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 Burnham
2006: Year in photos
FROM
horses
and cars getting trapped in mud on our beaches to Burnham-On-Sea.com
winning the award for South West Web Site of the Year, 2006 was
a year to be remembered! We've picked the 40 stories which produced
the most striking photographs of the year. More...
 £2m
overhaul for M5 at Burnham
A
MAJOR project to introduce a quieter, safer road surface on the
M5 at Burnham-On-Sea is scheduled to begin on January 8th. The
work, costing £2 million, will take place between Junctions
22 and 23 and will involve improving drainage as well as resurfacing
the carriageway, the Highways Agency said on Friday.
More...
 Five
million watch Brean film
More than five million television viewers watched BBC1's film
'Dracula' on Thursday night (December 28th) in which Brean Down
was heavily featured. We exclusively reported in August how Brean
beach had been transformed into a film set to record scenes for
the film.
More...
 Busy
New Year's Eve for town
REVELLERS
in Burnham-On-Sea have a choice on how to celebrate the start
of 2007 when a wide range of events is held in the town on New
Year's Eve. Popular local group The Ginger Hitlas will
be playing at The Ritz Club from 8pm, whle Snappa will be at the
Old Pier Tavern. More...
 Top
loo award for Brean park!
BOSSES
at a Brean caravan park are flushed with success after the quality
of their loos was recognised in a nationwide competition. Warren
Farm, near Burnham-On-Sea, has England's best caravan
park toilet
facilities, according to the 2006 Loo Of The Year Awards.
More...
 Bowling
club's plan withdrawn
CONTROVERSIAL
plans
to extend the closing time at Burnham-On-Sea Bowling Club until
2am have been withdrawn. Sedgemoor District Council's Licensing
and Registration Committee had been due to decide last week whether
the club could open late on 24
nights a year. More...
 Somerset
Rebels 2007 preview
WITH
the
new 2007 speedway season rapidly approaching, the boss of Burnham-based
Somerset Rebels, Mike Golding, tells Burnham-On-Sea.com how he
sees the season ahead going. Mr Golding has been using his Xmas
break to make final preparations.
More...
 Fire
crews tackle house blaze
BURNHAM-On-Sea firefighters equipped with breathing
apparatus tackled a serious house blaze in Berrow Road on Thursday
morning (December 28th). Two Burnham fire crews raced to the property
at 10.30am after the occupants dialled 999 to report a fire had
broken out in their kitchen.
More...
 Police
appeal after OAP injured
POLICE
in Highbridge appealed for witnesses on Thursday (Dec 28th) as
they investigated a fail-to-stop accident in the town. At
around 10.30am on Christmas Eve, an elderly pedestrian was crossing
Bank Street when she was involved in a collision with a vehicle.
More...
 Claim
your free 2007 calendar!
PEOPLE
in Burnham-On-Sea are being invited to swap their old 2006 calendars
for a brand new 2007 gnome-themed one during an eco-friendly calendar
amnesty at Sanders Garden World. Staff at the garden centre will
be hosting the amnesty from January 4th to 6th.
More...
 Pubs
prepare for smoking ban
PUBS
across Burnham-On-Sea are getting ready for the introduction of
next summer's nationwide smoking ban. Chaplins on The Esplanade
has spent more than £5,000 on building a new extension to
its premises - and other pubs are following suit. More...
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