PATIENTS at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital have been reassured after a member of staff was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Patients who were treated by the member of staff received a letter last week reassuring them that any risk of infection is low.
A Taunton widow has paid tribute to her ‘wonderful’ husband, who finally fulfilled his wish of marrying her, just three days before he died of cancer. Taunton man Simon Mole, 47, died of bowel cancer on November 15 after battling the illness
THIS comfortable win by the home side in the second round of the Somerset Vase means they progress to the quarter final stage having played only the one match - a situation about which Somerset County RFU are concerned due to the number of cry
AROUND 40 full and part time jobs are returning to the town with the re-opening of Taunton’s Dellers Wharf nightclub. The club closed in August after a drop in custom, but will open its doors for the first time under new owner Johnny Davis
LYDEARD overcame driving rain and blustery conditions to grab a valuable three points at home to Glastonbury on Saturday in the Premier Division of the Somerset County League. Playing down the slope in the first half, Lydeard pressurised the visitors
LATEST results in the Taunton Industrial Skittles League can be found here. Co-op Outcasts 494 (Den Stratton 77), Great Western Railway 446 (Dave Bosley 77); Crusaders 441 (Mark Fisher 63), Bathpool Hatchers 459 (Colin Smith 67); Harvesters 440 (Lee
WANTING to continue their winning run in the West Women's League Sedgemoor Two, Vale went in search of points at Bridgwater. The game started slowly with Vale having a considerable amount of the possession but lacking that final push. Deservedly so,
ROADWATER’S Mineral Line is hosting a performance from one of the UK’s leading dub/soul/ska acts, Pama International. Inspired by the great names of vintage ska reggae and now touring with the Specials, Pama International is fronted by long time musical
TAUNTON Revolution met Bridport at the Castle School - the first meeting of the season for the teams. In the first quarter, a depleted Revolution squad took advantage of Bridport scoring early and often. Matt Acott scored from long range and inside
TAUNTON’S FiReControl centre is set to be examined by MPs after a series of delays. The centre, part of the FiReControl project, will replace seven local control rooms, covering from Cornwall to Gloucestershire. It was due to open in 2007 but the
TAUNTON Referees Society will hold its next meeting tomorrow (Thursday, November 26), at Taunton Town FC. The meeting will start at 7.30pm and there will be holding a Sports Quiz hosted by Martin Baldock. The society has no meeting in December.
WHAT a cracking day! Both sides up for it, committed, aggressive rugby and the result in the melting pot until the final quarter. No problems for referee Shane Lewis in this full blooded Somerset Cup tie. The strong south-westerly wind and the
THE local derby match between Taunton Deane and Taunton Vivary bowling clubs in Wessex League ended in a 86-apiece draw. Skips only: D. Hynard 28-18, M. Beale 18-26, M. Westlake 16-25, E. Kelloway 24-17. In a close fought game nobody knew the outcome
WELLINGTON firefighters Steve Horrill and Shaun Richards have been commended for “actions above and beyond the call of duty”. They were called into action on in February this year when hundreds of motorists were stranded near Exeter in freezing
TAUNTON Staplegrove's Under-18s producted another magical performance which saw them beat Sherborne 6-1. It meant Grove had completed the double over Sherborne having beaten them 4-1 at home in their opening game of this campaign. Playing into the wind
MINEHEAD's fine home form continued, coming out on top with a 5-3 victory against newly promoted Ashmoor, in atrocious conditions on Saturday in South Division One. With vice captain Swallow in charge following Watts's resignation the previous
MINEHEAD narrowly lost this highly entertaining home fixture against Almondsbury UWE last Saturday, after starting and finishing the game the stronger team. In the blustery, wet conditions it was testament to both sets of players that constructive
A FORMER Minehead police inspector who crashed his car in France after a heavy drinking session, killing his wife and three other passengers, has told a court his thoughts were “always” with his family and friends who died. Keith Bridges, 52, who was
PLANS for a new £38m surgical ward at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital will be revealed this weekend. Staff will be taking over the Orchard Shopping Centre on Friday and Saturday to give details of the plans and to ask for the public’s support
A FORMER Taunton Deane councillor has been banned from public office for two years after offensive material, including a bestiality porn film, was discovered on his publicly funded laptop. LibDem Andrew Woolley, of Norton Fitzwarren, who
THE latest results from Vivary Park Golf Club can be found here. Sunday 04 October 2009 Betterball Stableford: 1st Brian Trickey and Gary Wide 42 points. Sunday 10 October 2009 Medal: 1st Chris Heaslewood Nett 61; 2nd R. Thomas Nett 63. Saturday 17
I HAVE just gone over 4,000 friends on Facebook. 'Friends' may be a slight exaggeration in some cases – but Facebook is an ideal way to communicate. Politicians are sometimes regarded as being remote, so it is worth using many different ways to try
THE two outstanding Somerset FA Sunday Challenge Cup Third Round games involving local teams took place though with Westford and Bathpool both progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Westford took an early lead through Lee Hellier but where then on the back
THE West Somerset village of Porlock has just missed out on the national Communications title in this year’s Calor Village of the Year competition. The final results of the competition have now been announced, and although Porlock put up a
