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Angry residents fight homes
DOZENS
of angry residents in West Huntspill, near Burnham, have stepped
up their campaign to fight plans for 14 new homes to be built
on a field in the village. More...
 Weather
boosts town trade
THESE
were
the busy scenes in Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday (May 11th) when the
warmest day of the year so far saw temperatures in the town hit
75 degrees Farenheit. The hot weather attracted the crowds to
the town's beach and seafront, with shops reporting busy trade.
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 Toddler
air-lifted to hospital
A
THREE-year-old
boy was airlifted to hospital from Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday
afternoon (May 10th) after he suffered a serious foot injury.
The
toddler was stabilised at the scene by paramedics, but due to
the nature of his injuries, they called a helicopter.
More...
 More
success for first aiders
SEVERAL
young
members of Highbridge and Burnham St John Ambulance are celebrating
again this weekend after winning a regional first aid competition.
Christopher Marsh, 9, Harry Pike, 9 and Jaymie Whitehouse, 6,
competed against teams from across the region.
More...
 Jetty
safety warning issued
COASTGUARDS
in Burnham-On-Sea have issued a safety warning after the town's
jetty was partially blocked by parked vehicles on Saturday (May
10th). As these photos show, six vehicles were using the slipway,
much to the concern of the town's marine emergency services.
More...
 In
photos: Bluebells on Down
A
WEEK of
warm sunshine has created these wonderfully colourful scenes on
Brean Down, near Burnham-On-Sea. Thousands of bluebells were in
full bloom on the northern slopes of the rocky outcrop on Saturday
(May 10th), as pictured here by Burnham-On-Sea.com.
More...
 Sports
stars head to Brean
A WHOLE host of celebrities will
be appearing at Brean Leisure Park's annual Celebrity Pro-Am Golf
Tournament on Tuesday (May 13th). Top sporting names including
jockey Tony McCoy (pictured), Sam Thomas, Dominic Elsworth and
Carl Llewellyn are to take part.
More...
 Walker
suffers broken ankle
BURNHAM-On-Sea
Coastguards were called to Brean Down on Saturday (May 10th) to
help a walker who had suffered a suspected broken ankle in a fall.
The team rushed to Brean Down Fort at 1.30pm after the lady, aged
in her 60s, was reported to be in a lot of pain.
More...
 Injured
gannet is released
AN
injured gannet which was found in Burnham-On-Sea
earlier this year has been released back into the wild from a
cliff-top in Devon. The
bird had been blown inland during heavy storms back in March and
needed care and attention, which it received at the RSPCA.
More...
 Delays
on M5 after incidents
TWO separate incidents - a van fire
and an accident - left traffic at a standstill on the M5 motorway
at Burnham-On-Sea on Friday (May 9th). Long queues of vehicles
developed after the incidents near to junction 22. Fire crews
were called at 9.38am.
More...
 Step
forward for charity walk
WALKERS are being
encouraged to step forward to take part in the annual fundraising
walk between Burnham-On-Sea jetty and Brean Down and back to raise
money for the Alzheimer’s Society. The
15-mile beach walk will start at 11.30am on Sunday May 25th.
More...
 Hinkley
Point reactor 'tripped'
Exclusive:
ONE of
the nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point power station, near Burnham-On-Sea,
has been shut down after unexpectedly "tripping" on
Thursday morning (May 8th) following an "engineering issue."
British Energy said Hinkley's B8 reactor stopped. More...
 Lib
Dems hit by resignation
Exclusive:
LIBERAL Democrats in Burnham-On-Sea have been rocked by a
second resignation in a month, Burnham-On-Sea.com can reveal.
Highbridge town councillor Chris Williams told Burnham-On-Sea.com
on Wednesday (May 7th) he is quitting the Liberal Democrats. More...
 Pottery
shop opens in town
A NEW shop that invites artistic children and adults to paint
their own pottery has opened on Burnham's seafront this week.
Purrr-fect
Pottery, which is sited next to Sunspot Amusements, is the idea
of Highbridge crafts enthusiast Anya Burridge.
More...
 Body
on beach is named
A NAKED body washed up on Burnham-On-Sea beach earlier this week
has been formally identified as a man from Weston-super-Mare.
West
Somerset coroner Michael Rose told Burnham-On-Sea.com the man
has been named as 43 year-old Gary Lane.
More...
 Top
award for cider maker
A CIDER which is produced in Brent Knoll, near Burnham-On-Sea,
has this week won a top award in a national competition. West
Croft Cider's Janet's Jungle Juice was named the silver winner
at the National Cider and Perry Championships, at the Reading
Beer and Cider Festival.
More...
 Crime
falls in Burnham
Exclusive:
CRIME
in
Burnham-On-Sea has decreased year-on-year for a ninth consecutive
month, according to the latest official figures. Levels of monthly
crime fell in Burnham between June 2007 and the end of February
2008, when compared to the same months last year. More...
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