7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (209+ words) Daisy the rescue dog didn't win any prizes, but they certainly captured then-Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow's heart back in 2016. Ms Pow paired with Dogs Trust five-year-old Shih Tzu to compete against other politicians for the title of Westminster Dog…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (267+ words) Here are the latest planning decisions made by Somerset Council in and around Taunton. A proposal to build 24 homes on land south of Butts Way in Milverton has been refused. The plans, submitted by R K Building Ltd, included access,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (690+ words) RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters. The charity has issued security advice in the wake of protests in Dover and Portsmouth, which…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (212+ words) A plot of land which could potentially be turned into a housing development could be sold for around £300,000. The site off the B3092 on the southern edge of Frome is “an interesting opportunity”, according to development specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt. It…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (586+ words) As the County Gazette's files show, it's been 20 years since Andy Burnham visited Musgrove Park Hospital and saw the World War Two-era buildings staff were trying to work in, writes Gideon Amos MP. He now needs to take action and…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (544+ words) WELLINGTON parking charges are set for an overhaul under new Somerset Council tariff plans. Drivers in Wellington could face steep increases in parking charges under Somerset Council's proposed new tariff system, with all three of the town's council-run car parks…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (464+ words) 9/11 certainly goes down as one of the darkest days in living memory, writes Phil Hill. The 25th anniversary of the atrocity that killed 2,977 people and injured thousands more falls on Friday, September 11. It was one of those occasions when many of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (263+ words) South Park will be renamed South America for its upcoming 29th series, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced. The change appears to be a reference to US president Donald Trump signing an executive order in August to rename Lake…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (306+ words) The Prince of Wales will represent his father at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday. Harald, who is the King’s second cousin once removed, died on August 28 at the age of 89. His funeral will take place…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (519+ words) Somerset Council faces a hefty legal bill after the Planning Inspectorate ruled that a caravan park near the M5 can remain in place. The Cornish Farm Touring Park lies on Killams Avenue just outside Taunton, immediately south of the motorway and…...