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  • Wellington CCTV switches to Howard Road

    A CCTV camera is being moved from Mantle Street to Howard Road in Wellington following complaints of vandalism at the new £45,000 play area which opened nine months ago. The decision was approved at the last meeting of Wellington Town Council

  • Questions remain over coastal access, says MP

    WEST Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger says questions still need answering following the announcement the entire English coastline will be permanently opened up to the public for the first time. The Marine and Coastal Access Act, which gained Royal Assent

  • Air ambulance lottery appeal

    THE Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is hoping its tenth anniversary in 2010 will be a record-breaking fundraising year. It wants to sign up more people to its weekly Flight for Life lottery, which has raised £7m since its launch in December 2000.

  • Green talk at Taunton Library

    TRACEY Smith Talks a Lot Of Old Rubbish at Taunton Library's 11 O'Clock Show on Wednesday. All are welcome to attend a talk by writer, author and broadcaster on sustainable living and the UK's leading expert on downshifting, Tracey Smith, next week.

  • Jan scales the heights for Nepalese charity

    A WELLINGTON woman who until recently had "struggled with more than two flights of stairs" has just completed a six day hike in the mountains of Nepal for charity. Jan Newton, a manager for adult social care at County Hall in Taunton, was raising

  • Racecourse gears up for Cider Day meeting

    THE weather may have done its best to spoil the open meeting at Taunton last week, but it certainly didn’t detract from the thrills and spills that were on offer to the large crowd who braved the elements. Following on from their highly successful opening

  • Porlock PCSO in running for top award

    A PORLOCK PCSO has been nominated for a top policing award. Anne Stoneham has been put forward for the Police Community Support Officer of the Year in this year’s Community Policing Awards. The annual ceremony, jointly organised by Avon & Somerset Police