August 2017 – 97.3 Apple FM

Monkton Heathfield bus gate work nearing completion

31st August 2017 0

Major developer works to install a new bus gate and improve pedestrian facilities in Monkton Heathfield are nearing completion. The bus gate on Bridgwater Road and improvements to the Milton Hill junction form a key […]

Wellington fire crew called to tractor on its side

30th August 2017 0

One fire appliance from Wellington was mobilised to reports of a tractor which had overturned on Gerbestone Road, West Buckland, Wellington at 21:45 last night (Tuesday). Upon arrival crews confirmed one tractor on its side and all persons […]

Play area at Lyngford Park in Taunton given makeover by NCS volunteers

28th August 2017 0

The popular children’s play area at Lyngford Park in Taunton has been given a makeover thanks to a DIY SOS call answered by community-minded young people. North Taunton One Team – the multi-agency group working […]

Fire at play park in Taunton believed to have started deliberately

27th August 2017 0

A fire appliance from Taunton was immediately mobilised following multiple calls to thick black smoke in the area and a fire in the play park on Creechbarrow Road in Taunton at 10:50 this morning (Sunday). On arrival, the […]

‘Deliberate’ fire at derelict school building in Taunton

26th August 2017 0

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service were called to a report of a smell of burning coming from a derelict school building on Lyngford Road in Taunton at 18:38 this evening (Saturday). Two fire appliances […]

Marcus Trescothick signs one-year extension with Somerset

25th August 2017 0

Marcus Trescothick has put pen to paper on a new contract extension which will see him proudly wear the Somerset CCC crest on his chest for another year. The 41 year old has become one […]

NatWest relocating to former HMV store in Taunton

24th August 2017 0

NatWest in Taunton will be moving into the former HMV store, it has been revealed. The ‘brand new state of the art branch’ will move from its current address in North Street to Fore Street. NatWest’s local […]

Taunton Academy sees dramatic improvement in its GCSE results

24th August 2017 0

The Taunton Academy has seen a dramatic improvement in its GCSE results. It has reported a 50% rise in pass rates, from 33% last year to 51.3% of students achieving 5 grades A* – C […]

Craig and Jamie Overton extend contracts with Somerset until 2020

24th August 2017 0

Somerset County Cricket Club are delighted to be able to announce that Craig and Jamie Overton have signed contract extensions which will keep them at the Club until at least the end of the 2020 […]

Rebecca Pow’s Older Generation Fair comes this Saturday

23rd August 2017 0

Rebecca Pow, Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane will be holding a special Fair for residents of our older generation across Taunton Deane on Saturday 26th August following the success of her Older Peoples Day […]