DRASTIC action is in the pipeline to put an end to anti-social driving at an iconic Somerset beauty spot.

A FIFTH of people caught with cannabis in Avon and Somerset last year were charged, figures reveal.

FRUSTRATED motorist heading for a bank holiday break in the South West are getting caught in traffic tailbacks across Somerset and further afield.

THERE were just 30 positive Covid tests in Somerset in the latest seven-day period, according to figures released this evening.

HUNDREDS of people checked out the best in local food and drink at the eat:Burnham festival today (Saturday).

PEOPLE in Somerset are being encouraged to enjoy themselves over the bank holiday weekend - without gong overboard.

HUNGRY punters were happy to pick up the bill last week, figures suggest, as spending in Sedgemoor restaurants rose when diners were allowed indoors.

THE Covid-19 pandemic was not going to stop students from wowing an audience with their singing, magic, comedy and art in their latest school talent show.

DOZENS of new homes will be built near Cheddar Reservoir after new plans were approved by district councillors.

A TEENAGER who abused nine toddlers at a nursery is under 24-hour supervision at an isolated location in Somerset.

COVID-19 vaccinations are scheduled to stop at The Mulberry Centre, in Berrow, at the end of this month, at which point the service will move to Cheddar.

AFTER a washout month, there's good news on the horizon as we go into the bank holiday weekend.

PLANS for a new 5G phone mast, proposed to be sited next to the entrance to Apex Park in Highbridge, have been rejected by Sedgemoor District Council.

A BIRTHDAY celebration sparked a major emergency alert off the West Somerset coast yesterday evening (Thursday).

AN Avon and Somerset Police officer has been accused of "discreditable conduct" during a drunken night out in a pub.

A NUCLEAR power station in Somerset is expecting to create 1,700 new jobs over the next year.

AN out-of-control bonfire was thought to have spread to a garden shed which caught fire last night (May 27).

IT may be good to talk, but that’s not the case at East Huntspill-based Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) at the moment.

THE chairman of the Friends of Burnham-on-Sea War Memorial Hospital charity has taken the decision to retire after 20 years of service.

POLICE are calling on the public to help find a Somerset man wanted in connection with two offences.

A CIRCUS has arrived in Highbridge - and will be here for more than a week.

A COURT has has granted a temporary closure order for a home in Highbridge amid links to drugs and antisocial behaviour.

EMERGENCY services were sent to reports of a light aircraft crash near Taunton earlier this evening (Wednesday).

HOUSEHOLDERS across Somerset are being reminded that rubbish and recycling collections will all be ONE DAY LATER next week due to the Bank Holiday on Monday (May 31).

PEOPLE in Somerset feeling nervous about whether to have their Covid-19 vaccine are being encouraged to set up a call with a Vaccination Buddy.

POLICE are renewing their appeal for the public’s help to find Richard Smart.

SOMERSET Speedway "will be no longer", after promoter Debbie Hancock announced that the Hancock family had decided to retire from speedway competition.

MARKS & Spencer is set to close more stores after plunging to a hefty loss for the past year after being hit hard by high street lockdowns.

A TEN-YEAR-OLD’s artwork is to be featured on a Covid-19 memorial stone.

POLICE have published this picture on social media of a vehicle carrying an unstable load.

POLICE are trying to trace a number of motorbikes and bikes stolen from a garage in Highbridge.

A BEDROOM has been completed destroyed after a fire broke out this morning (May 25).

SOMERSET'S district council leaders have been ordered to apologise after they sanctioned sending out a link to an offensive spoof website to hundreds of thousands of people.

THE Covid rates of infection in the four Somerset districts are among the lowest in the country.

RED-faced council leaders are investigating after hundreds of thousands of people across Somerset received a link to an "offensive" spoof website.

A PARTIALLY-SIGHTED Burnham-on-Sea resident has had her first novel published - at the age of 95!

PARTS of a new BBC One drama are being filmed in Burnham-on-Sea this week.

SEVERAL major roadworks programmes are set to start in Somerset today (Monday, May 24).

THE two occupants of this car were taken to hospital after it crashed off the M5 in Somerset earlier today (Sunday).

THE Stone Roses' Second Coming was a good album. I said it.

TWO people have died in a road traffic collision in West Somerset.

MANT festival lovers have been left disappointed so far this evening s they attempt to watch the Glastonbury Festival live stream event, Live At Worthy Farm.

LOCAL arts group Seed has announced the launch of two new art and theatre groups in Highbridge.

NEXT summer will be three long years since the Glastonbury Festival took place.

THIS evening, the eyes of the world will be on fields in Somerset.

FOUR Somerset MPs have banded together to slam an unofficial, taxpayer-funded referendum on the future of local government in Somerset.

BRIDGWATER residents will soon be able to enjoy alcoholic beverages with their beauty treatments at a local salon.

A RARE motorcycle from the 1970s is set to go up for auction, with an estimated value of a staggering £28,000 - £32,000.

BREAN comes out as top dog with TripAdvisor reviewers, as it is ranked the best destination in Somerset for dog-friendly beaches, pubs and cafes.

BELOW are the obituaries published in the Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News on May 20, 2021.