January 2015 – 97.3 Apple FM

Gas leak inside property at Slapes Close, Taunton

31st January 2015 0

The Fire Service received a call reporting a leak of gas inside a domestic property at Slapes Close, Taunton at 18:41 today (Saturday 31 January). Two fire appliances from Taunton attended. Fire crews confirmed a […]

Bridgwater College Floristry student wins place at Chelsea Flower Show

31st January 2015 0

A student studying a Level 4 Higher Diploma in Floristry at Bridgwater College’s Cannington Centre has been placed first in the regional heats for the RHS Young Chelsea Florist of the Year 2015 competition. Emily […]

Celebrating LGBT History Month at Somerset libraries

31st January 2015 0

To celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History Month, Somerset Libraries have compiled a list of book titles available which are either from, for, or about the LGBT community. LGBT History Month takes place this […]

Two vehicle collision on M5 Northbound between Junctions 25 and 24

30th January 2015 0

Two fire appliances from Taunton were sent to a report of a road traffic collision on the M5 Northbound between Junctions 25 and 24 at 19:31 tonight (Friday 30 January). On arrival crews confirmed that no persons were […]

Drugs duo ordered to pay nearly 35k: See inside the raided underground cannabis factory in Somerset

30th January 2015 0

Two men serving prison sentences for production of cannabis at an underground factory have today been ordered to pay nearly £35,000 by Taunton Crown Court following a Proceeds of Crime Act application. Adam Williams, from […]

Yellow warning for Ice across South West today and tomorrow

30th January 2015 0

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert of Ice across South West England today and tomorrow. The areas affected are likely to be: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North […]

4 years for burglar who targeted young family home in Taunton

30th January 2015 0

Today at Taunton Crown Court, Judge Ewan Ambrose sentenced Trevor Sweeney (39) to four years imprisonment following a guilty verdict for burglary. Sweeney, from Taunton, entered the home of a young family in the early […]

Environment Protection Unit called from Taunton to lorry ‘well alight’ in Shepton Mallet

30th January 2015 0

Fire Control received calls reporting a lorry on fire which was carrying hardcore stone at 11:22 this morning (Friday 30 January). Two appliances from Shepton Mallet and Wells were mobilised to this incident just outside the traffic […]

Appeal for witnesses after scaffolding tower theft in Highbridge

30th January 2015 0

Avon and Somerset Constabulary are appealing for the public’s help following a burglary in Highbridge. The incident happened on the Morland Road Industrial Estate on Morland Road sometime between 1pm on Saturday (24 January) and 7:30am […]

Taunton seminar to help protect Somerset’s heritage

30th January 2015 0

In a bid to tackle heritage crime, English Heritage and Avon and Somerset Police have organised a seminar in Taunton on Monday 2 February. Heritage crime includes offences such as illegal metal detecting on farmland, […]