ALBION did no more than was necessary to overcome poor opposition in blistering heat at bath road on Saturday. in their first home match of the season they scored within a minute and the game was over by half time when Albion led 36-0, having crossed
Kiah Garvey - our young smallholder is extra busy It's a lovely spring day here and at last inspection it was 20 C. May is one of the best times of year in my opinion. All the lambs are bounding around and at long last life is visible in the ground. The
THE Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, was the location for the annual general meeting of Victim Support Somerset last week. Chairman John Lee welcomed a number of guests including David Heath MP, Steve Pilkington, Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary
"THE Chard and Ilminster Community Justice Project WILL work" - that's the message scheme supporters have sent out loud and clear this week after critics again sought to undermine the project. Last week, Chard town and district councillor Dave Bulmer
MICHAEL Parsons gets another chance to boost his growing reputation as Somerset look to stop Nottinghamshire celebrating Totesport League promotion at Taunton today. The 19-year-old seamer features in a young side and will be looking to build on the 6
THE growing Portuguese community living in and around Chard is seeking to share some of the delights of their home country with the people of Somerset. In a gesture characteristic of Iberian hospitality they are organising a series of social events centred
Three mystery deaths in the space of four months at a mental health unit in Redruth are now under investigation. The deaths of a 22-year-old man and two women aged 44 and 65 at Longreach House on the Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital site are not
LIMITED facilities , few jobs and a lack of transport can hinder the lifestyles of youngsters living in small villages. But youth workers in Edington are offering young people a lifeline in the form of a moped and career advice. The moped loan scheme
WELLINGTON'S new season opened with the long trip to Cornwall for a game in which they played some good rugby at times but ended the day second best. For a full write up of the Falmouth game see this week's Wellington edition of the Somerset County Gazette
John Clark tells you how So you've established that the development that you want to carry out requires planning permission - what steps do you need to take before submitting your application? Well, time spent preparing your application is always beneficial
CIVIC leaders in Taunton Deane and the French town of Lisieux are gearing up to celebrate half a century of friendship next year. The Anglo-French link is one of the oldest in the country after the Mayors of Lisieux and Taunton signed an official twinning
CHARD opened their league campaign with a sparkling five-try performance against Gordano, who had been relegated from Western Counties North at the end of last season. Good rugby was played throughout with the Chard backs looking particularly sharp. Chard
A BLIND man criticised Wessex Trains after falling into the gap between the platform and a carriage at Truro railway station. David Halliwell, 30, a producer at BBC Radio Cornwall in Truro, suffered serious bruising when he fell into the gap while trying
WITH summer league matches now completed, Ilminster Tennis Club can look back on a very successful season. Pride of place must go to the Ladies A team who won all their matches in Division 2 of the Yeovil League, with Lynn Chambers and Hayley Froom playing
ILMINSTER bowed out of the league cup at the first hurdle on Saturday when they threw away a two-goal advantage at fellow Premier Division outfit Cleeve West Town. Goals either side of half time from in-form striker Paul Gold had given the Blues a commanding
TAUNTON Athletic Club has recently become just one of the first three athletic clubs in the whole of the South West to be awarded CLUB MARK status. The Club Mark certificate is Sport England's (in conjunction with Amateur Athletics Association of England
JOHN Ashton was the overall winner of the Bill Knowles Trophy at Taunton Vale Golf Club with 47 points, which also won him top spot in division three of the competition. In Division 1 it was Keith Wood who came out on top with 41 points, second was Robert
TAUNTON have made a flying start to the rugby season under new coach Kevin Powderly. Having won all of their pre-season games in August, they played their first Western Counties League (N) game away to Nailsea and Backwell last Saturday - and won 37-6
WELLINGTON'S Richardsons petrol station could become an horrific eyesore if it remains disused for too long. Councillors at Wellington Town Council's meeting on Monday expressed their sympathy for everyone who lost their jobs with the shock closure of
ILMINSTER couple Simon and Polly Bridges are celebrating a £500 win after creating a display to educate people about laminitis in horses. The pair are now looking forward to buying a new horse trailer with their winnings. The display competition was run
SCAM merchants are targeting the Chard and Ilminster area. This week the News lifts the lid on a number of scams which have surfaced in the last month. Readers have reported a variety of postal scams so businesses and home owners are advised to check
COMMUNITY leaders and members of the public turned out for the launch of a £120,000 campaign to buy a mobile health education classroom for South Somerset. As reported in News last week, national charity Life Education Centres is raising the money after
"THE Chard and Ilminster Community Justice Project WILL work" - that's the message scheme supporters have sent out loud and clear this week after critics again sought to undermine the project. Last week, Chard town and district councillor Dave Bulmer
THE Chard and Ilminster News has joined forces with Chard traders in a bid to raise money for CCTV in the town centre. Guy and Lesley Derbyshire, of Derbyshire's Estate Agents, have volunteered to help spearhead the new Keeping and Eye on Chard campaign
THE final scoreline may show a comfortable win, but this was an extremely hard fought victory for Minehead more down to guts and determination than high skill. Minehead have played North Petherton many times over the years, and know what to expect. A
Three mystery deaths in the space of four months at a mental health unit in Redruth are now under investigation. The deaths of a 22-year-old man and two women aged 44 and 65 at Longreach House on the Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital site are not
The weather was wonderful, there was so much to see and do and it was a perfect weekend for meeting friends, old and new. What more can you ask? The livestock classes were so well filled and it was a unique opportunity to see the very best examples of
Liz Wright Previews a growing event - in every sense! Even more to see and do at this year's show... This weekend has become a 'must' for smallholders nationwide and I have seen it grow and develop over the years. This year must surely be the most exciting
An attendance of 20,155 elevated the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society's weekend Smallholder and Garden Festival to unexpected levels of success. This was the fourth year for the Festival to be staged by the society on the showground at Llanelwedd, Builth
A BLIND man criticised Wessex Trains after falling into the gap between the platform and a carriage at Truro railway station. David Halliwell, 30, a producer at BBC Radio Cornwall in Truro, suffered serious bruising when he fell into the gap while trying
THE number of Devon County Councillors is set to rise next year to improve local democratic representation for the public in Devon it has been announced this week. On Tuesday, councillors the Executive Committee meeting heard confirmation from the County
THE Blackdown Hills Hedge Association has launched a full programme of oneday, craft workshops this autumn. On Saturday, September 25, people will be able to learn how to create willow sculptures and woven garden structures or acquire the skills of traditional
THE chairman of Somerset Relate is to launch an appeal for four new trustees. Philip Sanders will outline the roles of the volunteers the charity is looking to recruit at its annual meeting in Taunton's Municipal Hall at noon on Monday, September 27.
EVENTS for Somerset Art Weeks begin this weekend. A giant billboard was unveiled in at Taunton train station on Tuesday to publicise the 15 day event. The poster is the largest in a series at rail stations supported by Wessex Trains and Arts and Business
Let Thomas Courtauld of Cliverton Insurance, be your guide Many businesses within the agricultural sector are thriving, despite the recent trials of the UK's farming sector including foot and mouth. An emerging trend is that many executives are escaping
Let Thomas Courtauld of Cliverton Insurance, be your guide Many businesses within the agricultural sector are thriving, despite the recent trials of the UK's farming sector including foot and mouth. An emerging trend is that many executives are escaping
Anthony Johns applies his Peasants' Manifesto to two lifestyles - which one works for you? These homesteads serve different purposes for their owners, and mark opposite ends of a scale, on which many readers might fit somewhere between. At one end, a
Queen's College, Taunton, teacher Kate Watson is back at school after spending her summer holidays work-ing...with children. Kate spent her time off working with youngsters producing a play, Roald Dahl's 'Fabulous Mr Fox'. The cast included pupils from
CHARD Town will pocket £1,000 if they can overcome Bridport in their FA Cup Preliminary Round replay at Zembard Lane tonight (Wednesday, 7.45pm kick off). Victory for the Robins will also earn them a bumper tie at home to Bath City on September 18 - and
A SCRAMBLED equaliser four minutes from time on Saturday by former Chard player Lee Clarke denied the Robins a place in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup. It was a robust local derby in which the Bridport side included a handful of ex-Chard players
CHARD Rugby Club's new captain Mark Lees has called on his side to maintain their fine start to the Somerset Premier Division season following Saturday's opening 35pts-7 win at home to Gordano. "It's a great start for us, but we're not getting carried
A SCENE of devastation was laid bare after the biggest fire in the Burnham area's history - a kilometre-long inferno started deliberately, which led to 999 calls being made as far away as Wales. Fortunately no people were injured and no buildings destroyed
ILMINSTER Bowling Club will face Seaton in the grand final of the Two Counties Bowls League after being confirmed winners of the Somerset Section. Their nearest rivals Yeovil lost heavily to Westlands which emans Ilminster now look forward to the final
Michael West, who bought his home in France through French property specialists VEF, and now works in one of the companys local offices, tells his story At the end of the day, it was all because of the mud. Anyone who works with animals, or indeed outside
TAUNTON Town are out of the FA Cup - after failing to clear the first hurdle. They were surprisingly beaten 3-2 at home by Screwfix League side Frome Town in the preliminary round at Wordsworth Drive on Saturday. It was a miserable afternoon for Taunton
