THE League of Friends has donated £400,000 to equip eight bays at the expanded emergency department at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton. The former A&E was renovated at a cost of £2.9million to cope with increased patient numbers – it was originally
AFTER the postponement of the Stableford qualifyer on Monday, due to heavy rain, 33 Seniors gathered at Windwhistle Golf Club for the three-man Bowmaker tournament on Wednesday. Despite the benign conditions, the teams found difficulties around
CHARD athlete Thomas Priest has successfully qualified to compete in the Duathlon European Championships in Cologne, Germany. The race, which takes place on May 31, will see Thomas compete against some of Europe’s best athletes in a 1000m swim
ILMINSTER Town Council will send a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron about its concerns over ‘free for all’ developments in rural areas. Huish Episcopi Parish Council asked the council to support its objections to Government guidelines, which
TRANSPORT Minister Robert Goodwill will be travelling along the A303 to see at firsthand the problems experienced by residents, visitors and businesses. The campaign to improve the A303 is a top priority for Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire county
Fresha Devon & Exeter League Premier Division Budleigh Salterton Res 3, Chard Town Res 3 CHARD travelled to fourth-placed Budleigh on Saturday on a run of good form and came away with a hard-earned point. In an end-of-season game which
SSE National League 2 South P W D L Diff Ps Hartpury Collge 28 22 0 6 348 112 Canterbury 29 19 0 10 97 100 Ampthill 28 19 1 8 368 99 Bishop's Strtfrd 28 16 2 10 113 92 Cambridge 28 16 0 12 110 84 Clifton 29 17
Under-13s Division 1 P W D L Gd Ps E Coker Cockerels 14 13 1 0 57 40 Wells City 13 11 1 1 59 34 Castle Cary 13 8 2 3 44 26 Wessex Youth 17 5 2 10 -47 17 Merriott Bombers 13 4 1 8 -38 13 Ilminster Town 16
A CHARITY football match will be played on Sunday (April 20) in memory of a popular student who died aged just 15. Bradley Cullen, who went to Swanmead School in Ilminster, died last June due to heart failure brought about by the rare Duchenne
