BOOM town Taunton is celebrating a triple boost this week with 300 new jobs.

The big announcement yesterday that Taunton had won the race for a £multi-million regional fire control centre follows expansion plans by two national retailers.

Debenhams has already created more than 100 posts in the town in the past 16 months, with more in the pipeline.

And Asda has received the go-ahead to develop its store in Creechbarrow Road, bringing over 100 positions to the town.

For the full story, see this week's Somerset County Gazette.