BURNHAM-on-Sea’s Princess Theatre Company has changed its name.

POLICE in Somerset arrested two people suspected of preparing to commit thefts - following a tip off from officers in Sussex.

The Perfume Shop has plenty of Valentine's Day deals for that special someone, here is what's on offer.

FOUR hall committees have approached Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) for further assistance to keep them open for their communities to use.

KINGS of Wessex U16 Girls hockey team have won the 2022 Somerset County Hockey Championships.

CUTTING out calls and endlessly buffering could be a thing of the past as more next generation phone masts are set to be bolted on to streetlights in Somerset.

SOMERSET will see some improvements through the government’s levelling up agenda – but it’s unclear how much more money will be provided.

National Pizza Day is celebrated on February 9 every year in the UK

We’ve put together a list of some of the best pizza ovens on the market to take your homemade pizza to the next level.

THE RSPCA has issued a rehoming appeal for an unwanted dog that has spent 500 days in kennelsThe animal charity hopes to find an animal lover desperate to find his special someone.Buddy is the longest stay dog at RSPCA Brent Knoll Animal Centre after...

A TRAIN travelling at 95mph in Somerset had a near miss with two track workers before striking part of a tree.

We're rounded up some of the best Valentine's Day stationery from Paperchase, Papier and more.

The Queen is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee in 2022, here are some of her most expensive jewellery looks and how you can recreate them.

A SOFT play attraction held an open day last Wednesday (February 2).

FEWER drug seizures were carried out by Avon and Somerset police during the first year of the pandemic, despite a significant increase in drug hauls nationally.

GOVERNMENT figures reported five Covid-19 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test between January 31 and 6 February in the Sedgemoor District.

A MAJOR roadworks scheme set to last more than three months starts in Somerset today (Monday, January 7).

THE annual business costs of Somerset’s MPs for the 2020-21 financial year have been revealed by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).

Find out what's coming to Sky Cinema in February here.

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured in the County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News and Chard and Ilminster News newspapers this week.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between January 20 and January 26 2022.

TODAY (February 6) The Queen will formally start celebrating her Platinum Jubilee - the seventieth anniversary of her accession to the throne.

Whether it’s Aldi’s Specialbuys or Lidl’s Middle of Lidl, the latest offers are always worth checking out

A CASUALTY was taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash last night (February 4).

RECYCLE More’s Bright Blue Bags will start arriving on doorsteps in Sedgemoor and West Somerset from Monday (February 7).

A THREE-BED detached property situated in 14 acres is on the market for £1.2million.

Romance is in the air as Red Letter Days has launched its Valentine’s Day gift guide including everything from Bungee jumps to spa retreats.

POLICE in Sedgemoor have carried out three raids this week as part of their aim to shut down cannabis growing operations.

POLICE are asking the public to check outbuildings and caravans amid growing concerns for the welfare of a Somerset man missing for more than a week.

POLICE are investigating an incident in which a woman was touched inappropriately in a bar in a Somerset town.

A MOTORHOME was destroyed in a fire on a farm in the Burnham-on-Sea area.

A GROUP of friends are aiming to run one million metres this month to raise money for two mental health charities.

PUPILS at Mark First & Pre-School CE Academy learnt about the importance of recycling in assemblies and workshops this week.

The Moonpig cards are described as 'cheeky' in nature

COULD you stop drinking fizzy drinks for 28 days?

THE latest Covid-19 figures show a rise in cases in the Sedgemoor District.

A WOMAN from Winscombe has raised nearly £1,000 for Mind by walking 3,653.99 miles last year. 

HUNDREDS more officers, “courageous conversations” to boost public confidence and a “relentless focus” on perpetrators will lead Avon and Somerset to “sunny uplands”.

Aldi is selling its best-selling heated airer online and in-store from February 3.

POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing teenager from Somerset.

HINKLEY Point C has become the first construction project in the UK to open its own vaccination centre.

SEVEN parents from Sedgemoor have been fined hundreds of pounds by Taunton Magistrates' Court after their children failed to regularly attend school.

AFFORDABLE buses will serve more parts of Somerset more often if a bid for central government funding proves successful.

THE Wessex Learning Trust has appointed a new safeguarding and educational welfare lead. 

TIM Hortons has confirmed the opening date of its first drive-thru and restaurant in Somerset.

WESTON Hospicecare will open its new flagship superstore and donation centre to the public on Friday, February 18.

STUDENTS from the King Alfred School Academy cooked up a storm in a competition organised by Burnham-on-Sea's Rotary Club.

The UFC is set to return to London after three years away next month

SOMERSET'S new status as an Education Investment Area will have a transformational impact on skills training for hundreds of school and college students, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has forecast.

POLICE said the windows of a restaurant in Burnham-on-Sea were ‘smashed’ last Friday.