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  • County town to get new £15m link road

    By Western Daily Press at 05:00 on 22/05/13
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    The economic potential of Taunton has been given a multi-million pound boost thanks to a new road-building grant. The Government has confirmed it has allocated £15.2 million to Somerset County Council towards the building of the Northern Inner Distributor Road. It will provide a link from Priory Avenue to Staplegrove Road, taking traffic away from the town centre and Priorswood Road, and to the Firepool regeneration site, planned...
  • Letters, May 22: Yeovil's football success, dambuster musings and more on Edithmead Church

    By Western Daily Press at 05:00 on 22/05/13
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    Yeovil's gain is a big loss for the rest of us Speaking as a big fan of Taunton Town Football Club, I really cannot rejoice at Yeovil Town's promotion into the npower Championship. In fact it is quite the opposite, it has left me feeling very dejected. I was hoping so much that Brentford would beat them. This is very bad news for the likes of Taunton, Bridgwater and all the other smaller clubs in Somerset. It's bad enough now...
  • Bank Holiday collection changes in the Taunton area

    By SWPSocial at 14:22 on 21/05/13
    Recycling collections in action.
    Bank Holiday Monday 27 May moves all the week's recycling and rubbish collections one day later than usual, including Friday's pick-ups on Saturday 1 June. Recycling site timetables are unchanged so all sites are open Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 8am-1pm and Bank Holiday Monday 8am-7pm.
  • Charitable support has the strength to care for the nation's elite corps

    By Western Daily Press at 05:00 on 21/05/13
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    The homecoming celebrations for 40 Commando Royal Marines not only honoured the final deployment of the unit on combat operations in Afghanistan, but also marked an important first for leading charities who support the wider Royal Marine Corps, writes Tina Rowe. Three notable organisations joined together to support the event: The Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund and Go Commando, the charity...
  • Year of rain fails to dampen demand as land values soar

    By Western Daily Press at 05:00 on 20/05/13
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    wdnews@bepp.co.uk They may have spent much of 2012 – and some of 2013 – under water but that has not stopped the value of the West Country's fertile fields rocketing to a new high. The region is home to some of the best pasture in the country and produces what many would argue are the country's best dairy products – a fact reflect in last year's 10.7 per cent rise in value, to a high well in excess of ...

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