ONE lane on the M5 is closed after a car pulling a trailer overturned. The incident happened at around 5pm this evening (October 16), closing the northbound lane between junction 22 (Burnham-on-Sea) and junction 21 (Weston-super-Mare). A spokesperson
RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include: Benjamin David Frederick Rogers, 32, of Home Farm, West Quantoxhead, possession of an offensive weapon namely pepper spray, £34 victim surcharge, pepper spray to be forfeited and destroyed
TAUNTON Town turn their focus back to league action tomorrow, after enjoying a thrilling 4-2 victory over Truro City in the FA Cup on Tuesday. That win booked the Peacocks’ passage into the fourth round qualifying stage of the competition, and
THERE were 40 positive Covid-19 tests reported in Somerset in the latest daily figures. The new confirmed cases were divided among the county council area's four districts. The latest figures for the 24 hours to 5pm yesterday (Thursday) mean
A PERSON in Taunton has scooped a cool £30,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery. But the shy winner has plumped to remain anonymous. The windfall prize has gone to a resident of Southwood Grove after their postcode TA1 5NX came up today (Friday
A SCHEME has been launched to encourage people who shop online to buy from local businesses. Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT) have gifted ShopAppy to retailers for 12 months, to help boost trade in the county. Shops will be given the
A FARMER has unveiled plans for a new free range egg-laying chicken house to ensure the enterprise passes on to the next generation. Mark Pope believes diversifying will help ensure the future of Staple Farm, on the edge of Staple Fitzpaine.
SOMERSET will contest two red-ball titles next summer, with the County Championship returning in a revised format. It was announced today (Friday) that a structure has been agreed for the 2021 competition only - to help mitigate against potential
THE owner of a Wellington beauty salon is planning to relocate the business to a garage attached to her home. Diane Kozaczuk has applied for planning permission to run Top2Toe from her home in Popes Lane, Rockwell Green. She currently operates
SOMERSET director of cricket Andy Hurry says he is “really excited” about the club’s future, after the latest batch of young players impressed during the truncated 2020 season. Hurry told the County Gazette that the playing squad’s “creativity
THE show must go on at a Taunton theatre this Christmas... so they have decided to team up with Reamba Productions to create a one-off show this December. The Show Will Go On brings together Reamba Productions members as well as some of Somerset
AFTER three-year-old Lily Vine was diagnosed with cancer during lockdown, family friend Philip Barnett decided he had to do something to help. So, he decided to run a half-marathon - despite not being a keen runner - to raise money for the charity
A NEW three-tier strategy of local lockdown measures for England has been announced by Boris Johnson in efforts to curb rising Covid-19 rates. The Prime Minister told the Commons on Monday (October 12) that this will “simplify and standardise” local
LOTS of people speak in a language unfamiliar to others - but this is not Italian, or German - but the speak of emoji. Emoji are icons used in text and messaging services on mobile phones or computers. Now, energy firm EDF has created a series
