Young people in Somerset can enter The Box Plymouth’s ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ art competition on ‘art and emotion’. Prizes, exhibition in 2026.

Here are the latest planning applications in and around Bridgwater submitted to Somerset Council.

Here are the latest planning decisions made by Somerset Council in and around Bridgwater.

Sedgemoor Crematorium opens its Book of Remembrance Room on Mother’s Day, offering support for bereaved families in Somerset. All are welcome to attend.

The Co-op on Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater, seeks Somerset Council approval to extend alcohol sales hours as part of store downsizing plans.

Luke Edwards Removals seeks HGV operator licence for one vehicle and one trailer at Unit 16A, Wireworks Estate, Bridgwater.

Members of Somerset Camera Club have been taking pictures which remind them of Valentines Day this week

Supernova Dental in Bridgwater unveils its new Moonlight Treatment Suite, boosting appointment availability and family-friendly dental care. Book online now.

Wealthtime partners with Bath Rugby as official club partner, uniting two Bath-based organisations to boost community, business, and sport.

Admirals Landing pub in Bridgwater applies for licence to serve alcohol until 1.30am on weekends. Public comments open to Somerset Council until 25 Feb 2026.

Wetherspoons is set to host a 12-day beer festival in Bridgwater in March.

Somerset Council is implementing a deficit management plan to control future spending on children with special educational needs and disabilities

A Somerset carnival club has sustained 'thousands' worth of damage after flooding in the Moorlands.

The M5 is set to close between Junctions 23 and 24 for three nights as roadworks take place.

A pub tradition, which goes back more than 150 years, has been revived at two pubs in Bridgwater.

Taunton's Victoria Park Action Group supports community and wildlife projects, runs craft clubs and bingo, and partners with Taunton Town Council.

Somerset Council proposes 4.99 per cent council tax rise - below national average - after government grants, cost savings, and a £100m SEND debt write-off.

UK schools and experts debate smartphone use among children, with concerns over screen addiction, teen mental health, and the impact on learning and wellbeing.

Bridgwater and District Civic Society changes name to Bridgwater History and Civic Society, reflecting its heritage work. Find out about upcoming meetings.

A bellringer has celebrated 75 years of bellringing at a church in Thurloxton.

400 new homes could be created north of the Dunball roundabout - massively expanding the village of Puriton to the west of the motorway

Dates and a new venue have been confirmed for a series of popular concerts taking place ahead of Bridgwater Carnival 2026.

Three fire stations responded to a fire in the open in Henlade on Tuesday.

Bridgwater residents frustrated by potholes, parking woes, traffic jams, poor phone signal and rising costs, as Cllr Gill Slocombe highlights local issues.

Discover the UK's latest AI caricature trend as Cllr Brian Smedley explores photo apps, digital identity, and the ethical concerns of artificial intelligence.

Sir Ashley Fox MP urges urgent action in Parliament for improved flood defences and funding across Bridgwater, Somerset Levels and Moors after severe flooding.

Delays in new housing estates and a falling birth rate has led to Hamp Nursery and Infant School making changes to its admission arrangements

Supported internship in Bridgwater offers neurodiverse young people hands-on work placements at Bridgwater Community Hospital and Casa de Lusso nursing home.

A trial date has been set in the prosecution of two companies charged with health and safety offences at a nuclear construction site.

EDF Energy has abandoned its plans to build a 1,000-bed campus for Hinkley Point C workers near junction 24 of the M5 in Bridgwater

The Old Vicarage care home near Bridgwater has been given praise for the care that it provides.

Wessex Water will begin construction in the summer on a £5m wetland between Catcott and Shapwick on the Somerset Levels and Moors

A date has been set for the trial of three companies charged with health and safety offences following a worker fatality at Hinkley Point C

A MAN who messaged a young teenager online, sending her naked photos and videos of himself committing sex acts has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Spacious five-bedroom detached house for sale in Bridgwater, Wembdon Rise, £420,000. Freehold, chain-free, with garden, parking, garage.

Met Office Bridgwater weather forecast: Cloudy week ahead with temperatures from -2°C to 14°C and gusts up to 38mph.

Three-bedroom freehold terraced house for sale in Bridgwater, £215k. Features garage, garden, parking, and easy access to M5, rail, schools.

Spacious four-bedroom home in Middlezoy, Bridgwater, for sale at £550,000. Features solar panels, EV charge point, double garage and large garden.

Period farmhouse for sale in Knighton, near Bridgwater: Brookfields, a modernised three-bed home with barns, stables and Quantock Hills views, £675,000.

Initial proposals indicate the data centre will take three-and-a-half years to build - but it is unknown how many local jobs will be created as a result

A big name vehicle buyer has opened a new pod at a shop site in Bridgwater.

A care home in Somerset has recieved a positive CQC rating.

Somerset Council has been awarded £1 million to help residents lower their bills.

Mactech Energy Group supplies 2,000 UK workers to Hinkley Point C.

A new 26-hour weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for large areas of Somerset.

Efforts to deliver 33 new council flats at Penlea House in Bridgwater have faced numerous delays - the most recent being caused by thieves

The latest offenders from Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea who have appeared in Taunton Magistrates' Court.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for central government to urgently provide additional funding to recruit more firefighters across the south west

Discover top events in Burnham-on-Sea & Bridgwater: LEGO workshops, The Swing Commanders, Somerstage Showcase, and Paul McCaffrey at the Comedy Club.

The Cross Rifles roundabout in Bridgwater is set to close for 'urgent pothole repairs'.