Charlie Taylor

Taunton

Presenter at BBC Radio Somerset

Breakfast presenter @bbcsomerset | commentator @bbc5live, @bbctms & @SomersetCCC 🎙🏏

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Man's return to shop saves it from closure 50 years on

6 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Charlie Taylor |Chris Lockyer

Man's return to shop saves it from closure 50 years onAlan Sheppard took a 50-year break from the fruit and veg shop [BBC]A retired engineer has saved a shop from closure by returning to the greengrocers he worked as a child. Alan Sheppard worked in Somerset's South Petherton store, owned by his uncle, in the late 1960s, and after a career in engineering, he has decided to continue his family's legacy.
How an Iron Age bowl became a Glastonbury icon

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlie Taylor |Chris Lockyer

Media caption, Glastonbury’s Iron Age lake villagePresenter, BBC Radio SomersetMore than 140 years ago, in a field in rural Somerset, one man made a remarkable discovery - a lake village. Arthur Bulleid, born and raised in Glastonbury, found the former Iron Age settlement on the Avalon Marshes, and spent 15 years carefully excavating a wealth of artefacts, dated as far back as 250BC. Many are now housed in the Glastonbury Tribunal museum, but one in particular has become a local icon - a bowl.
How an Iron Age bowl became a Glastonbury icon

1 week ago | bbc.com | Charlie Taylor

How an Iron Age bowl became a Glastonbury iconCharlie TaylorPresenter, BBC Radio SomersetReporting fromGlastonburyChris LockyerGlastonbury’s Iron Age lake villageMore than 140 years ago, in a field in rural Somerset, one man made a remarkable discovery - a lake village. Arthur Bulleid, born and raised in Glastonbury, found the former Iron Age settlement on the Avalon Marshes, and spent 15 years carefully excavating a wealth of artefacts, dated as far back as 250BC.
Shorter use of drugs to treat sepsis being trialled in Somerset

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Matt Faulkner |Kelly Withers |Charlie Taylor

Image source, NHS SOMERSETImage caption, Dr Valli Ratnam said 12 patients at Yeovil District Hospital are involved in the trialMatt Faulkner & Kelly WithersPresenter, BBC Radio SomersetA clinical trial is exploring whether shorter courses of antibiotics could safely and effectively treat sepsis. Patients at Yeovil District Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, both in Somerset, are involved in the study.
Taunton Shed cafe calls for more support after sixth break-in

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Charlie Taylor

Cafe calls for more support after sixth break-inCharlie TaylorPresenter, BBC Radio SomersetKelly WithersBBCThe Shed co-owner says staff tips were stolen in the latest break-inThe co-owner of a cafe broken into six times in three years has said she hopes new security measures will make a difference. The Shed in Goodland Gardens, Taunton had its windows smashed and £25 stolen - including staff tips - in the latest incident on 5 June.
Powerlifter takes on the world after cancer surgery

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlie Taylor |Chris Lockyer

Image caption, Ram Patten said he wanted to reach 200kg in the contestPresenter, BBC Radio SomersetA former marine has competed in the bench press world championships just eight months after having major cancer surgery. He returned to the gym in January and competed for Team GB at the international competition in Norway on Monday. Mr Patten said he already felt like he had won just by being at the championships.
Mill from Bryan Adams' Robin Hood music video for sale

1 month ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock |Charlie Taylor

Mill from Bryan Adams' Robin Hood video for saleClara Bullock & Charlie TaylorBBCThe mill that appears in a Bryan Adams' music video is for sale for £75,000An old mill that features in the music video for Bryan Adams' song (Everything I Do) I Do It For You is up for sale with an asking price of £75,000. Adams is featured performing the power ballad next to the silk mill, built 500 years ago near the village of Holford in Somerset, in the pop video from film maker Julien Temple.
Somerset village remembers its evacuee teacher 80 years on

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Kelly Withers |Matt Faulkner |Charlie Taylor

Image source, Family HandoutImage caption, Alice Moody arrived in Hardington Mandeville after completing her teacher trainingKelly Withers & Matt FaulknerIn 1943 a young teacher left her home in London to board a train to Somerset. As commemoration events take place to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, the village she was sent to is remembering the children evacuated there for their own safety and the woman sent to help them.
Garden built in memory of boy, 5, who died from rare brain tumour

2 months ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock |Charlie Taylor

'Since Jake left us he's still having an impact'Clara Bullock & Charlie TaylorBBCA school is fundraising for a garden in memory of their former pupil EliasA school is fundraising for a sensory garden in memory of their pupil Elias, who died from a rare brain tumour in March, one day after his fifth birthday. St Mary's Church of England Primary School in Writhlington, near Radstock, is holding a penalty shootout fundraiser on Tuesday to contribute towards the cost of the garden.
Somerset cat named after beloved sitcom celebrates 25th birthday

2 months ago | bbc.com | Charlie Taylor

Cat named after sitcom celebrates 25th birthdayCharlie TaylorPresenter, BBC Radio SomersetChris LockyerBBCDibbley is in good health - but is now a touch slower moving aroundA cat named after the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley has celebrated his 25th birthday, and could be one of the oldest cats in the country. Dibbley, in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, has been gifted a new collar, as well as a can on tuna and a packet of treats to celebrate the big day.