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Live at the Apollo and QI star set to headline Taunton comedy night
LIVE at the Apollo and QI star Cally Beaton is set to headline a stand-up comedy night in Taunton. The event, scheduled for December 16, will be held at the Creative Innovation Centre. Doors are set to open at 7pm, with the show getting underway
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61 arrests made in police Christmas drink drive crackdown
AVON and Somerset Police have arrested 61 people in the first week of their winter drink/drug drive enforcement campaign. A spokesman said: "We need your help to take dangerous drivers off the road before they can cause harm. If you suspect someone
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‘The hound is not a fan of Christmas’
THE hound is not really a fan of Christmas. There is too much going on. She doesn’t like the noise, the numbers of people, the constant moving around, the excitement and laughter, the music and singing, and generally the enforced jollity of the
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Joy riding causes 'irreparable damage' to the Quantock Common
QUANTOCK Hills National Landscape Partnership are saddened to see an increase in senseless joy riding activity across Quantock Common. This has caused significant damage to the special plants and biodiversity, one of the features that make the
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Country house on a large plot in an idyllic setting in Bickenhall
This attractive character country house occupies a plot of 0.87 acres in an idyllic setting in the spread-out community of Bickenhall, where Hatch Beauchamp is about two miles away and Taunton is six miles away. Bickenhall also lies close to the
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Australian all-rounder Will Sutherland signs for Somerset CCC
SOMERSET County Cricket Club has confirmed the signing of young Australian all-rounder Will Sutherland for the 2024 season. The 24-year-old will arrive at the Cooper Associates County Ground in time for the start of the County Championship campaign
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Property plus: No time like the present!
I took a phone call a few days ago from a lady needing to sell up to live near her family in Yorkshire. She was clearly keen to move sooner rather than later, writes Chris Willey. ‘When is the best time?’, she asked, ‘Just before, or just after
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Over 40 daredevils abseil 60 feet in aid of hospice
MORE than 40 thrill-seeking Santas braved the chill to abseil 60 feet down Cheddar Gorge to raise funds for St Margaret's Hospice. Experts from Cave and Climb kitted out and trained the daredevils before their descent watched by families and friends
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Festive fun at Christmas fete in care home on edge of Taunton
STAFF, residents, relatives and the community got together at the Manor Care Home, in Bishop's Hull, to enjoy a Christmas fete. There were all kinds of stalls on offer manned by volunteers, friends and family and lots of local stall holders set
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Planning applications submitted to Somerset Council
HERE'S a list of the latest planning applications submitted to Somerset Council. BICKENHALL. Erection of an agricultural storage building for fodder and machinery at Lower Park Farm, New Road, Bickenhall (retention of works already undertaken
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I had lunch at lunch at Somerset's newest 'tranquil' high-street deli
AS the rain continued to pour down across Somerset on Thursday, I felt a morale boost was needed to combat the dreary weather. That's why I headed to Wells to visit the new deli which has recently opened on the High Street. Located opposite
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Cataract waiting list could be cut by 34 weeks if eye clinic opens in Taunton
WAITING times for patients awaiting cataract surgery in Taunton could be drastically cut, according to a company hoping to open an eye clinic on the edge of the town. SpaMedica has applied for change of use planning permission to open in Portland
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‘Learning to say no without feeling guilty is a skill that can be developed’
HOW do you feel when someone asks you to do something, and you really have to say no. Often for more than one reason; lack of money, lack of time, not feeling well, etc. My first feeling is guilt. Guilt that I’m not being a good friend, relative
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Historic Holy Thorn cutting ceremony to take place at Glastonbury church
A Holy Thorn cutting ceremony is set to take place at St John's Church in Glastonbury. The event will take place on December 13, commencing from 10am. St John's Infants School's eldest pupil, helped by the mayor and vicar, will snip a sprig