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  • 'Time to learn to love insects!'

    BUZZING bees and fluttering butterflies may not cross our minds as the nights draw in and we retreat indoors but the actions we take now and into spring can really help these and other important insects, and they really need all the help they can get

  • Ring for help! Where have the doughnuts gone?

    WHAT’S happened to the iced ring doughnut at Greggs? Fans of the sugary fancy at the high street bakery have been disappointed in recent months - because the iced ring doughnut has disappeared. @GreggsOfficial what's happened to your Iced

  • The stationary box that contains a world of adventure...

    IT looks 'unassuming', but an Army and Navy travelling stationary box up for auction in Taunton next month contains a world of adventure and experiences. The box, which has come from the descendants’ of the original owner, is in great condition

  • Somerset named one of UK's top camping destinations

    THE South West is well and truly the camping capital of the South West, with Somerset ranked in the top five of the AA Caravan and Camping Guide 2021's list of destinations. Four of the top five counties for campsites are in the South West, with

  • 'I have a plan to help privatisation make ME money'

    SELLING medical data, as reported in last weeks Gazette. Here's the thing: Forty years ago I'd be happy to gift my data to the NHS because, for all its faults, you kind of knew that some big pharma company wasn't going to make vast profits for hideously

  • Planning applications in your area

    BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council during the week of November 19, 2020. For more details and to comment on plans, log on to www.southsomerset.gov.uk/services/planning. SOMERTON 20/03369/CPO: S73