A family-friendly Christmas show is set to return to Bridgwater this festive season

A PIONEERING Somerset resident behind 'challenging' regeneration projects in Bridgwater has been crowned Leader of the Year 2024 by the IED.

A FIRE that engulfed a bridge over the River Parrett in Bridgwater was started ‘deliberately’, according to Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue.

AN award-winning pub, The Crossways Inn, near Highbridge, is on the market just months after being crowned South West Pub of the Year 2024.

A care home has raised £710 for a breast cancer charity

Bridgwater's much-loved History Day will return this year

A PLOT of land in Bridgwater once used as a landfill site by Somerset Council is up for sale, with the potential to support employment in the area.

THREE men involved in a drugs line between Manchester and Somerset have been given prison sentences.

VAST swathes of low-lying Somerset land could be underwater in just 6 years, according to latest data on climate change.

The M5 in Somerset is closed in both directions between J24 (Bridgwater) and J25 (Taunton) due to a Police led incident.

A SOMERSET MP fears the impact of the Labour government’s 'cruel' Inheritance Tax changes will be 'disastrous'. The MP has met with the NFU.

A Somerset charity set up in memory of Charley Marks, who lost his life to suicide, receives no NHS funding despite saving thousands of lives.

A charity has handed out thousands of hot drinks and snacks to construction workers at a mental health event

A road in Bridgwater was closed off after reports of a fire under a bridge in the town.

PLANS have been submitted to Somerset Council to convert a former family home in Bridgwater's Southgate Avenue into a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO).

A 17 year-old girl died last night (November 11) in a crash on the M5 motorway between Taunton and Bridgwater after fleeing from a police vehicle.

Aaron Hughes, from Bridgwater, appeared at Yeovil Magistrates Court

BRIDGWATER’S New Look has undergone a glow-up. with upgrade investment to the front and interior of the store.

A BRIDGWATER Slimming World group is celebrating a weight loss milestone for 2024, losing 209 stone for the company's 55th anniversary.

A girl has died after a crash on the M5 involving a car and a pedestrian late last night (November 11).

The winners of the South West Farmer Awards were revealed last week - and here are the photos.

A Somerset pub, near Bridgwater, has been shortlisted as a finalist for this year's Taste of the West Awards 'Best Dining Pub'.

Somerset Council's leader, Cllr Bill Revans, has responded to a statement issued by the Labour government on the financial situation facing the authority, describing it as a "mixed bag."

Kerry Marks from Bridgwater has come out top in the South West Farmer Awards 2024, winning the prestigious Inspirational Woman in Agriculture Award.

A KATE Bush tribute act is heading to Bridgwater Arts Centre in December, featuring hits including Running Up That Hill, Babooshka and Army Dreamers.

A FORMER canteen worker from Bridgwater who now works on EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear site has won a national award.

HUNDREDS of people remembered the fallen at King’s Square in Bridgwater for Remembrance Day, 2024.

North Petherton Carnival 2024: All the results and pictures from the illuminated procession on November 9, 2024.

Direct Line Group has revealed plans to axe around 550 roles in an attempt to save £50 million in 2025.

Every household in the UK is legally required to have a TV licence if they watch or record live TV, regardless of what channel it is on

A spokesman for the Food Standards Agency issued a “do not eat” warning to customers who have already purchased the dips

NSPCC’s Childline counsellors will hear from a child every 45 seconds over Christmas

Morrisons customers can get Cadbury Dairy Milk Advent Calendars this weekend only (November 8-10) so they'll need to be quick to claim the offer.

This finely-appointed Victorian property is nestled in a highly desirable on the western side of Bridgwater’s town centre.

Universal Credit claimants will see their payments automatically increase next year, after the DWP set new benefit rates from April 2025.

The Cognitive Reflection Test has a pass rate of just 17 per cent

A tax code is used by an employer or pension provider in order to work out how much Income Tax to take from an individual's pay or pension

This substantial five-bedroom property occupies a good-sized plot in the ever-popular village of Enmore, just over five miles west of Bridgwater.

Members of the Somerset Camera Club have been capturing the beauty of what is known as the 'golden hour'.

Here are some of the most common types of headaches and the best ways to treat them.

Did you know you could save around £300 a year on your energy bills with small changes around the home?

Children's charity Brainwave has announced its rebranding from the South West Centre to the National Therapy Assessment Centre

The Northern Lights are expected to return and be seen across the South West skies this weekend.

Bridgwater’s MP will be pushing the government to allocate funding to replace a  local secondary school following its first budget.

THE family of 19-year-old Bethany Branson, who was tragically killed by a drink driver two years ago in Bridgwater, are urging drivers to ‘think’.

A woman is raising money for a children's hospice with her Santa-hat-wearing Fiat 500

AVON and Somerset Police are investigating an incident at Bridgwater Carnival 2024 as one person was left with a split eyebrow.

WORK is underway for more than 230 homes in Bridgwater. Bloors Homes is behind the development, which is bordered by the M5 and A39.

ROADWORKS on the A39 Bath Road in Bridgwater will be completed on Friday, November 15, 2024. Works began in September to prepare for the Agratas gigafactory.

Two Bridgwater leisure centres could be under new management from September 2025 after the existing contracts run out.