PROGRESS is being made on major plans to update and upgrade Minehead's Irnham Road Recreation Ground. A number of items pertaining to the site were discussed at Minehead Town Council's meeting on Tuesday evening (January 29), with acting town clerk
THERE was not much to separate Rhode Lane Wanderers and Taunton Pumas when they met in the Taunton Youth League last weekend. The Under-12 teams went head-to-head in Bridgwater, and it was home team Rhode Lane who came out on top, 2-1. Check
A NEW “major tourist attraction” could be coming to rural Somerset as part of an effort to increase visitors to the area. Somerset West and Taunton Council has made it a priority to bring such an attraction to the former West Somerset area within
RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include: Archie Ryan John Horrocks, 18, of Beadon Road, Taunton, two counts of damaged a car, community order, 12 weeks curfew, £90 victim surcharge, £350 compensation. (G). James Michael
A NEW wildlife officer has been appointed by Avon and Somerset Police to tackle wildlife crime across Somerset. PC Pete Wills, a former Burnham-on-Sea community beat manager, has taken on the role after 22 years with the force. He started in
BRIDGWATER and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has hit out at the former chiefs of the West Somerset and Taunton Deane Councils following a damning report into the merger to form the new Somerset West and Taunton Council. Mr Liddell-Grainger
A BADLY-handled redundancy programme during the merger of two councils led to "knowledge drain" during a mass exodus of staff, a report concludes. A scathing independent audit of the transformation programme to scrap Taunton Deane Borough and West
A CYCLIST who tragically died after a crash near Bridgwater last week, has been named. John Page passed away after he was involved in a collision with a bus at Robbery Wood, near Stockland Bristol, at about 5.40pm on January 20. Mr Page was given
THREE people in a Somerset street are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The neighbours in Launder Close, Glastonbury, netted the windfall when BA6 8AZ was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode
A NEW plant-based cafe is set to open in town next month. The Plantside Café opens its doors on the High St next month, in the former premises of Sprague’s Butchers and before that, The Garden Café. The new business venture is being run by
THIS Friday, at 11pm, the UK will leave the European Union. For us, who have been advocating against this move for the past 3 1/2 years, this is a sad day. We lost. We lost the fight against a well-funded information war. We lost against
BURGER fans rejoice, the Giant Big Mac and bacon is on its way back. Last year's big hit will be back on the McDonald's menu from Thursday for eight weeks - and you can add bacon. A spokesperson for the fast food chain said: "The return of
Environment minister and Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow visited the Wallasea Nature Reserve this week to see first-hand the extensive efforts to help the coast and its wildlife adapt in the face of climate change. Ms Pow was touring the Essex site
TWO Taunton nurseries have been honoured at a national award ceremony. On Saturday, January 19, the National Nursery Recognition Awards were held in Leicester, with representatives from the Taunton area in the running. Brock House Day Nursery
