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The former bar/nightclub in East Street, Taunton, is set to be sold at auction

Former Taunton bar and nightclub set to be sold at auction

A FORMER nightclub and bar in Taunton is set to be sold at auction next month. The property, at 48…

Armed police were sent to a derelict property in Harp Chase, Taunton, on Thursday evening. Picture: Google

Armed police arrest four after incident in Taunton

ARMED police descended on a derelict property in Taunton last night (September 25) – and made four arrests. Officers, along…

Chief Constable Sarah Crew, top left, Somerset Council leader Bill Revans, top right, and Avon & Somerset PCC Clare Moody, bottom right, have called for calm

‘People are scared’: Somerset leaders unite to condemn spate of hate crimes

“PEOPLE are scared to go about their daily lives for fear of being attacked in the street. This is…

Somerset fire crews tackle vehicle fires – including tractor in West Somerset and a car on the M5

SOMERSET crews were called to a trio of vehicle fires on Thursday (September 25) – including a tractor. The first…

Recycling collections have been delayed across Somerset. Picture: Somerset Council

More missed recycling collections in Somerset: List of areas affected

RECYCLING collections today (September 25) are once again facing delays – as crews catch up on previous missed…

Mark Raven started work at Taunton School in 2007. Picture: Google

Taunton School teacher banned for two years over “inappropriate” messages to pupil

A TAUNTON School teacher who exchanged around 2,000 messages with a pupil – some of which were deemed “unprofessional…

An artist impression representing a basis for street scenes on the new development in Taunton. Picture: CarneySweeney/Somerset Council

Plans for further 239 new homes on Staplegrove development in Taunton submitted

A DETAILED planning application for 239 new homes in Taunton has been submitted. The scheme, submitted by CarneySweeney on behalf…

Tony Horton's collection will go on sale on October 9. Picture: GTH

Popular Somerset auction porter’s antiques collection to go under the hammer

THE private collection of a long-serving Somerset antiques and livestock porter will go on sale next month. Tony Horton, who…

Taunton and Wellington MP Gideon Amos speaking at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth

Somerset MP unveils plan to halve domestic energy bills during conference speech

SOMERSET MP Gideon Amos has unveiled an ambitious plan to halve energy bills for UK homes by 2035. Mr Amos,…

The former Debenhams building in North Street, Taunton, is up for sale...

Former Debenhams building in Taunton is up for sale: See inside – and how much

THE former Debenhams building in Taunton is for sale. Boasting a 1930s Art Deco frontage, the vast former North Street…