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Taunton and Chipping Norton shortlisted among 21 best high...

October 1, 2015, 12:42 am
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The 21 best high streets in Britain have been named ahead of a public vote for the winner.The annual vote offers the reward of not just a boost to town pride but increased footfall, a cash prize and training for shops, bars and restaurants.High Streets Minister Marcus Jones said: "We had a record amount of high-quality entries to this year's competition – testament to the pride local people have and brilliant work being done to boost Britain's high streets."The local high street...

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Appeal for missing Sascha Gallichan, 15, from Taunton

October 2, 2015, 1:50 am
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UPDATE: Sascha has made contact with friends and is reported to be safe and well Police in Taunton are appealing for help to find a 15-year-old girl who has gone missing from home. Sascha Gallichan was last seen on Sunday this week, and police are appealing for anyone who knows where she is to call 101. Sascha is described as 5ft 4ins tall, of very slim build with blue eyes. She most recently has bleached blonde hair when she was last seen.Friends and family said: "Please contact the...

Appeal for missing Sascha Gallichan, 15, from Taunton

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Train delays between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton after...

October 22, 2015, 6:14 am
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A person has been hit on the train line between Taunton and Bristol on the Weston-super-Mare route.Emergency services have been on the scene dealing with the incident near Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea. The trains have been disrupted but a normal service is expected to be resumed at 2.30pm this afternoon. It is currently causing delays of up to 30 minutes between Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads via Weston-super-Mare.It is affecting CrossCountry routes between Plymouth and Newcastle / Dundee /...

Train delays between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton after...

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Driver punched in head several times by motorcyclist in Taunton...

July 6, 2016, 4:25 am
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A driver was punched several times in the head by a motorcyclist in an incident in Taunton on Monday (July 4).Avon and Somerset Constabulary is appealing for witnesses to the assault on Belvedere Road, which took place between 10.30pm and 10.50pm.A spokesman for the police said: "A moped collided with a parked red Peugeot 306 on Belvedere Road before driving off. "The driver of the car then drove after the moped and confronted the rider. The driver of the Peugeot was then assaulted by...

Driver punched in head several times by motorcyclist in Taunton...

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Taunton man died on stag do in Poland - inquest

July 6, 2016, 11:00 am
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The inquest into the sudden death of a young man from Taunton who died while on his brother's stag do in Poland has been unable to explain why he died. Gary Edwards, 28, from Staplegrove, had spent the day playing football with 15 friends on the beach in Sopot before going for a meal and drinks in a local bar. He went back to the apartment where he was staying at around 11pm.His flatmates found him dead in bed the following morning and unsuccessfully tried to revive him with CPR. His twin...

Taunton man died on stag do in Poland - inquest

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Accidental overdose killed Taunton woman

July 6, 2016, 9:00 pm
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A 30-year-old Taunton woman who suffered from Scoliosis died after she took an accidental overdose trying to deal with the pain caused by her condition.An inquest held in Taunton today heard she had far in excess of the recommended dose of her pain medication in her system when she died. Sara Folwell, who lived at Billetfield, had struggled with anxiety for much of her life and had undergone a major operation to try and correct the curvature of her spine.Despite the operation, she was still in...

Accidental overdose killed Taunton woman

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Yeovil Hospital surgeon Brian Madden who treated Mick McManus and...

July 7, 2016, 3:09 am
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A stalwart Somerset surgeon, councillor and community figure has sadly passed away at the age of 92.Brian Madden was a man who helped anybody and everybody he could across Yeovil and had links to Taunton, Bath and Sherborne.He helped establish the Orthopaedic Department at Yeovil Hospital in the 1960s and was the only orthopaedic surgeon in Yeovil for a number of years. He also set up the Apollo Swimming Club in the town and was a County Councillor.His son David said: "The Orthopaedic...

Yeovil Hospital surgeon Brian Madden who treated Mick McManus and...

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Victim of online trolling calls for 'National Hijab Day' in stand...

July 7, 2016, 5:40 am
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A trolling victim is calling on people in Somerset and Dorset to wear a headscarf to make a stand against racist abuse. Richard Day was targeted three years ago by an online troll, who was later convicted of making malicious communications and given 100 hours of community service. Now he is calling for Friday, July 8 to be National Hijab Day, asking residents of Yeovil and elsewhere in the west country to don a headscarf in solidarity with victims of racial abuse. Mr Day said: "Like...

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Road works on A38 and crash on B3134 near B3135 causes heavy...

July 7, 2016, 11:52 am
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There is traffic disruption this evening (July 7) in Somerset due to road works and a crash.Vehicles are facing significant queues and congestion on the A38 due to maintenance.Near Bridgwater and the Huntworth roundabout, traffic is slow in the area of road works.Further north on the A38, near Burnham-on-Sea, there is also road works related congestion on Bristol Road between the Pillmore Lane junction and East Brent roundabout.MORE: Shocked women catch Subway worker asleep in Wells store - and...

Road works on A38 and crash on B3134 near B3135 causes heavy...

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Man died of chronic constipation 19 years after suffering brain...

July 7, 2016, 9:00 pm
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A 56-year-old, who suffered a brain injury after attempting suicide in 1997, died at Musgrove Park Hospital as a result of severe constipation, a court in Taunton has heard.Richard Evison, a resident at Wey House in Norton Fitzwarren was rescued from the Cumberland Basin in 1997 while suffering from schizophrenia. When he was pulled out, he had spent 20 minutes in the freezing water and suffered a hypoxic brain injury, which left him needing full-time medical care.Carla Bowman, a carer at Wey...

Man died of chronic constipation 19 years after suffering brain...

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Taunton person makes 43 calls to 999 in ONE DAY as police warn of...

July 7, 2016, 10:00 pm
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Police have urged people to only ring 999 in an emergency after receiving almost 50 calls from one Somerset person. Avon and Somerset Constabulary tweeted that it received 43 calls from the same Taunton person yesterday (July 6). It sought to reiterate its message to 999 calls should only be made in an emergency and it is a huge drain on resources if it is misused. Pls only call 999 in an emergency. Yesterday one caller from Taunton rang 43 times! Misuse of 999 is a huge drain on our...

Taunton person makes 43 calls to 999 in ONE DAY as police warn of...

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Police appeal: Do you recognise this man?

July 8, 2016, 12:43 am
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Police have released CCTV images of a man they believe has vital information.A spokesman from Avon and Somerset police said: "We're releasing CCTV images of a man we'd like to identify in connection with damage caused to vehicles and the theft of fuel on the Walford Cross Industrial Estate in Taunton."The damage and thefts happened at around 7.30pm on Sunday 29 May.The spokesman added: "We previously arrested two 18-year-old men in connection with this incident and they've both...

Police appeal: Do you recognise this man?

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Somerset paedophile who molested girl, 6, has jail sentence cut...

July 8, 2016, 1:32 am
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A paedophile from Taunton who molested a six-year-old girl has had his jail term cut by senior judges on appeal.Julian Glanfield Soper, 52, of (The Smithy), Bishop's Hull, was caged for 14 years at Exeter Crown Court on July 3 last year.His crimes included making the girl pleasure him, Lord Justice Lloyd-Jones told London's Appeal Court today.Soper denied the allegations, saying the victim was a 'manipulative liar' - but he was the one who the jury disbelieved.READ MORE: Man died of chronic...

Somerset paedophile who molested girl, 6, has jail sentence cut...

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New Aldi store in Taunton should not be built says council expert

July 8, 2016, 5:24 am
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Proposals for a new Aldi in Taunton have been recommended for refusal by a planning officer.Aldi wants to build a new store on Bridgwater Road but faces an uphill task of convincing Taunton Deane Borough Council it will not harm trade in the town centre.The store is proposed for the former site of J K Aquatics in Bathpool.Planning officer Ms Frances Wadsley said in her report: "The proposal would result in significant impact upon the town centre, when considered in line with allocated...

New Aldi store in Taunton should not be built says council expert

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Taunton woman calls police because she lost her TV remote control

July 8, 2016, 7:40 am
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A Taunton woman called police because she had lost her remote and didn't want her neighbours to complain. Avon and Somerset Constabulary has released the audio recording of the call that took place earlier this week to raise awareness about unnecessary callers. The caller starts the conversation by acknowledging that it is not an emergency call but wanted to make police aware that it might receive calls from her neighbours, to which the call handler replied it was not a matter for the...

Taunton woman calls police because she lost her TV remote control

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Taunton Royal Marine with rare disease getting purpose built home...

July 8, 2016, 2:10 pm
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A Royal Marine who contracted a rare degenerative disease while serving in Afghanistan has been given a new home to help him as his condition deteriorates.Corporal Phil Eaglesham contracted Q Fever five years ago and as a result of the illness he has become wheelchair bound.Phil, his wife Julie and their three boys, Travis, 13, Tyler, 9 and Mason, 6, live in Taunton. However, their current home is becoming increasingly inaccessible for Phil. As his condition deteriorates simple things like...

Taunton Royal Marine with rare disease getting purpose built home...

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Fire crews battle Taunton house fire for three hours

July 8, 2016, 11:16 pm
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Fire crews from Taunton were called out to reports of a domestic dwelling on fire which took three hours to put out.Two fire engines were sent to Lyngford Road, Taunton, just after 2am.On arrival the incident commander confirmed smoke and flames and requested the attendance of two additional fire engines which were mobilised from Bridgwater and Wellington.NEWS FROM THE COUNTY: 55-year old charged with murder after death of man on SomersetA spokesman from Devon and Somerset fire and rescue said:...

Fire crews battle Taunton house fire for three hours

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Yeovil garage helps teenager with autism arrive at prom in Audi...

July 10, 2016, 9:44 am
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A Somerset teenager with autism arrived at his school prom in style for a night to remember thanks to the generosity of a garage in Yeovil.Keegan Norman, 16, who lives in Taunton, thought he would be turning up at the end of school term event discretely in his dad's ordinary Vauxhall Astra.But sister Tammy thought that he deserved a grand arrival to the Bishop Foxes Community School prom he would never forget. She began contacting Audi garages in the area because of Keegan's love for the German...

Yeovil garage helps teenager with autism arrive at prom in Audi...

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Fire at Merry Harriers pub in Clayhidon near Wellington

July 10, 2016, 11:40 pm
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A pub was hit by fire late last night, with firefighters called out to the Blackdown Hills on the Devon and Somerset Border.A fire crew from nearby Wellington went to the Merry Harriers pub on Blackdown Hill Road in Clayhidon at 10.49pm and found a building "well alight".They immediately called for backup from Wellington and at 11.20pm called for two further engines to come from Taunton and a specialist incident command unit from Wiveliscombe.The fire was brought under control but the...

Fire at Merry Harriers pub in Clayhidon near Wellington

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Traffic building in Taunton up after crash near M5

July 11, 2016, 5:28 am
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Traffic is building up in Taunton following a crash this afternoon (July 11).The A358 has been partially blocked at the M5 junction 25 and congestions is reportedly backing up to Lipe Lane.It is not known what has caused the crash at this stage or if anyone has been injured.Did you see anything? Get in touch with me by email at: josh.fordham@westgaz.co.uk if you are safe and legally free to do so.READ: Driver charged with possession of class A drugs after wall crash in Yeovil

Traffic building in Taunton up after crash near M5

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