Somerset

In a forthcoming talk arranged by the East Dorset Group of the Somerset & Dorset Family History Society she will recount some of the stories she has unearthed. These start with tales of intrigue in Tudor times and move on to the exploits of some of the ...

James Hildreth made a battling century for Somerset, but could not prevent his side following on against promoted Lancashire at Taunton. Last season's top run scorer in first-class cricket hit 130 out of Somerset's 313, sharing an eighth-wicket stand ...

Jimmy Anderson in one over changed the tenor of the match even if he has not necessarily dictated the outcome. In the 43rd over of the innings Anderson contrived three wickets that had Somerset slump from 102 for two to 102 for five. For the first time ...

Two police officers and staff have been sacked after a disabled man was punched and kicked to death outside his home. PCs Helen Harris, 40, and Leanne Winter, 38, were dismissed from their roles at Avon and Somerset Police by an independent panel for ...

... Senior Vice President of Market Business Units Christopher Lepre, Somerset Patriots Mascot Sparkee, Somerset Patriots Chairman Steve Kalafer, and Somerset Patriots President/General Manager Patrick McVerry. (Photo: ~Courtesy of Somerset Patriots) ...

A first century of the season for James Hildreth, that great, overlooked west country run-gatherer, provided Somerset supporters with something to clutch to their breasts on what was an otherwise trying day. Nearly three games in and this is beginning ...