A TAUNTON lawyer is fighting for compensation for over 100 women affected by the PIP breast implant concerns. The Harris Fowler law firm has taken up the cases after it emerged last December that tens of thousands of women in the UK received the French
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been locked up for dealing heroin and cocaine in Taunton. The teenager, who cannot be named, was carrying Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £1,000 and £1,000 in cash when he was arrested. He is not thought
TITANS coach Tony Yapp has given further news of his plans for Taunton’s rugby stars. He has announced that the club has recruited fitness specialist Robbie Beddard to take charge of the players’ strength and conditioning. Yapp said: “Elite
CAMPAIGNERS against the controversial badger cull in West Somerset are to fight on despite a legal challenge to the government's plans being thrown out in the High Court. Queen guitarist Brian May is one of those heading the campaign and
NATURE lovers in the Blackdown Hills are being encouraged to take part in a big bat survey this week. The Somerset Environmental Records Centre and Somerset Bat Group are running the survey for enthusiasts to help experts analyse a wide variety
VARUN Chopra fell seven runs short of a well-deserved century as Warwickshire reached 138-4 at lunch on the second day of their rain-affected championship match at the County Ground. Chopra looked a class above his team-mates before being caught
SHOOTER Ed Ling moved into the Olympic Village in London this week as he prepares to take on the world’s elite. The 29-year-old, from Wellington, will take part in his second Olympics after he represented Team GB at the 2004 Athens Games.
PLANS to build over 500 homes and a Northern Relief Road in Wellington have been approved. Taunton Deane Council’s planning committee last night (July 18) gave the go-ahead for proposals to build 503 homes at Longforth Farm and part of the
TOP tips on how to win a businessboosting award are being offered at an event on Wednesday, August 1. Organisers of the County Gazettebacked Somerset Business Awards 2012 are inviting would-be entrants to a breakfast seminar to receive advice
THE political and legal row over whether Christians should be allowed to display religious symbols in the workplace is again in the spotlight following comments from Prime Minister David Cameron during exchanges in the Commons last week . . . and
FOR capital gains tax, you may be an entrepreneur even if you have never thought of yourself as one. The consequences for anyone in business of failing to comply with the Entrepreneurs Relief (ER) rules can be dramatic, changing the rate
STUDIES have shown children who keep their brains active over the summer not only avoid boredom and a decline in skills, but are higher achievers at school when the new term begins. Daily Kumon study can help make all the difference when
FIRST Bus has poured cold water on rumours published in a national newspaper that the Somerset branch will be sold off. The paper reported that FirstGroup is offloading a string of non-core assets as part of a major overhaul of its UK bus business
TAUNTON Town are set to visit Bishops Lydeard for a friendly at Darby Way next Thursday, kick-off 6.30pm. On Saturday Taunton are holding trials for Under-18s on the artificial pitch at The Castle School on Saturday from 9.45am to 12.45. The trials
VINCE Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is in Taunton this afternoon (July 19). Dr Cable will attend a round-table discussion with local businesses chaired by Taunton Deane MP Jeremy Browne at the offices of WPA, on Blackbrook
