Immaculate three-bed bungalow for sale on Avalon Road, Highbridge. Features modern kitchen, garden room, en suite, garage, and landscaped gardens.

Met Office forecasts a dry week for Burnham-on-Sea with cloudy skies, sunny intervals, and highs up to 16°C.

Tessa Munt MP visits East Huntspill Primary Academy, inspiring pupils to learn about Parliament, democracy, and civic engagement in Somerset schools.

Registration opens for the 2026 Somerset Cycle sportive on 9 May. Ride stunning routes from Bridgwater, supporting Youth Adventure Trust and local youth.

M5 junction 22 slip roads to close overnight for vegetation clearance from 9–20 March 2026. Diversions via local routes; National Highways to manage works.

Discover top events in Bridgwater and Burnham this week: dance socials, Luke Knight’s Somerset legends, Beatles Complete tribute, and Made in Tennessee show.

Avon and Somerset Police are appealing to the public to help find a missing man from Cheddar.

Modern life makes physical activity optional, fuelling UK obesity and inactivity. Pete Richards urges small challenges to boost fitness, health and resilience.

Somerset Council faces government scrutiny over financial management, with £30m exceptional support considered. External audit raises concerns.

Burnham and Weston Energy offers fully funded school visits to its solar farm in 2026, teaching pupils about renewable energy, climate change, and biodiversity.

Fire crews from Taunton, Bridgwater, and Burnham-on-Sea helped put out a blaze this morning in a ‘derelict building’ in the Hamp area of Bridgwater.

Two of Somerset's community hospitals could temporarily lose half their inpatient bids to allow a wider range of local services to be delivered

Somerset Council will be able to set a balanced budget for the next 12 months - but further central government support will be in short supply

League of Friends donates £835k for new spinal surgery robot at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, boosting NHS care amid growing charity fundraising challenges.

Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, named patron of Somerset Chamber of Commerce, supporting local businesses and Somerset’s economic growth.

A dog who was reunited with her delighted owners after she had been stolen from their Norfolk garden has enjoyed her first year living back in her family home.

A police officer has been dismissed after giving a false impression she was working by using a picture frame to weigh down keys on her laptop.

Stoke Mandeville stadium came abuzz with figures from every walk of life as the journey as the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games began.

Huey Morgan is marking 30 Years of Come Find Yourself with a new UK Tour.

Arriving at just 17, his journey to safety was long and uncertain, taking him first to France and then to England.

Weston Hospicecare’s Make Your Will Week (2–6 March) offers free will-writing appointments with local solicitors for a donation, supporting UK hospice care.

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s new AW169 helicopter is being fitted as a mobile intensive care unit after a £1m appeal, boosting critical care in Somerset.

The government has not confirmed whether other parts of Somerset will benefit from the next round of its pride in place regeneration programme

Permission has been granted by Somerset Council for Brean Splash to expand.

LOCALiQ offers video production for UK SMEs, including drone footage, social media clips, and virtual tours - boosting brand visibility and local engagement.

Burnham-on-Sea weather forecast: mixed sunshine and cloud, mild temperatures, and gusty winds expected this week.

Three-bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Burnham-on-Sea for £280,000, featuring garden, garage, off-street parking and excellent local amenities.

Great Western Railway launches a new campaign featuring the Famous Five, celebrating myths and legends of the South West and Wales to boost leisure travel.

Somerset Council will receive £30 million from the national government in the same month that a substantial council tax increase request was denied.

A woman Avon and Somerset Police sergeant has ben accused of trying to dupe bosses into incorrectly believing she was working online.

Avon and Somerset Search and Rescue were called to Cheddar Gorge to rescue a person who had ‘fallen from height’ and died.

A student pilot lacked the skill to avoid his aircraft crashing in Somerset, a report concludes.

I’m pleased to be back with another update on my work as your Member of Parliament, and I’d like to thank the Bridgwater Mercury and Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News for the opportunity to keep you informed.

Discover upcoming events in Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater: Women in Rock tribute, music quiz, Weston Light Orchestra concert and Rapunzel musical.

Avon and Somerset Police have launched an appeal for a missing 16-year-old with links to Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Highbridge and Weston-super-Mare.

First Bus has announced all of the timetable changes that will be coming to Somerset from April.

This week, the members of Somerset Camera Club have been taking photos of wildlife in Somerset and North Somerset.

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.

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

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

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

Discover what's on at The Ritz Cinema, Burnham-on-Sea, 20–26 Feb: film times for Wuthering Heights, Hamnet, Scream 7, National Theatre Live and more.

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

A family have paid tribute to a ‘dearly loved’ man who has died following a road traffic collision in Highbridge last month.

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

Tesco has introduced a new £1 Clubcard rule letting shoppers use vouchers to pay for travel insurance ahead of the 2026 holiday rush.

Try this simple trick with candle wax to make your bathroom faucets shine like new again and stay clean, as recommended by experts

See what the letters and numbers mean on your UK driving licence as all categories revealed - full list

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

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