RESIDENTS at a Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater have been enjoying personalised walking aid storage bags and blankets thanks to the local Women's Institute.

The DWP and HMRC have put arrangements in place to ensure all benefits and credits due to be paid on this date.

Thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable within months as a new system is introduced, with some left set to be thousands out of pocket.

CHILDREN at Little Crickets Nursery and Pre-School paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II at St Mary's Church in Bridgwater after the sad news of her death.

AN organisation established in memory of a Bridgwater college student who sadly died in 2019 will hold a charity ball in the town next month.

The nation has been united in mourning over the past week following the death of Her Majesty the Queen.

WASTE collections will be suspended on Monday, September 19, which has been designated as a national bank holiday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Tesco, Aldi and other supermarkets are choosing to close their doors to honour Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

PATIENTS with an appointment scheduled for Monday, September 19 – the date of the Queen’s funeral – have been advised to “plan as if it is going ahead”.

A SOMERSET beauty business owner has been shortlisted in the Best New Talent category by the UK Hair and Beauty Awards.

POLICE are currently seeking witnesses to a road traffic collision that occured on the A39 near Cannington.

Wetherspoons will be cutting the price of food and drink to support the reduction of tax on the hospitality sector

The DWP confirmed the first of the cost-of-living payments will be paid this month

See what will happen from now until the Queen's funeral.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has been seen for the first time as the late monarch begins her final journey.

Just one exception has been listed as an excuse to be using your phone while driving as part of the Highway Code rule change.

BRIDGWATER Guy Fawkes Carnival has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following the sad news of her death on Thursday afternoon.

OVER 6,500 pints were served by a team of volunteers at Wedmore Real Ale Festival, raising thousands of pounds for local causes.

AT 46.2 in August, the headline NatWest South West PMI® Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – fell from 51.3 in ...

MEMBERS of the local business community gathered in Bridgwater on Friday for the launch of this year's Sedgemoor Business Awards.

BRIDGWATER bid farewell to the Queen and formally welcomed King Charles III in a proclamation ceremony on Sunday morning.

BRIDGWATER Town Council has conveyed its deepest sympathy to the Royal Family on behalf of its residents following the sad news of the Queen's death.

This will be the first time in over 260 years that a sovereign’s funeral has taken place in the Abbey.

Protesters have been heard booing at the proclamation of King Charles III in Edinburgh.

After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son Charles has now become King Charles III.

Asda, Tesco and Lidl are among the supermarkets to issue recalls for a range of reasons

It is encouraging anyone who still has them to use them or deposit them at their bank or a Post Office before the end of September.

MANY farm businesses in England may struggle to cope with the challenges of new agricultural policies and the withdrawal of the Basic Payment Scheme, as many do not engage in formal business planning or seek external professional advice, according to...

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured this week.

A PAIR of Old Master paintings are estimated to sell for between £8,000 and £10,000 in the Charterhouse two-day auction in Sherborne on October 6 and 7.

THIS is an attractive Grade II Georgian Villa situated within the heart of this popular small town of North Petherton offers immense charm and character, with well proportioned rooms, set within private gardens.

THE National Proclamation, the official announcement of Her Majesty’s death and acknowledgement of the commencement of the King’s new reign, will take place at 11am today (Saturday, September 10) at St James Palace.

The announcement comes after King Charles III was formally declared as the new monarch following the death of his mother aged 96.

The tragic news was confirmed on Thursday evening sparking a period of national mourning.

Some events around Somerset will be cancelled in the period of mourning following the Queen's death.

BRIDGWATER residents have laid flowers at St Mary's Church and King Square after Queen Elizabeth II died “peacefully” at Balmoral Castle yesterday. 

A MOTORIST recorded speeding at 122mph on the M5 in Somerset has been banned from getting behind the wheel for a year.

WE have opened an online book of condolence for people to leave their tributes to Her Majesty the Queen.

BRIDGWATER and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and described her death as a “great loss to the country”.

A FORMER High Sheriff of Somerset has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the county.

On Thursday evening (September 8) the world was hit by the sad news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96.

WE have opened an online book of condolence for people to leave their tributes to Her Majesty the Queen.

A statement confirming the news read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon."

Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

BRIDGWATER & Taunton College (BTC) has been awarded £2.5 million from the Department for Education as part of a consortium of further education and training providers to deliver skills to the South West.

BRIDGWATER residents will have several chances to see inside one of the town's historic buildings this month.

SOMERSET'S cricket ground could lose the right to host international matches if the phosphates crisis is not solved quickly, councillors warn.

THE following is a message from Cancer Research UK:

MAJOR decisions in Somerset could be taken at a more local level following the transition to the county’s new unitary authority.

by Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby.