Exmoor-based TV star Simon MacCorkindale dies
CASUALTY actor Simon MacCorkindale, who lived on Exmoor, has died.
Nynehead event raises £2,500 for Armed Forces charity
TAUNTON MP Jeremy Browne is pictured with Chloe and Emily Summers at an art garden event at Nynehead Court.
Somerset Heritage Centre to open its doors
THE new Somerset Heritage Centre near Taunton will open its doors to the public for the first time on Monday.
Somerset fire crews rescue ten animals a month
FIREFIGHTERS in Somerset don’t just put out building blazes and pull people free from crushed cars ... figures obtained by the County Gazette show that nearly ten times a month on average, they are called to rescue cows, horses, birds, cats, dogs and a host of other animals.
Minehead rugby players taken to hospital after clash of heads
TWO Minehead Rugby Club players were taken to hospital after a clash of heads during Saturday’s game against North Petherton.
Taunton Rugby Club clinch league title
Taunton RFC clinched the National League 3 South West title this afternoon with a hard-fought victory over Weston-super-Mare this afternoon.
West Somerset MP wins appeal over £16k mortgage claim
WEST Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger will not now have to pay back £2,400 he claimed for mortgage interest repayments.
Tiny Faye is a new year tot
TINY Faye Anderson entered the world at 8.17pm on New Year's Day at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
Chloe is a new year smasher
LITTLE Chloe Powell was born at 8.15pm on New Year's Day, at Musgrove Park Hospital, in Taunton, weighing 7lb 7oz.
Liddell-Grainger defends billing taxpayer for cleaner at second home
WEST Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has defended spending taxpayers’ money on a cleaner for his second home in London – while he was back in his constituency.
