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New editor takes over newsquest titles in Somerset (opens the original)
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This week marks my first week as editor of the Somerset County Gazette, Weston Mercury, Chard and Ilminster News, Bridgwater Mercury, Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News and North Somerset Times. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to our readers. I have worked at Newsquest for 10 years, covering various Somerset titles in both print and digital roles. I spent the last year as assistant editor, and have loved every minute working with our brilliant team. Growing up in Taunton, the
Looking back at when Andy Burnham took 'particular interest' in Musgrove Park rebuild (opens the original)
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In 2006, Government Minister Andy Burnham (now Prime Minister) said he would closely monitor plans to replace wartime buildings at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. Mr Burnham, then Minister of State for Delivery and Quality at the Department of Health, spent a day at the hospital shadowing senior house officer Dr Sarah Holden. His visit was recorded in the Somerset County Gazette newspaper on August 24 2006. It gave Mr Burnham, who has served as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party si
Somerset man faces dental bill of up to £31,000 after being hit in face by bike (opens the original)
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A man has been left facing a dental bill of up to £31,000 after being hit in the face by a bicycle. Physiotherapist Thomas Johnston, from Langport, lost eight teeth and suffered serious mouth injuries during a night out in Cardiff. He said: "I was in Cardiff on a friend's stag do on July 4 and was on my way home when I was struck in the face by a bike. "I was walking down a road when, completely out of nowhere, it hit me. "I was knocked to the ground and treated by paramedics at the scene. "I wa
How a Sikh migrant cycling Somerset lanes helped inspire a much-loved fashion brand (opens the original)
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The story of one of Britain's biggest fashion retailers began with a bicycle, two suitcases and a Sikh migrant travelling the lanes of rural Somerset. Tom Singh, the founder of fashion chain New Look, has spoken of how his grandfather, Pakhar Singh, arrived in Taunton from India in the early 1930s without speaking English and built a living by selling goods door-to-door to farming families across the county. Tom spent his childhood living in East Reach, attending a primary school in Taunton befo
Two children's homes 'not protecting' those in care, Ofsted report finds (opens the original)
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Ofsted has rated two Homes2Inspire children's homes in Somerset as inadequate or requiring improvement, while a third retained its good rating after a separate inspection. Homes2Inspire said it accepted the findings and was tackling the concerns. The provider said the inspections took place in late June and early July, restrictions on the homes had since been lifted, and it was working with Ofsted and Somerset Council to maintain improvements. Somerset Council said children’s safety and support
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