RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Deane Magistrates' Courts include: George Anthony William Ireland, 29, of Weavers Reach, Tonedale, Wellington, theft from Sainsbury's, 30 days prison; theft from Tesco, 30 days prison (consecutive); theft from Morrisons
TAUNTON Deane Mayor Ken Hayward has called on Norton Fitzwarren people to tidy up their act. Mr Hayward said the village has become littered with rubbish just as it needs to present itself as an attractive place. The first of hundreds of new homes are
THE 1st Rowbarton Guides group spent an enjoyable evening at Hair Presto - the new hairdresser's on Greenway Road, Taunton. Jo Buck, who owns the salon, let the Guides wash and dry their hair and helped them straighten and style their hair! The Guides
AN ambitious restoration scheme centred on the dilapidated water mill and adjoining barn at Hestercombe has received the go-ahead with a £800,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The award and £400,000 from Viridor Credits last year, means that
A TAUNTON man has won a prestigious leadership award at university in Wales. Sam Smith, who attended Ladymead Community School and Richard Huish College in Taunton, was recognised as an exceptional Young Leader at an annual ceremony in the Principality
A WOODLAND Forum Day is taking place at Neroche Hall from 9.45am on Saturday, April 5, moving on to nearby Wych Lodge. The day is organised by the Blackdown Hills Woodland Association and is a mixture of short talks and practical demonstrations. Topics
A ROYAL Navy recruit from Taunton has been learning the skills of the job from an instructor from the same town. Trainee Mine Clearance Diver Todd Fox has just completed nine weeks' intensive training from Petty Officer Andy Cload at HMS Raleigh, in
THE Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, at Monkton Heathfield, is offering young people in the Taunton area the chance to be part of its Easter Holiday Youth Theatre Company. The project, run by Jo Willmott and Jenny Copping, will see the group perform in the
CHEQUES totalling £3,100 were presented to educators Helen, Jacqui and chairman Helen Foster of Life Education Centres, Somerset, at an Irish night at Oake Manor Golf Club. The money was handed over by David Janes, of Taunton Vale Rotary Club, from the
A TAUNTON hostel for homeless people has hit the £1million jackpot. Taunton Association for the Homeless has just won £740,000 Government funding under the Places for Change programme. That follows a £250,000 award to the rough sleepers unit in January
England League Division 1: Taunton Tigers 83, Coventry Crusaders 74. TAUNTON Tigers beat Coventry Crusaders to a play-ff place after defeating their Midlands opponents in an incredible clash at the Wellsprings Leisure Centre last Saturday. The importance
A TRAFFIC light failure at a major junction in Taunton disrupted traffic this morning (Tuesday). The lights at Creech Castle went out - and vehicles approaching the crossroads from Bathpool and Bridgwater Road could only turn left. Traffic on the A358
A MEETING of the Taunton Ladies' Probus Club was held in the Monmouth Room of the Castle Hotel on March 19 with Maureen Govett, president in the chair. Two new members, Marie Comrie and Valerie Adam, were welcomed to the club. It was decided by the majority
WATCHET'S Carnival and Music Festival is set to get a new look with plans to split this year's festivities into two events. After last year's popular three day event, Watchet Carnival Club's management team decided to split the lively entertainment weekend
THROUGH your pages I would like to thank the people of Bridgwater for many donations amounting to £33.23 for the Animal Protection Agency on March 8. For more information about APA's invaluable work in protecting animals phone 01278-674253, or log on
WELLINGTON School's Professional Concerts Series is proud to present the exciting and vibrant young saxophonist Claire Tomsett as their featured artiste for the summer term. Claire studied saxophone at the Purcell School, before reading music at Nottingham
A UNIQUE festival of 25 plays written, directed, and performed by students at Somerset College, Taunton, will give a major insight into the state of theatre in the UK, it was claimed this week. The plays, written by students studying for their National
TAUNTON Vale Townswomen's Guild held their AGM on March 14. A minute's silence was held in Remembrance of Betty Button, who had been a loyal and enthusiastic member of the Guild almost from its inception and will be greatly missed. It was announced that
A LAST-GASP strike from Tom Clarke denied his former club Taunton Town victory in Easter Monday's derby at Fairfax Park as Bridgwater Town hit back for a 2-2 draw in Division One (S&W) of the British Gas Business League. The Peacocks trailed for most
DALE Webber hit seven goals to fire Creech Rangers to a 10-1 victory over Eagle and into the final of the Mike Stewart Cup. Steve Burley, Ryan Jeffries and Gavin Cross got Creech's other goals with, Luke Hinton getting the consolation for Eagle. The
WHILE taking a relaxing ride through the sites of the river tone on the path that runs next to the river tone, i was most upset to find that some moron had disposed of a 15" crt computer monitor on side of said path, it must have took more energy
IS the Project Taunton redevelopment fit for the 21st Century? Recently, we have seen a start being made on the first elements of the redevelopment of Taunton Town Centre. However, it is not clear if the redevelopment can meet the needs of Taunton in
THE headlines at the moment are of pending world recession, the financial ecosystem in ruins, billionaires losing millions and the poor losing homes and jobs. When John Doe in America in desperation took out a sub prime mortgage, he would never have
ON March 19 the Taunton Orchard Ladies Probus Club enjoyed their Annual Spring Lunch at Oake Manor. There were 75 Members and guests in attendance and the president, Elizabeth Smart welcomed them all and thanked the members for being so supportive during
I WAS saddened to read of the recent death of Minehead born Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Whilst he was a respected scientist in the world of astronomy and astrophysics he wandered into science fiction and the unexplained with much of his work in later life
I AM horrified to hear you showed a picture of a man's coffin being lowered to the ground by a jcb. Albeit not the usual way, this man should have at least been shown some respect in his final resting place. Nobody shows any respect these days and
TAUNTON Soroptimists enjoyed an interesting talk by Michele Evans, Appeals Manager for the St Margaret's Hospice new build. She spoke about the enormous task of raising £2million for the new hospice development. Last summer, when £1million had been
A LAND Rover and trailer have overturned on the M5 south of Wellington. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway about two miles south of junction 26. Two lanes are closed and there is slow traffic. Matrix signs are set to 30 mph. For the
WATCHET Town Reserves and Woolavington Predators both put five past their lower division opponents to reach the final of the Taunton Saturday League's Seward Cup. Watchet beat Highbridge Town Reserves 5-0 with Nick Dymock and Adam Jeffries-Hill hitting
PRIMARY school children from Taunton will be among those paying tribute to American human rights campaigner Martin Luther King on the 40th anniversary of his assassination, April 4. They will be joined by representatives of the black and ethnic minority
