PRIDE-ON-SEA, the group set to bring a Pride celebration to Burnham & Highbridge, will mark Transgender Day of Remembrance with a candle-lit ceremony.

 

A SOMERSET wildlife rescue centre has been given a £400 boost to its project to replace the off-road vehicle it uses for site maintenance.

THE 80th Bishop of Bath and Wells gifted 1,000 tree saplings to guests at his installation on Saturday (November 12).

THERE are several big roadworks projects starting across Somerset this week from today (Monday, November 14).

SHOPWORKERS in Somerset have spoken out about the abuse they sometimes suffer at the hands of customers.

BURNHAM-on-Sea RFC earned a solid home win over Clevedon last Friday night in their first game under the new floodlights.

A CONSTRUCTION worker has died in an incident at Hinkley Point C this morning (Sunday, November 13).

A BOOK by the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature was among the cosmopolitan highlights of an antiques sale with international reach and appeal hosted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt.

THE people of Brent Knoll paid tribute to their war dead at a service of remembrance this morning (Sunday, November 13).

THE ongoing turmoil in the political and financial world has undoubtedly impacted on the residential markets.

AGE UK Somerset is one of three charities in our county nominated for this year's Newsquest Cash for Charities campaign, backed by the Gannett Foundation.

FIVE councils across Somerset are working together to create a Somerset Cultural Strategy to help raise the county's profile as a cultural destination and embed arts and culture within the. council’s services.

THE last antiques, collectors and vintage fair of 2022 at Newmarket Racecourse is taking place this weekend.

 

HIGHBRIDGE-based furniture retailer Sopha has announced its first ever Christms TV advert.

Restore TV is providing a free fix for any TV interference or disruption caused by the upgrading of mobile networks in Burnham-on-Sea. 

SOME tough decision will have to be made as the new Somerset unitary authority faces a massive budget gap in its first year.

Iceland's Christmas dinner costs just £4.35 per person and it is air fryer friendly!

The BBC plans would create 11 investigative reporting teams across the country while increasing its daily online news provision in 43 areas

AROUND one in eight drivers pulled over by police on the M5 during a special operation were committing offences, according to Avon and Somerset Police.

THE students excelled at the Burnham-on-Sea Rotary Club’s Young Chef competition held at The King Alfred School Academy, in Highbridge.

 Re:ACT Performing & Production Arts is bringing a pantomime production of Jack and the Beanstalk to The Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea in December.

THE board of directors at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have approved the business case to support the planned merger between the two trusts.

THE most deprived areas of Sedgemoor have been revealed in the latest 2021 census results.

FIREFIGHTERS in Devon and Somerset saw a significant rise in the number of wildfires they tackled this summer, an FOI request has revealed.

HUNDREDS of people in Taunton Deane and West Somerset are likely to find themselves voting in a different Parliamentary constituency at the next General Election.

BIDDING is now live for Somerset Wildlife Trust's virtual auction with unforgettable experiences and prizes supplied by local businesses and artists from across the county.

Love Island star Olivia dramatically quit the show after being told by the programme’s medical team that it is not safe.

This week sees a re-visit that has taken more than two decades, after the project first began in 1999.

Top sporting speaker, television football pundit and famous former football manager of legendary status, Ian Holloway, is to visit Cheddar’s Kings Theatre in February next year for an evening of fascinating stories and insights into his glittering ...

HIGHBRIDGE & Burnham-on-Sea Carnival returned on Monday, November 7, with the full list of results announced shortly after the procession ended.

An impressive crowd of more than 800 people gathered at Cheddar Football Club for the annual bonfire night and firework display.

JUDGES and sponsors are preparing for a late flurry of entries with two weeks left to enter the Somerset Business Awards 2023.

POLICE have issued this picture showing the state of a wheel on a car caught being driven on the M5.

AN Avon and Somerset police constable has been sacked for misusing force computers.

SOMERSET Community Foundation (SCF) has launched this year’s Surviving Winter appeal, encouraging people who can afford it to donate some or all of their Winter Fuel Payment to help vulnerable older people unable to afford to heat their homes.

FERNE Animal Sanctuary is set to receive a share of £16,000 from the Gannett Foundation's Cash for Charities giveaway - but it needs your help.

Comedian Peter Kay surprised fans after announcing his first tour in 12 years during ITV's I'm a Celebrity.

 

Almost 750,000 people in the south west have no savings, according to a survey carried out in September 2022 by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).

A SOLD-OUT concert, Songs of Somerset, held at The Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea, has raised over £1,000 for the Somerset Crisis Fund.

Agincare has completed the purchase for an undisclosed sum following a transition period to enable a smooth change-over for residents, apartment tenants and the existing care team.

BURNHAM-on-Sea RFC earned an impressive away victory at the weekend against Barton Hill RFC.

BURNHAM & Highbridge residents and guests enjoyed a fantastic fireworks display on the seafront to ahead of its 2022 carnival celebrations.

A RAIN and wind weather warning has been issued for Somerset.

BURNHAM United have advanced into the next round of the Somerset County Cup after a big win at home against Chew Magna.

LODGE secretary Terry Cornelius, received a letter for financial assistance from the Zone after-school club, which meet on Tuesdays, at the Burnham Area youth centre. The popular club has this term undergone a change in its management committee, an...

BURNHAM-on-Sea lifeboat volunteers were paged by Milford Haven Coastguard control at 2.34pm on Friday (November 4) to a grounded speedboat in the River Parrett.

THE next Bishop of Bath and Wells will use various forms of transport to attend the service installing him in the role.