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£6m scheme to protect Taunton town centre from flooding delayed to early-2027
'Work to enable other flood alleviation schemes to progress is at early stages'
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'Work to enable other flood alleviation schemes to progress is at early stages'
Great news for our high street! A much-loved Taunton store, which even had a visit from an EastEnders star when it first opened, is celebrating a significant milestone. It's wonderful to see such a long-standing business thriving right here in our town.
Police say the van driver ran a red light
Police have already carried out CCTV and house-to-house enquiries
People have weeks to have their say
The mum of Taunton stabbing victim Barnaby Webber has spoken out after 11 NHS staff were sacked for inappropriately accessing the medical records of the Nottingham attack victims
Around £109,000 set aside to deliver a new travellers' site near Taunton was quietly removed from Somerset Council's budget by officers.
Oliver Ager is alleged to have groped a number of woman as they walked past him
'While I welcome the speed indicator devices, it's clear that more is needed'
Eight caravans moved in
Talmadge is from the Wincanton area and has links to Wells, Taunton and Castle Cary
People "travel for miles" to visit the large Taunton venue
Two men have been arrested
On one of the town's largest housing estates.
Taunton's Bertie, a self-confessed 'grade-A virgin', was left feeling 'relieved' after an intimate session with sexologist Celeste Hirschman on Channel 4's Virgin Island
Lola has links to Taunton and Weston-super-Mare
Firefighters rushed out to the property in north Taunton
60 have been made available at below the market rate
Housing plans have been given the go-ahead
New plans are set to come forward for the site