Somerset News
Victories delay farewell for Langer
Friday October 16, 2009
JUSTIN Langer was watching the Deccan-Trinidad & Tobago match on the big screen in the team hotel bar even more intently than his Somerset teammates. For three hours the former Australian opener hardly moved, admitting afterwards he had not "watched that much cricket for ages".Langer lives to play another day as Chargers blown away by T&T
Friday October 16, 2009
BANGALORE: Justin Langer was watching Deccan Chargers play Trinidad and Tobago on the big screen in the team hotel bar on Wednesday even more intently than his Somerset teammates. For three hours the former Australian opener hardly moved, admitting afterwards he had not "watched that much cricket for ages". He had good reason to be on edge: a Chargers win would have sent him into retirement, effective immediately.Odd Spot
Wednesday November 5, 2008
English music graduate George Garratt, 19, has changed his name by deed poll to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. The Somerset man, who thinks the new name is "crazy", admits his grandmother is no longer speaking to him.Room With View Becomes Master Stroke
Tuesday May 27, 2008
WHEN Patti Somerset's grandchildren tell stories about her in show and tell, the teachers marvel at their imaginations.Hunter Live
Thursday May 15, 2008
THE PAINTED VEIL (M) Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in this adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel about a reserved Brit bacteriologist whose wife has an affair, prompting him to condemn them both to a kind of suicide pact fighting cholera in a remote Chinese village. (Greater Union Newcastle, Tuggerah)Must Do List
Saturday April 26, 2008
FILM: The Painted Veil (M) Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in this adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel about a reserved Brit bacteriologist whose wife has an affair, prompting him to condemn them both to fighting cholera in a remote Chinese village.Romance In The Orient
Friday April 25, 2008
This colonial piece steps back in time without unleashing the mothballs.
The Painted Veil
Directed by John Curran
Screenplay by Ron Nyswaner, from the novel by W. Somerset Maugham
Rated M
Running time 123 minutes
Showing Now
Cinemas Everywhere
Rating: 4/5Odd Spot
Friday March 28, 2008
An archer has achieved a one-in-a-million feat of marksmanship after splitting one arrow with another. What makes the shot even more remarkable is that Tilly Trotter is blind. The 74-year-old grandmother pulled off the shot, known as a "Robin Hood", in Somerset.Oldest House Sale For Ages
Sunday March 11, 2007
IT'S almost 170 years old but Somerset House is prime residential real estate.Police Release Images Of Riot Suspects
Tuesday January 30, 2007
POLICE have released images of a further 14 people they wish to interview over rioting and looting in Noble Park earlier this month.
Two Croydon men appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday accused of damaging property and looting from a Blockbuster Video shop. Lee William Fowler, 21, of Morris Road, and Paul Garrett, 19, of Somerset Crescent, are charged with several offences including rioting, affray, trespass, property damage and theft.
Both were bailed to reappear in court in April.County Stint Helps White Spin His Magic At Higher Level
Sunday January 7, 2007
A STINT with English county side Somerset has helped Victorian captain Cameron White to improve his batting and force his way into the Australian one-day squad.Sometimes, There Are More Important Things Than Cricket
Wednesday November 15, 2006
MARCUS Trescothick is a good-natured young man. He comes from an affable, contributing family that continued to serve teas at his local club near Bristol long after the burly opener had joined Somerset. He was raised to be respectful, committed and loyal and throughout a distinguished career he has shown these qualities.Singing Jillaroo Hit High Folk, C&w Notes
Friday October 27, 2006
LENORE MILLER SOMERSET, SINGER, 17-2-1931 - 17-10-2006Stormy Guise
Sunday October 8, 2006
CONSTANCE DRINKWATER AND THE FINAL DAYS OF SOMERSET
SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross. Until October 28. Tickets $22-$29. Bookings 1300 306 776.
Critic's rating: 7/10Gothic Chills Under The Sun
Tuesday October 3, 2006
CONSTANCE DRINKWATER AND THE FINAL DAYS OF SOMERSET
SBW Stables Theatre
September 29
Until October 28Sports Field Users Sought
Friday August 25, 2006
MAITLAND City Council is building a sports centre at Somerset Park, near Thornton.Conversations With Willie (1978) By Robin Maugham
Sunday August 13, 2006
Robin Maugham was the nephew of W. Somerset Maugham, for a long time the most famous writer in the world. He went on to be a fiction writer himself, the author of The Servant, which Joseph Losey filmed with Dirk Bogarde, but his portrait of his uncle Willie is some kind of masterpiece.Quiet, Cool And Entertaining
Saturday June 10, 2006
LOCATED in a quiet cul-de-sac in the prestigious Somerset Park estate, this home is one all the family will love, listing agent Carlie Parry said.Dream Home, Inspirational View
Sunday January 29, 2006
SOMERSET is a Watsons Bay landmark, a former ship pilot's cottage with views to the harbour.Shane's Rivals Ride Off Into The Somerset
Sunday January 15, 2006
THE two young spin bowlers who could lose the most if Shane Warne returns to limited-overs cricket have signed with the same England county club, where they will attempt to increase their value to the Australian team as the countdown for the World Cup in the West Indies next year begins.