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  • Anniversary concert at Queens College to celebrate 175 years

    A CLASSICAL extravaganza is taking place this month to mark the 175th anniversary of Queen’s College. The independent school in Taunton’s Trull Road has been staging a year of celebrations and the concert on June 29 in the Queen’s Hall is the latest

  • BYO - that's bring your own - glass bottle for milk on draught

    A FOOD store is doing its bit to cut down on plastic waste - in the shadow of a plant producing millions of plastic bottles a year. Pyne’s of Somerset is now selling draught milk in reusable bottles and boss Malcolm Pyne says after only a few weeks

  • UPDATE: Trescothick dropped ahead of Kent match

    MARCUS Trescothick has been dropped from the Somerset squad ahead of this week's Specsavers County Championship match against Kent, but in-form Lewis Gregory returns after injury. The fixture begins tomorrow (11am start) at Canterbury, and head

  • Get a taste for beekeeping during special sessions

    A BEEKEEPING taster session will be held near Taunton next month. On Saturday, June 22, people will be able to find out more about honeybees and see inside a hive thanks to the Taunton Beekeepers group. Julie Husband, event co-ordinator, said

  • Fun and games at World Cup Fanzone

    FANS flocked to the Cricket World Cup Fanzone at Castle Green in Taunton yesterday, generating an enjoyable atmosphere around the global tournament. With Afghanistan playing New Zealand at the County Ground on Saturday afternoon, the town filled

  • Devastating blaze destroys roof at Somerset pub

    STAFF at a pub devastated by fire yesterday are hoping to open again as soon as possible. A roof at the Puriton Inn was destroyed in the blaze which started in an oven in the kitchen. Firefighters battled the smoke and flames after being called

  • Police officer at 'grime scene' mops the floor at Costa

    A BIKER from Taunton was surprised to see a police officer in uniform mopping the floor in a take away. The motorcyclist, who has asked not to be named, says he was on his way home and spotted the officer cleaning the floor when he stopped off

  • CRICKET: Somerset Women head into T20 campaign

    SOMERSET Women were due to finish their 50-over campaign at home to Devon on Sunday, only for the weather to intervene and the match to be rained off. It leaves Somerset second from bottom in the Women's County Championship Division 2 table, five

  • Exmoor Society encouraging young entrepreneurs

    THE Exmoor Pinnacle Award 2019 is now open for entries. Organised by The Exmoor Society, the competition is open to young people aged between 18 and 27 years who live live work or study in the Greater Exmoor area. It offers up to £3,000 to an

  • Cafe event to help parents cope with teenage children

    A DOCTORS' surgery is putting on sessions to help parents cope with the challenges of children as they begin to grow up. Taunton Doctors, based at Victoria Gate, is launching a Taunton Patenting Café for mums and dads of youngsters aged from nine