THE Spaxton community that rallied round to create their own successful voluntary village shop officially opened a new Post Office branch yesterday. While the trend nationwide is seeing Post Office branches closing, store manager Karen Dennett says the ...
Former chairman of Spaxton Parish Council, one time farmer and occasional thespian, Bruce Porter was born in the hostelry in 1939 when his mother was the landlady. It was in the days when you'd still get change from sixpence for a pint of cider, a ...
BOB Buckler's yard above Spaxton continued their successful start to the 2015-16 when Say My Name came second at 25-1 in the Handicap Hurdle over two miles seven furlongs at Exeter last week. The four-year-old was given a superb ride in what by then ...
A MAN is appealing for help tracing a witness to a crash after his elderly mum was involved in a car smash which saw a vehicle end up in a field. Irene Durston, 73, was driving along Haynes Lane, from Bridgwater in to Spaxton, at around 8.35am on ...
Irene Durston, 73, was driving along Haynes Lane, from Bridgwater in to Spaxton, at around 8.35am on Wednesday, October 21, with her eight-year-old grandson, when the crash occurred. The crash saw Irene's red Nissan Micra collide head-on with an ...
LOCAL animal activists were on parade in Spaxton on Sunday to raise money for Moon Bear Rescue. Supporters took part in a sponsored walk starting from Spaxton village hall to raise money for Animals Asia, which works in China to free the Asiatic moon ...