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Village near Taunton baffled by council's unwillingness to support vital nursery plan
RESIDENTS of Bishops Lydeard feel their pleas for funding to turn a disused building into an expanded nursery for the village have fallen on deaf ears. James Dakin, Executive Headteacher at Bishops Lydeard Church School, feels the 'old headteacher's
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Three storey period townhouse on the edge of Taunton's town centre
This striking three-storey period property occupies a convenient position on the edge of Taunton’s town centre, opposite the Crown Court buildings and close to all the main amenities. The Grade II listed townhouse is presented in excellent decorative
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Five of the most stunning circular walks for you to try around Somerset
Somerset is considered to be a very picturesque county, and you can easily take in its sights through walking trails. If you fancy going on these walks you might prefer for the route to not be too difficult to follow and to end up exactly back
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Somerset grower shows how to produce better food from our vegetable plots
EARLY May in the Somerset countryside, and the market garden at Homeacres is already promising a rich harvest. Neat, sun-washed rows of vegetables and salad spring from the beds that surround attractive greenhouses and tidy polytunnels. Bees bumble
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Wells is among the least connected cities in the UK, study shows
WELLS has been ranked among the cities with the fewest transport connections in the UK, according to a new study. The analysis by transportation company CMAC Group places Wells in the seventh position from the bottom, between university city Bangor
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Little-known car parking loophole that could help you avoid a hefty fine
LITTLE-KNOWN loopholes could save drivers in England from having to fork out on hefty parking ticket fines in car parks. Research from the RAC Foundation, nearly two million motorists were fined in the first quarter of the last financial year,
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Somerset ranked among UK's best counties to visit by campervan
A STUDY has ranked Somerset among the UK's top destinations to visit by camper van. The research took into account several criteria to come up with a rating out of ten, ranking every county in the nation for its campervan suitability. Scores
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Taunton mum explores greed in new children's picture book
A TAUNTON mother-of-two has debuted her new children's picture book. Kiri Eaton's latest work The Frograt was released on Monday, June 3. The book introduces young readers to the charming yet intriguing character of the Frograt, a creature