TAUNTON'S popular food festival has returned to Castle Green.

There were fewer stalls, but more face shields and masks as the event returned for the first time since coronavirus lockdown.

There was still a wide array of South West products, including:

World Food, Riverford Organic Farmers, West Country Resin Co, The Dog House, Field Kitchen, Extreme Chocolate, Smith & Evans Sparkling Wine, Little Something Extra, Surf N Turf Kitchen, Somerset Wildlife Trust, The Incredible Brewing Company, Chokoleti, The Gin & Sin Co, Clarks Kitchen, At Gluton Free Gourmet, The Crepe Canteen, South West Catering Events, Irie 7 Mobile Coffee Shop, Winkle Picker, Proper - By SCT, Passion and Smoke, Grandfields, Montania Designs, and Gallery 59