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.

 BRISTOL Water is set to start a five-week scheme to replace a water mains in Burnham-on-Sea town centre after the bank holiday for the Queen's funeral.

AROUND 150 tickets have been sold for an upcoming concert in Burnham-on-Sea that will raise vital funds to help people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

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.

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”.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA Baptist Church ordained its new Minister at a special service on Saturday, September 10.

RAILWAY works planned between Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and Taunton have been postponed following the Queen's death.

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

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.

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

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

LOCALS and guests enjoyed a day of sunshine at the 15th annual West Huntspill Vintage & Classic Car Show on Saturday, September 10.

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 ...

A 72-YEAR-old with a metal hip is running the London Marathon to raise funds for Highbridge-based Secret World Wildlife Rescue.

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.

THE mayor of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge has expressed her sympathy to the Royal Family on behalf of local people following the Queen's death.

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.

THIS property is a very well presented executive four bedroom detached family home situated in a small development built by McAlpine Homes in the 1990's.

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.

YOUNG people in Taunton who would like to learn to play a musical instrument are being offered the chance of a free taster lesson.

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.

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.

BURNHAM and Highbridge MP James Heappey paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II last night. 

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.

A BURNHAM-ON-SEA business will cease trading today (Friday, September 9) after it was “hit hard” by the pandemic.

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.

A TAUNTON man's attempt to have the newly-appointed Queen's representative in Somerset removed from his post has failed.

The Queen’s passing at the age of 96 after 70 years on the British throne has meant that a successor must fulfill the role left behind by the late monarch.

King Charles has issued his first statement as monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.