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Garden accessories you can buy your mum, grandma and mother-in-law for Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is just over two weeks away and it can be tricky to know exactly what to buy for the special lady in your life. Often it can seem like the person you’re buying for has everything, making the gift buying process a tough one. If
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Gin and wine subscription boxes you can buy for in time for Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a day when mums across the country are celebrated and showered with gifts and love. But why not treat your mum to a present that'll keep arriving on her doorstep every month. Subscription boxes are the perfect answer, with monthly
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Customers shop at 600-stall antiques fair for the first time in 2022
A POPULAR Somerset antiques fair returned to the Royal Bath & West Showground for the first time this year at the weekend. Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair, the premier antiques event in the West Country, was held at the showground between Friday,
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REVEALED: 'Gold-plated pay' of top earners at Somerset West and Taunton Council
A CAMPAIGN group has slammed the "gold-plated pay" of Somerset West and Taunton Council's top earners. The TaxPayers' Alliance says people do not expect to cough up for "sky-high salaries" after it emerged four directors at SWT are on over £100,000
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Taunton business launches book giveaway competition for schools
TAUNTON-based Barbecue Lodges sponsored a pack of mental health books for Milverton Community Primary School as part of World Book Day. The experience led the owners of Barbecue Lodges, Melanie and Simon Smith, to think about how they could support
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Coleridge’s exhibition shows ‘poetry is a continuing wonder’
THANKS to a new exhibition about Coleridge we can see yet again that poetry is a continuing wonder. As Ukraine suffers, we fortunately still have places of calm: such as the library, a chapel, a garden bench, and in Taunton the Museum of Somerset
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Frome green space being sold off for potential housing development
A green space at the northern edge of Frome could be turned into a housing development following the county council’s decision to sell the land. The land north of Packsaddle Way provides a green buffer between the existing houses and the surrounding
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HSBC to close Street branch as 69 banks close across UK
HSBC has announced plans to close a further 69 branches in a bid to move more people to online and mobile banking. The move is expected to affect around 400 staff, with the Street branch set to close its doors for good on August 4. This comes
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This week in UK politics: Energy bills and Russian oil
UK households are set to feel a further pinch on their income as energy bills are set to increase even further. The squeeze on budgets is becoming more severe as rising inflation impacts the cost of living. Due to the global energy crisis,
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More Covid cases in Somerset West and Taunton amid 'expected' rise nationally
THE number of people in hospital with Covid-19 in England climbed back above 10,000 yesterday with all regions recording a rise in patients. A total of 10,576 people were in hospital with the virus on March 14, showing a 19 per cent rise from the
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Westonzoyland business wins national award
MUSGROVE Willows from Westonzoyland has been named as one of the best rural businesses in the UK after winning a national Rural Business Award. Musgrove Willows was named Best Rural Diversification Project at the national final of the Amazon-backed
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Ex-soldier and Taunton firefighter now running his own business is in Poland on Ukrainian mercy mission
A BUILDER and a paramedic from the Taunton area are supporting the Ukrainian refugee efforts on the ground in Poland. Graeme Monks, 56, who lives near Norton Fitzwarren, drove over with a van load of clothes and donations at the end of last week
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Joint project to create lasting woodland legacy
SOMERSET West and Taunton Council and Exmoor National Park Authority are partnering to create a new joint Woodland Creation Officer post to support the delivery of both local and national tree planting and nature recovery targets. The new position
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Taunton motorist handed six month driving ban
NICHOLAS George Power, 37, of Quantock Road, Taunton, was banned from driving for six months after picking up six penalty points. He was found guilty of failing to give information relating to the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been guilty
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Dunster wedding planning business recognised at awards
AMANDA-Louise Knight Weddings and Events, based in Dunster, has recently been recognised by The Wedding Industry Awards 2022 for its outstanding achievement. The prestigious awards saw the best wedding suppliers across the South West head to Frog
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BMW seized by police after driver found to be disqualified until 2024
A VEHICLE has been seized by police from a motorist who is disqualified from driving until 2024. Avon and Somerset Police's Roads Policing Unit (RPU) today tweeted a picture of a BMW car on the back of a tow truck in Silk Mills, Taunton.
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West Somerset Railway to run passenger services to Minehead after ‘well over a year’
TRAIN travellers will return to Minehead this weekend as the West Somerset Railway celebrates being able to run passenger services back to the resort for the first time in well over a year. Work to improve and update the level crossing in Seaward
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Taunton's Superdrug re-opens after 'shutter problems'
THE Superdrug store in Taunton is OPEN today (Tuesday, March 15). Staff and shoppers were yesterday locked out of the health and beauty shop facing onto Cheapside and Paul Street. A note on the outside of the premises apologised for any inconvenience
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Baby 'narrowly missed' by item thrown from Tesco car park in Yeovil
ITEMS thrown from the top floor of a Tesco car park in Yeovil "narrowly missed" hitting members of the public - including a 10-month-old baby, police say. Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information from the public about the incident
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Your chance to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a royal abseil off Wells Cathedral
PEOPLE are being invited to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee by SAFELY throwing themselves off the top of Wells Cathedral. A mass abseil is being held over four days in June to raise funds for the SOS Africa Children's Charity, Wells Cathedral
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The town voted the 'best place to live in Somerset' - see if you agree
LANGPORT has been voted the best place to live in Somerset in a recent survey. With people relocating out of London in search of a more fulfilling life balance, lifestyle site Muddy Stilettos and Strutt & Parker asked a million people to choose
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Ceremonies across Somerset West and Taunton mark Queen’s Jubilee
DIGNITARIES from across the county came together as part of the National Association of Civic Officers Tree Planting Day to plant trees and unveil commemorative plaques in a tribute to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. With 11 March 2022 signifying
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Who won what at the Somerset Business Awards
THE winners of the Somerset Business Awards 2022 have been announced at a glittering event at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare. Nearly 400 business people from across the county attended the gala evening, which was organised by
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Former pub landlady and Somerset cricket membership secretary turns 102
THE oldest Abbeyfield resident in Wellington has celebrated her 102nd birthday. Wendy Bird, who lives in Ivy House at Corams Lane, is a well-known figure in our town. She marked her landmark birthday yesterday (Monday, March 14). Born and
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Pupils at Somerset school appeal to more people to join them in Race for Hunger
CHEDDAR First School is encouraging people to lace up their trainers and join Race Against Hunger in support of anti-poverty charity the Trussell Trust. Pupils aged two to nine are taking up the challenge and, alongside their teachers and parents
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Have your say on Somerset and Exmoor local heritage you want protected
A CALL has gone out to communities across Somerset to help protect their local heritage. People are being invited to nominate buildings, sites and structures in Somerset and Exmoor National Park that they regard as important. The county and
