November 2015 – 97.3 Apple FM

Slummy Single Mummy blogger in Taunton awarded Best UK Blog

30th November 2015 0

Taunton based blogger Jo Middleton scooped not one but two awards on Friday at the inaugural Vuelio Blog Awards, held in London. Mum of two Jo who writes the popular blog Slummy Single Mummy originally […]

Johnny Kingdom will flick the switch at Taunton’s Christmas Festival this Sunday

30th November 2015 0

Taunton’s Christmas tree lights will be officially switched on this Sunday after the planned event had to be cancelled due to stormy weather. Organisers of the switch-on, Time4, had to take the tough decision to […]

Cadets spend day in cells at Taunton Police Station to raise funds for units

30th November 2015 0

A day spent locked in police cells has helped Avon and Somerset Volunteer Police Cadets raise £1,000 in sponsorship for their units. Teenaged cadets from the units based in Street and Taunton spent seven hours […]

Bloody and criminal record risks of Somerset recycling site thefts

30th November 2015 0

The double risks to life and liberty from trying to steal from Somerset recycling sites have been graphically illustrated in recent weeks. Staff at a recycling centre arrived one morning to discover pools of blood […]

Somerset cricketers donate kit to Taunton’s Rydon Ward

30th November 2015 0

James Hildreth and Adam Hose made the short trip to Cheddon Road on Friday to donate some cricket equipment to the Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The equipment, which was kindly donated by Somerset County […]

Smouldering light fitting sparks evacuation of Coral in Priorswood Place

29th November 2015 0

Two fire appliances from Taunton were mobilised following a call from an alarm receiving centre reporting a fire alarm activation at Coral, Priorswood Place, Taunton at 14:40 this afternoon (Sunday). After speaking to a member […]

Yellow Weather Warning for Wind across South West on Monday

29th November 2015 0

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

Car leaves roadway with male on roof on M5 Northbound between Junction 26 and 25

28th November 2015 0

The fire service were called to assist other agencies with a road traffic collision on the M5 Northbound between Junction 26 and 25 at 18:13 this evening (Saturday). Two crews from Wellington, one crew from […]

Car ‘well alight’ on M5 between Junction 25 and 26

28th November 2015 0

Fire Control received multiple calls to a vehicle fire on the M5 Junction 25 – Junction 26 at 08:36 this morning (Saturday). Two fire engines from Taunton were mobilised. On arrival the incident commander confirmed one […]

Severe weather postpones Taunton’s Christmas lights switch-on

28th November 2015 0

Due to severe weather forecasted tomorrow, Taunton’s Christmas Festival has been postponed until Sunday 6 December. Yellow weather warnings of wind across Somerset issued yesterday have been extended until 20:00 tomorrow evening. Inland gusts of […]