AROUND 800 children from 35 schools are expected at the Taste the Harvest food event on the Blackdown Hills. The session at Staple Farm, Staple Fitzpaine, on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 25 and 26, involves youngsters discovering how their food is
THE team at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, behind the car park, cancer centre and surgical rebuild projects have won the Chairman's Award at a hospital conference. The award to the Strategic Projects Team was part of the Excellence Scheme and recognised
SOMERSET'S Twenty20 Cup campaign enjoyed a belated high on Wednesday night when they defeated local rivals Gloucestershire by six wickets in Bristol. The Cidermen were already out of the competition after a dismal run of five defeats from six matches
GLAMORGAN spinner Robert Croft claims his side's players were verbally abused by sections of the Taunton crowd in last Friday evening's 28-run defeat against Somerset in the Twenty20 Cup. The former England player said: "The language and verbal abuse
SOMERSET skipper Justin Langer is "thrilled" with the way the first half of the season has gone, despite his team's dismal showing in the Twenty20 Cup. Before last night's (Wednesday) clash against Gloucestershire at Bristol, the Cidermen had lost five
TAUNTON Town have been handed tough away draws in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. In the FA Cup, they face either Saltash United or Almondsbury Town in the preliminary round on September 1. The winners are away to BGB Southern League Premier Division One side
AN accident closed one lane on the motorway between Bridgwater and Taunton this morning. The accident has now been cleared. * For the latest traffic information where YOU are, click here to visit our Local Information Centre
A TAUNTON teenager is recovering from suspected meningitis in Musgrove Park Hospital. The 17-year-old college student was rushed to Musgrove on Sunday morning with symptoms of the bacterial strain of the disease. He was treated in an isolation unit
A WELLNGTON nurse who stole hundreds of pounds from a residents' treats fund at a care home could be struck off. Pamela Diana' Grant, 53, took the cash intended for entertainments and seaside trips while working at Linden House Nursing Home, a Nursing
