ILMINSTER councillors have agreed to seek funding for speed activated signs in the town. At last Tuesday's town council planning meeting, councillors said that if the money is available, their preferred locations for the electronic signs would be Station
A CRACKING free-kick from the experienced Dean Windass gave Bradford City a 1-0 victory over Yeovil Town at Huish Park in the Coca-Cola League One on Saturday. The late strike was a bitter pill to swallow as Yeovil had dominated for long periods of the
Two rowers from Cornwall have had to be rescued when finding themselves in trouble near the end of the gruelling Atlantic Rowing Race. An electronic SOS was sent from the Spirit of Cornwall by rowers Bob Warren, 40, and Chris Barrett, 41 and picked up
FLAMING beacons will mark the silver jubilee of the Quantock Hills as Britain's first area of outstanding natural beauty on May 9. Altogether, 50 events are planned throughout 2006 to mark the occasion, including guided walks, talks with guest speakers
A MAN is critical after being involved in a serious road traffic collision on Friday morning in the Northgate area of Bridgwater. Officers were called at around 2.30am to the collision between a Ford Escort car and an articulated lorry and are aksing
BRIDGWATER has been warned it is building "the slums of the future" in the town. The warning comes after Sedgemoor District Council ignored residents concerns and approved a planning application for 53 new homes off Monmouth Street. For more on this story
TWO men have died after a head-on crash at Stonegallows Hill, Taunton, late Saturday night. A 34-year-old man, driving a white Honda CRX, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 32-year-old male driver of the other car, a Ford Escort, was taken to
A ROBBERY took place in the centre of Taunton this afternoon (Monday). The raid was on the DJ Moor Second-Hand Antique Jewellery shop in St James Street. Police cordoned off the area after recieving a call at 4.13pm. It has not yet been confirmed whether
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested after Camborne police discovered the body of a 39-year-old man at Wellington Close on Saturday night. Also at the same address a 57-year-old man was found with serious stab wounds at around 11.45pm on Saturday January
A ROBBERY took place in the centre of Taunton this afternoon (Monday). The raid was on the DJ Moor Second-Hand Antique Jewellery shop in St James Street. Police cordoned off the area after recieving a call at 4.13pm. It has not yet been confirmed whether
A COUPLE walking in treacherous mud nearly a mile from the Brean shore were flown to safety by Burnham's hovercraft on Saturday. The Spirit Of Lelaina was training nearby on when a member of the public spotted the couple walking across the mud towards
NYNEHEAD Parish Council is appealing against a decision to add more villages to its ward on Taunton Deane Council. The village is currently in the Bradford on Tone ward with Langford Budville and Oake, with one borough councillor representing every member
AN American animal lover has found her dream job after being appointed the new manager of the National Seal Sanctuary in Gweek. Michelle Drew, 38, originally from Los Angeles fell in love with the seals when she visited the sanctuary during her first
A FIRE crew helped free a three-year-old Chard girl after her hand became lodged in the wheel of a pram. The incident happened at a house near Manor Court Primary School on Friday afternoon. The crew were able to free the girl, who was left with only
POLICE in Exeter have begun an investigation following the stabbing of a man in the city. The incident occurred at a house in Burnthouse Lane just after midnight Saturday, January 21, when officers received a report that a 20-year-old man had been stabbed
POLICE have issued an appeal for witnesses to a road traffic collision in which three dogs including a guide dog died. The incident happened at about 6.30pm last Tuesday (January 17) on the A303 westbound carriageway near to the Sparkford roundabout.
TWO men have died after a head-on crash at Stonegallows Hill, Taunton, late Saturday night. A 34-year-old man, driving a white Honda CRX, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 32-year-old male driver of the other car, a Ford Escort, was taken to
A MAN died and another sustained serious injuries following a crash at Stonegallows Hill, Taunton, shortly after 10pm on Saturday night. The 34-year-old Taunton man, driving a white Honda CRX,was in collision with a Ford Escort on the A38. The Honda CRX
Vandals have daubed black writing on four areas of Truro city centre. Graffiti containing the words "bin boy" appeared in either black paint or ink marker pen, with a large amount found in the lift area and on the main doors of the Lemon Quay car park
