Letters and Comment

LETTER

Letter: 'It's not a budget for savers and investors'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'It's not a budget for savers and investors'

Letter: 'Assisted suicide - what are we sleepwalking into?'

Letter: 'Assisted suicide - what are we sleepwalking into?'

Letter: 'Assisted suicide - what are we sleepwalking into?'

Letter: 'Free speech to all my supporters out there'

Letter: 'Free speech to all my supporters out there'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Free speech to all my supporters out there'

Letter: 'Give peace a chance'

Letter: 'Give peace a chance'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Give peace a chance'

Letter: 'Park Street car park plans should be stopped'

Letter: 'Park Street car park plans should be stopped'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Park Street car park plans should be stopped'

Letter: 'Taunton's active travel paths for residents'

Letter: 'Taunton's active travel paths for residents'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Taunton's active travel paths for residents'

Letter: 'Rural homes can't afford heat pumps'

Letter: 'Rural homes can't afford heat pumps'

Letter: 'Rural homes can't afford heat pumps'

Letter: 'Rachel Reeves is throwing the baby out with the bathwater'

Letter: 'Rachel Reeves is throwing the baby out with the bathwater'

Letters to the Editor

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Letter: 'Rachel Reeves is throwing the baby out with the bathwater'

Letter: 'Thank you Taunton Round Table for gala dinner'

Letter: 'Thank you Taunton Round Table for gala dinner'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Thank you Taunton Round Table for gala dinner'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: "Honoured to take on chief scout role in Somerset'

Letter: 'Hypocrisy runs deep in Trump's Republican party'

Letter: 'Hypocrisy runs deep in Trump's Republican party'

Letter: 'Hypocrisy runs deep in Trump's Republican party'

Letter: 'Somerset Patient Transport Service is in utter chaos'

Letter: 'Somerset Patient Transport Service is in utter chaos'

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Somerset Patient Transport Service is in utter chaos'

Letter: 'The Comeytrowe housing plan is bad for Taunton'

Letter: 'The Comeytrowe housing plan is bad for Taunton'

Letters to the Editor

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Letter: 'The Comeytrowe housing plan is bad for Taunton'

LETTER: 'If you want clean streets, do it yourself'

LETTER: 'If you want clean streets, do it yourself'

LETTER: 'If you want clean streets, do it yourself'

LETTER: 'Looking for the fireguard my grandfather made'

LETTER: 'Looking for the fireguard my grandfather made'

LETTER: 'Looking for the fireguard my grandfather made'

Here's what you have to do if you hit an animal with your car this winter

Here's what you have to do if you hit an animal with your car this winter

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: 'Stay vigilant of animals on the road this winter'

LETTER: 'Capitalism can't effectively sustain life on Earth'

LETTER: 'Capitalism can't effectively sustain life on Earth'

LETTER: 'Capitalism can't effectively sustain life on Earth'

LETTER: 'Frustrated with the failure of all politicians'

LETTER: 'Frustrated with the failure of all politicians'

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: 'Frustrated with the failure of all politicians'

Learning this life-saving skill could help someone one day

Learning this life-saving skill could help someone one day

Letter: 'Take advantage of learning life-saving skills'

Mr Walsh believes consent could help his well being

Mr Walsh believes consent could help his well being

Planning and development

LETTER: 'Planning permission is vital to my well-being'

The Willow Man in desperate need of restoration.

The Willow Man in desperate need of restoration.

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LETTER: 'What to do with the Willow Man? I've got some ideas'

Jefferson Horsley

Jefferson Horsley

LETTER: 'Governments must reset their agendas now'

Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe represented Great Britain in the Duet Technical Routine at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe represented Great Britain in the Duet Technical Routine at the Olympic Games in Paris.

2024 Paris Olympic Games

‘Anyone inspired by the Olympic synchronised swimming would have to go to Bristol’

Staff at Barclays in Taunton were among those to help Steven after he lost his footing and ‘kissed the pavement’ in North Street.

Staff at Barclays in Taunton were among those to help Steven after he lost his footing and ‘kissed the pavement’ in North Street.

Holidaymaker’s thanks to Taunton locals for ‘empathy and compassion’ after fall

Bishop Fox's School in Taunton.

Bishop Fox's School in Taunton.

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‘I’m visiting Taunton and would love to connect with my former class members’

Ellen's parents.

Ellen's parents.

Community contribution

Former nurse shares how she was diagnosed with young-onset dementia aged 64

“He saved my car (and possibly others) from an accident, and I was so shocked.”

“He saved my car (and possibly others) from an accident, and I was so shocked.”

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‘A kind man saved my car from an accident, and I really didn't thank him enough’

Computer image of how part of the Staplegrove development could look

Computer image of how part of the Staplegrove development could look

Planning and development

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'How does covering Taunton's green fields with concrete make it a garden town?'

Cllr Habib Farbahi calls for more cash for mental health services

Cllr Habib Farbahi calls for more cash for mental health services

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LETTER: 'We need to invest more in mental health services'

Image showing how the new bridge would look. Picture: Stantec

Image showing how the new bridge would look. Picture: Stantec

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Taunton resident thinks new River Tone bridge may not be needed

I'm a celebrity... Get me out of here. Inset, Matt Hancock MP.

I'm a celebrity... Get me out of here. Inset, Matt Hancock MP.

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Taunton man questions Matt Hancock's I'm a Celebrity appearance

Staplegrove man hopes Rebecca Pow can 'address environment failures'

Staplegrove man hopes Rebecca Pow can 'address environment failures'

Local government

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Staplegrove man hopes Rebecca Pow can 'address environment failures'

Minehead resident says Bircham Road has become a racetrack

Minehead resident says Bircham Road has become a racetrack

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Minehead resident says Bircham Road has become a racetrack

Taunton man pleased to see MP's concern over ambulance wait times

Taunton man pleased to see MP's concern over ambulance wait times

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Taunton man pleased to see MP's concern over ambulance wait times

Staplegrove man unhappy with Liz Truss' environment plans

Staplegrove man unhappy with Liz Truss' environment plans

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Staplegrove man unhappy with Liz Truss' environment plans

Stock image of Residents Permit Holders Only sign.

Stock image of Residents Permit Holders Only sign.

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Taunton man concerned over new Residents Parking Scheme

Calls for statues to honour Somerset's cricket legends

Calls for statues to honour Somerset's cricket legends

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Calls for statues to honour Somerset's cricket legends

Park and ride in Taunton.

Park and ride in Taunton.

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Councillor praises Park and Ride advancements in Taunton

Konigslutter and inset Deputy Mayor of Taunton. Picture:I, ArtMechanic

Konigslutter and inset Deputy Mayor of Taunton. Picture:I, ArtMechanic

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Deputy mayor represents Taunton on twinning city trip to Germany

Taunton man turns to foodbanks as electricity bills rise

Taunton man turns to foodbanks as electricity bills rise

Your Money Matters

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Taunton man turns to foodbanks as electricity bills rise

Praise for Good Samaritan's that helped 'vulnerable young man'

Taunton Lib Dem calling for a 'return to proper community policing'

Taunton Lib Dem calling for a 'return to proper community policing'

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Taunton Lib Dem calling for a 'return to proper community policing'

Taunton man praises Musgrove Park Hospital staff after mini-stroke

Taunton man praises Musgrove Park Hospital staff after mini-stroke

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Taunton man praises Musgrove Park Hospital staff after mini-stroke

Quantock House in Taunton.

Quantock House in Taunton.

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'It is now time to put the welfare of the elderly residents first'

A picture from this year's Taunton Flower Show.

A picture from this year's Taunton Flower Show.

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Local resident upset with Taunton Flower show fencing off area

Woman praises staff at Taunton shop for helping her after she fell

Woman praises staff at Taunton shop for helping her after she fell

Woman praises staff at Taunton shop for helping her after she fell

Taunton local wants disabled parking charges removed

Taunton local wants disabled parking charges removed

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Taunton local wants disabled parking charges removed

Castle School Taunton.

Castle School Taunton.

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Castle School parent hits back at school's uniform policy

Taunton Station.

Taunton Station.

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'Staff at Taunton station are helpful and pleasant'

Picture: Pixabay

Picture: Pixabay

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Parish councillor urging parishes to formulate their own climate plans

'Why isn't Somerset a cycling hotspot?'

POSITIVE: Trish Caller

POSITIVE: Trish Caller

‘At times and often to those closest to us, the five-letter word gets stuck in our throats...’

Discharge of sewage into a river. Picture: Getty Images

Discharge of sewage into a river. Picture: Getty Images

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'It was rejected by the government and voted against by our MP'

Somerset County Council HQ in Taunton.

Somerset County Council HQ in Taunton.

Local government

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'We can elect Conservative councillors on May 5'