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  • PRE-SEASON: Peacocks batter young Cheltenham side

    Pre-season friendly Taunton Town 7, Cheltenham Town 0 TAUNTON Town eviscerated a young Cheltenham Town side on Friday night, goal-getter-in-chief Andrew Neal leading the way with a hat-trick. His two strikes - the second quite extraordinary

  • PREVIEW: Saints aim to upset Bath

    WITH only two wins from 11 West of England Premier League matches this season, Taunton St Andrew's are running out of time to avert relegation from Premier 1. Bottom of the table and 23 points adrift of safety, the Saints could do without facing

  • Concerns over roll-out of 5G across Somerset

    Rolling out 5G technology across Somerset will have “no consequence for public health”, according to a county council expert. Town councils in Frome and Glastonbury have voted to oppose the roll-out of 5G in their area, claiming that it could be

  • PREVIEW: Two changes for Somerset ahead of Kent clash

    SOMERSET have named a 13-man squad for tomorrow's Vitality Blast match away to Kent, which is due to start at 7pm at the Spitfire Ground. This is Kent's opening fixture in the 2019 T20 competition, while Somerset are looking to make it two wins

  • PICTURES: Grand Western adventure for club athletes

    IT was another great sporting weekend, as Running Forever Running Club members refused to be eclipsed by some bloke driving in a circle or some other blokes with bats. Massive congratulations go to Helen Needs, who completed her first Ultra at

  • EIGHT MILES of oil spillage causes hours of traffic chaos

    ALL three lanes of the M5 were closed because of EIGHT MILES of oil spillage caused by a broken down vehicle. The lanes were closed this morning (July 19) northbound between junction 26 Wellington and junction 24 Bridgwater. The closures caused

  • Plans for new Somerset primary school approved

    Somerton will finally get a new primary school after plans were approved by Somerset County Council. King Ina Church of England Academy currently operates on two sites at opposite ends of the town, with pupils and staff having to travel between

  • Should Taunton businesses back the 'BID'?

    COULD Taunton be about to get its own Business Improvement District? The town’s businesses were invited to a launch event at Somerset County Cricket Club on Tuesday evening (July 16) to hear from business leaders looking to bring a BID to Taunton