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Taunton North FC beat Trinity Rangers in cup final after 94th minute winner
Taunton Town Football Club played host to it’s last cup final of the season last week when Taunton North FC took on Trinity Rangers in the Jim Jowett Cup. Taunton North and Trinity played out a fantastic game at Wordsworth Road that was hard fought
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Resignations leave parish council ‘with no councillors and no staff’
A SERIES of resignations urged the unitary authority to step in to ensure a parish council can continue to meet. Five resignations, which also included the clerk, were recorded by Cotford St Luke Parish Council over a period of four to 8 weeks,
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Martin McIntyre wins riding double at Cothelstone meet
The curtain came down on the Wessex Area Point to Point on Wednesday evening at the Weston & Banwell and West Somerset Vale meeting at Cothelstone. Always popular with local racegoers and participants, the decent sized crowd were treated to some
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Hundreds of Minis convoy through Somerset in honour of fundraising 'legend'
HUNDREDS of Minis travelled in convoy from Minehead to Taunton in honour of Terry Baker on Friday. Pride of Britain winner Terry, from Minehead, died on April 11 at the age of 71. Terry started 'Small Cars, Big Hearts' for Mini owners looking
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Town centre bridge could be widened to provide better cycle link from railway station
A CRUCIAL bridge in Taunton town centre could be widened to provide part of a new cycle link between the railway station and the town centre. The government provided nearly £14m through its future high streets fund to deliver various improvements
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Nine-hour weather warning issued for Somerset
A NEW weather warning will be in place in Somerset tomorrow. The Met Office is warning residents in Somerset and the South West of possible thunderstorms from noon to 9pm tomorrow (Tuesday, May 20). The latest forecast said: “Thunderstorms
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‘Unauthorised encampment’ in Taunton park ‘moved on’ by council
AN "UNAUTHORISED encampment" set up in a Taunton park was moved on this morning, the town council confirmed. Taunton Town Council received reports of travellers setting up an “illegal encampment” in Priorswood Park yesterday (Sunday, May 19).
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Mobile giant's appeal against planning refusal for mast on Exmoor thrown out
MOBILE giant 3’s appeal against a planning refusal for a mast on Exmoor has been thrown out. The firm, officially called Hutchison 3G UK, had applied to put a 20 metre high Swann Latice tower on a site within Exmoor National Park near Honeymead
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Forecasters say Northern Lights could be visible in the UK tonight
THE Northern Lights could be visible again in the UK tonight, space weather forecasters have said. Also known as aurora borealis, the bands of pink and green light were seen across the UK and in parts of Europe last week after an extreme geomagnetic
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School celebrates 75 years of ‘teaching generations of Taunton families’
A PRIMARY school in Taunton proudly opened its doors to visitors, former colleagues, and ex-pupils as it celebrated 75 years of service to its community. Priorswood Primary School has been teaching generations of Taunton families over the years
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Gothic Somerset mansion on sale for £4m was former sanatorium
A 56-bedroom Gothic mansion that once served as a sanatorium for Somerset Council is on the market for £4m. Quantock Lodge, in Aley, Over Stowey, near Bridgwater, was built as a summer residence for Henry Labouchere in the 1860s — an MP and the
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Changes in Somerset waste collection for the Spring Bank Holiday
RECYCLING, rubbish, and garden waste collections will again spring forward following the bank holiday on Monday, May 27. There will be no collections on bank holiday Monday and kerbside collections will all be one day later than usual for the rest
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Temporary road closure in Berkley Street due to pole replacement
Berkley Street in Berkley, near Frome, will be temporarily closed. The closure by the Somerset Council will take place on May 30, with Utility Services replacing a pole on behalf of Openreach. These works are scheduled to take place from June
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Zak Crawley frustrates Somerset with a fabulous knock in County Championship
England opener Zak Crawley returned to form with a superb double century to lead a stirring Kent fightback on the third day of the Vitality County Championship First Division match with Somerset at Taunton, writes Richard Latham from ECB Reporters
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Taunton choir to hold its first charity concert
THE popular Taunton Good Afternoon Choir will present its first charity fundraising concert of the year at Temple Methodist Church. The event will take place this Saturday, May 25 at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm). The choir is led by Chris Grabham
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Lando Norris says he was ‘one or two laps’ from catching Max Verstappen in Imola
Lando Norris felt he needed just one more lap to beat Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, writes Philip Duncan from PA. The British driver finished only 0.725 seconds behind Verstappen in Imola as a turgid race sensationally came
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Funds raised for hospital’s ward in memory of 'beloved' pub landlord
A CHEQUE for £4,311 has been presented to a Musgrove Park Hospital’s ward after the funds were raised in memory of a “beloved” pub landlord. Angie Merrick and her team raised funds for the Fielding ward in honour of her husband Mike Merrick, who
