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Taunton has unveiled its long-awaited ‘park and bus’ facility, designed to serve the growing Orchard Grove development on the A38. This new transport hub encourages residents to leave their cars behind and use … Read More

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Somerset Council has announced the withdrawal of a £150 million borrowing commitment previously earmarked to support infrastructure for Somerset’s ambitious £4 billion gigafactory project. Despite this shift in funding, … Read More

Monday, February 16, 2026 somerset gigafactory agratas infrastructure funding businessrates economy construction enterprisezone jobs

Somerset Council has withdrawn £150 million of previously allocated funds from its capital programme that were intended to support the development of Somerset’s new £4 billion gigafactory. Despite this change, … Read More

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EmmaLucy Cole, a dedicated PhD student from Taunton, Somerset, has achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating three years after sustaining a traumatic brain injury that caused significant memory loss. EmmaLucy was in the … Read More

Sunday, February 15, 2026 winterolympics teamgb snowboardcross skeleton mattweston charlottebankes tabbystoecker records britishathletes universityofbath sport

Team GB’s chef de mission, Eve Muirhead, has declared this the greatest day in British Winter Olympic history as a series of record-breaking performances unfolded in Livigno and Cortina. Charlotte Bankes and Huw … Read More

Sunday, February 15, 2026 winterolympics teamgb goldmedals skeleton snowboardcross mattweston charlottebankes mixedteam records britishsport sport

Team GB celebrated an unprecedented day at the Winter Olympics, with records shattering in Livigno and Cortina as British athletes delivered outstanding performances. Chef de mission Eve Muirhead described it as the greatest … Read More