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Banned driver caught in same car near Taunton twice in two days
A DISQUALIFIED driver was caught twice in as many days by police. Officers were alerted to the vehicle at Taunton Deane Service today (Tuesday) after it flashed up on their Automatic Number Plate Recognition device. Its details had been put
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Somerset districts with lowest and highest Covid infection rates
THE number of positive Covid-19 tests has fallen again over the latest 24-hour period. The county council area recorded 34 new confirmed cases in a day. Of those, 14 were in South Somerset, which has seen 5,262 confirmed cases since the start
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Debt Awareness Week – how you could get help with your water bill
While it may feel like things are slowly getting back to normal with the Covid-19 pandemic, for many, the impact that it has caused on personal finances has been devastating and could last for years. If you were struggling with household bills
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Taunton College student wins BBC reporting award
A TAUNTON college student has come up trumps in the BBC Young Reporter of the Year competition, winning the award for the South West region. Oscar Coveney, who attends Richard Huish College, has now been set the task of making a short film for BBC
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Golf and adventure centre set to re-open next week
AN outdoor golf and adventure centre is set to re-open next week. The centre, at Vivary Park in Taunton, will welcome back golfers from Monday, March 29 and from Friday (April 2), the high ropes will re-open for the first time since the start of
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Clearing up Taunton area's public spaces and streets as the end of lockdown nears
A SPRING clean is underway in Taunton area parks and public spaces following an increase in litter during lockdown due to more people exercising outdoors. Somerset West and Taunton Council staff are tackling the problem by tidying up our residential
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How prompt delivery helps a south west farmer produce profitable crops
Nearly 1,500mm of rain has fallen on average over the past three years at John Moss’s Howton Farm in Pillaton, Saltash in south east Cornwall – considerably more than what he used to consider his annual average of around 1,100mm. “We’ve had far
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'The rug's been pulled from under them' - Citizens Advice Taunton helps 7,200 people during lockdown
CITIZENS Advice Taunton has helped more than 7,200 people during the past year of the pandemic. The charity, which adapted to help more people via the phone and e-mail, says benefits, debt and employment have been its top issues. Between March
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Somerset pair's 200-mile trip to friend's birthday party
TWO men from Somerset flouted the Covid-19 restrictions by making a 200-mile trip to attend a friend's birthday party. The Somerset duo travelled up from Somerset to Westcliff-on-Sea, in Essex, to celebrate with two friends. Essex Police put
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Vets TWICE save puppy with life-threatening heart condition
A GERMAN Shepherd puppy with a life-threatening heart defect is looking forward to an upbeat future after vets saved her life – twice. Elke was born with a severely obstructed pulmonary valve, which could have caused a fatal heart attack at any
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Concerns for 'out of character' disappearance of Somerset man without money or phone
POLICE say they are concerned for the welfare of a Somerset man who has gone missing without any money or his phone. Daniel has not been seen since he left his home in Weston-super-Mare yesterday (Monday, March 22). An Avon and Somerset Police
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Adults in England could be asked to test themselves twice a week for Covid
ALL adults in England will be encouraged to test themselves twice a week for Covid-19 in order to help ease lockdown restrictions. The Government is set to ask people to "play their part" by regularly testing themselves for coronavirus when they
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'Grieving process is crippled' - Taunton hospice director on pandemic anniversary
TODAY (Tuesday) has been dedicated as a National Day of Reflection as we mark almost a year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Joy Milliken, clinical director at St Margaret's Hospice, has taken time out to give her thoughts on the past year
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Banned driver stopped THREE times is jailed for six months and disqualified for over five years
A MOTORIST caught behind the wheel three times while disqualified and suspected of drink or drug driving has been jailed for 26 weeks. Stuart Andrew Cuthbertson, 36, of Warren Bay, Watchet, was caught driving while banned in Salisbury on New Year's
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'Insane development at motorway junction'
THE new road development by the motorway junction is insane. £19 million pounds spent there, which has done nothing to improve traffic flow, but has in fact slowed it down. Ridiculous new roundabouts going nowhere. Confusion and delays for
