and Running Forever athletes
RUNNING Forever were on a day trip to Dorset this weekend for the second running of the White Star Running-organised Dorchester Marathon and Casterbridge Half. It was a hot day, which certainly challenged the athletes on this hilly course.
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Overdraft charges, rent-to-own deals and store cards part of crackdown on high-cost credit
BRITAIN'S financial watchdog has launched a crackdown on high-cost credit as part of efforts to protect vulnerable consumers.Following a wide-ranging review into the market, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing reforms to bank overdraft
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What was Rod Hull's Emu doing in Somerset?
ONE of Rod Hull's last surviving Emu puppets has gone to live with Orville the Duck and George from Rainbow. The puppet, which was made in the mid-to-late 1980s for TV production company Endemol, was bought at auction by the man behind CBBC's Hacker
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Warning to rail passengers as 'severe thunderstorms' are forecast
RAIL passengers are urged to travel as early as possible after a weather warning for heavy rain was heightened by the Met Office. The previous ‘yellow’ warning for Somerset and large swathes of the South West as been upgraded to ‘amber’ – meaning
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Somerset County Council to publish its finances online for one month
SOMERSET residents will be able to pore over their county council’s accounts when they are made public on Friday morning (June 1). Somerset County Council is opening its books for 30 working days to allow residents to scrutinise its financial situation
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Why are Dizzee Rascal, Run DMC and Damian Marley heading to Somerset?
DIZZEE Rascal, Run DMC and Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley are heading to Somerset next month. The acts will headline the main stage at the NASS Festival, which takes place at the Royal Bath & West Showground from Thursday, July 5 to Sunday, July 8
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COUNTY CRICKET: Groenewald and Overton return for Gloucestershire clash
SOMERSET have Tim Groenewald and Craig Overton back in contention to play as they prepare to host Gloucestershire in a must-win Royal London One-Day Cup derby clash tomorrow. With three wins and three losses in the competition so far, Somerset
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Prints and poets are at Bridgwater Arts Centre
BRIDGWATER Arts Centre is hosting and a new art and poetry exhibition. Jackie Curtis will exhibit her fantastic new printwork alongside the poetry from Westover Green pupils. Her work for this show travels along Somerset’s pathways and time
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Young woman shares emotional letter to her dad after he took his own life
A YOUNG woman from Taunton has penned an emotional letter to her father after he took his own life. Alexandra Lawrence shared her words with the County Gazette in a bid to increase awareness of suicide. She lost her dad in January this year when
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INSIGHT: How the Suicide Bereavement team help after death of a loved one
LIKE a pebble thrown into water, the ripple effect of a suicide can impact on the lives of more than 100 people. A study published earlier this year found an average of 135 people are affected following someone taking their own life. In the
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DJ Goldie fined over Glastonbury Festival assault
DJ GOLDIE has been fined £2,463 for attacking a bouncer at the Glastonbury Festival. The 52-year-old - real name Clifford Joseph Price - pushed security guard Dennis Poole and scratched his face after he was denied access to a backstage VIP area
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SOMERSET CAMERA CLUB: Pictures published on May 24, 2018
HERE are the pictures by Somerset Camera Club members published in the County Gazette on May 24, 2018... SUNRISE: Looking out over the Levels, by Eric Harris CONTRAST: The stars in the sky above Taunton - and Poundstretcher, by Neil Whitehead
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VOLLEYBALL: Taunton's McGovern makes her mark with England seniors
TAUNTON School student Georgia McGovern was called up to England’s senior volleyball team, for the 50th Anniversary Volleyball game against Scotland’s national team. The 16-year-old, who plays volleyball for Taunton Juniors and Team BUWessex, and
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LETTER: 'Bank closing down will be a loss to Taunton'
IN response to your article reference the closure of the Royal Bank of Scotland (Bank to close, County Gazette, May 17) - what is being done to try and get them to change their minds? It will be another downward step if it's allowed to close.
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Steps are going back in time for all the hits
ONE record producer, hit a nail firmly on the head when he described Steps sound as “ABBA on speed”. The man in question was Pete Waterman and this remark was quipped at by Lee Latchford-Evans, who said: “We’re more like ABBA on Nurofen — your
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Wells Comedy Festival hailed the 'biggest and best yet'
PACKED venues took in some huge names during this year's Wells Comedy Festival. The event, which ran across the weekend of May 25 to 27, saw record numbers turn out to catch stars including the likes of Rhod Gilbert, Sara Pascoe, Tim Key and Nish
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Resident's anger as 'smelly' funfair sounded like 'roar of B52 Bomber'
A ROW has broken out over what was supposed to be a ‘family-friendly’ funfair. The E Stokes funfair was set up over the Bank Holiday weekend in Taunton’s French Weir Park. People who live near the park have hit out at Taunton Deane Borough
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This Somerset cider is officially the best in the country
A SOMERSET craft cider has been crowned top of the crops after taking home a top prize at CAMRA’s National Cider and Perry Championships. After more than a year of local tasting panels and regional heats, Harry’s Scrummage was selected by a panel
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THUNDERSTORMS: Weather warning upgraded for Somerset
FORECASTERS have added an 'amber' - more serious - weather warning for the south west as thunderstorms are set to strike. The Met Office has issued a further weather warning for much of the south, including Somerset, which says 'flooding of homes
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Murder, mystery set in Somerset
FOR a man who writes crime novels which entails a murder or murders, Damien Boyd described his career as an author as being ‘like a fairytale’. The titles of his novels as he says have a sense of menace about them, you only have to look at the
