Taunton, England News

Protesters Brian Larcombe, Keith Woodmason, Alan Wedderkopp, Eileen Zoers and Keith Zoers at the proposed development site on the edge of Taunton.

In the dock at Bristol Crown Court are Rafal Nowak, 31, of Willow Way, Chard, Anna Lagwinowicz, 32, of South Street, Taunton and Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, 38, of Holway Avenue, Taunton.

WORK on a new link road will go ahead in Taunton after receiving final approval from Local Transport Minister Norman Baker today .

Coker on Somerset Last Council Election : Con 28, Lib Dem 18, Lab 3, UKIP 3, Ind 2 Last Ward Election : Lib Dem 1,454 Con 1,365 Green 249 Ind 131 Last Ward Election : Lib Dem 1,687 Con 1,559 Green 271 Ind 151 Somerset has always been a Conservative / Liberal Democrat battleground going back as far as 1989.

TAUNTON Deane Council says it estimates 15,000 people turned out for the 40 Commando parade in the county town this morning.

MR Nowak has told the court he met Anna Lagwinowicz "about ten times" in Chard between April and September 2012.

NEWSQUEST Somerset reporters and photographers will be out in Taunton town centre from early on Thursday morning bringing you all the atmosphere and build-up to the 40 Commando parade.

When the trial resumes tomorrow, the prosecution case is likely to conclude and jurors may begin hearing the start of the cases put by the defendants.

PEOPLE across the Taunton area have a chance to officially welcome home 40 Commando Royal Marines tomorrow following their final tour of Afghanistan.

IN 1877, at a well-attended centenary meeting, the Bath and West's secretary, Josiah Goodwin, stated proudly that the society's founders "were among the first if not the very first to promote the welfare of the people by a systematic co-operation between the tillers of the soil and the cultivators of literature, art and science". The members, he ... (more)

Hatch Court, built in Bath stone in 1755 and designed by Thomas Prowse. Nearby is the Taunton-Chard canal.

It's @GazetteMMarsh at Bristol Crown Court for the Catherine Wells-Burr murder trial.

Pam Walker and Wendy Harding, from Taunton Foodbank, Rebecca Beggs, of the Beacon Trust, which helped fund the grant, and Somerset Community Fund trustee Stuart Thorne.

Twenty eight people were arrested by police in West Somerset yesterday during a day of action against drugs and suspects wanted for a range of other offences.

A WOMAN who picked mushrooms from her garden to treat her husband when he got home from work ended up poisoning herself, an inquest heard.

A group of five seasoned cavers were leaving Frozen Deep on Sunday at 3pm when a rock fall caught Naomi Sharp, 34, a glancing blow to the head and pinned Nick Chipchase's left hand.

In the dock at Bristol Crown Court are Rafal Nowak, 31, of Willow Way, Chard, Anna Lagwinowicz, 32, of South Street, Taunton and Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, 38, of Holway Avenue, Taunton.

PEOPLE across the Taunton area have a chance to officially welcome home 40 Commando Royal Marines next week following their final tour of Afghanistan.

In the dock at Bristol Crown Court are Rafal Nowak, 31, of Willow Way, Chard, Anna Lagwinowicz, 32, of South Street, Taunton and Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, 38, of Holway Avenue, Taunton.

Gavin Michael Bray, 35, who is currently suspended as a teacher at Sir John Colfox School, Bridport , will appear at a plea and case management hearing at Taunton Crown Court on Monday, June 3. Bray, who is believed to have previously lived in Ashbourne Crescent, Taunton, spoke only to confirm his personal details in a brief appearance at Taunton ... (more)