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Police probe suspicious fire
BURNHAM-On-Sea police are investigating a suspicious fire in Mark which destroyed a 4X4 vehicle on Sunday morning (September 30th). The town's fire brigade station rushed to Littlemoor Road at 10.51am after a passer-by reported a vehicle smoldering on the road verge. More...

Six baptised in sea ceremony
SIX members of a Burnham-On-Sea church waded into the sea near the town's jetty on Sunday morning (September 30th) to be baptised in a special ceremony. Many Burnham Community Church members get baptised each year, but they usually choose a pool. More...

BARB event pulls in the funds!
BURNHAM-On-Sea's Spirit Of Lelaina rescue hovercraft was pulled through the streets of Brean on Sunday afternoon (Sept 30th), helping to raise thousands of pounds for BARB, the charity behind the life-saving service. A hardy group of a dozen people took the strain. More...

Ritz Club to help medical fund
BURNHAM-On-Sea's Ritz Social Club is to hold a pop quiz and disco later this month to help raise funds for the Burnham Medical Equipment Fund. The event will start at 8.30pm on Saturday October 13th and will be followed by music from popular local DJ Rusko. More...

Photo special: Classic car tour
MORE than 40 classic cars from across Somerset were in Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday morning (September 30th) when the town's Motor Club held its annual Classic Car Tour. The 90-mile event started from the town's Pier Street Car Park and ended in Bruton. More...

Harvest meal for Moose group
MEMBERS of Burnham-On-Sea Lodge 123 and their partners were treated to a harvest meal by members of the Burnham Moose ladies circle on Saturday evening (September 29th). After the meal, entertainment was provided by West Huntspill's Coastline Singers. More...

Serious accident shuts M5
THESE were the scenes on the M5 motorway on Saturday afternoon (September 29th) after a serious accident completely closed the northbound carriageway between Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater. Traffic was being diverted off the M5 after a "serious accident". More...

Fundraiser urges: 'Think pink!'
A BURNHAM-On-Sea fundraiser is inviting people in our area to find 'pinktastic' ways to support October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Somerset Breakthrough Breast Cancer Group's Christine Piper says every penny will help the cause, particularly with its high running costs. More...

West Huntspill show a success
OVER 100 classic vehicles were on show in West Huntspill, near Burnham, on Saturday (September 29th) when the village held its annual Vintage & Classic Car Show. Among the machines on display were vintage and classic cars, military vehicles and tractors. More...

New dredging study launched
Exclusive: Burnham-On-Sea town councillors have tasked a Bristol-based team of university researchers to carry out a study into whether controversial plans to extract 15 million tonnes of sand from the Bristol Channel will change our beaches in Burnham, Brean and Berrow. More...

Three arrests over car attacks
Exclusive: THREE people were arrested in Burnham-On-Sea in the early hours of Saturday (September 29th) after a spate of car vandalism in the centre of the town. Almost a dozen wing mirrors were damaged or snapped off by vandals along College Street, angering residents. More...

Classic car tour comes to town
MORE than 40 classic cars from across Somerset will be in Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday morning (September 30th) when the town's Motor Club holds its annual Classic Car Tour. The 90-mile event starts from the town's Pier Street Car Park at 9.30am and ends in Bruton. More...

Police warn over distraction thefts
BURNHAM-On-Sea police are warning local people to be on their guard after three burglaries in the Burnham and Highbridge area on Thursday (September 27th). The first incident happened at around 12.30pm when an unknown man knocked on the door of a property in Stoneleigh Close, Burnham. More...

Lorry demolishes street lights
TWO lampposts were left teetering at a dangerous angle on Burnham's High Street on Thursday (September 27th) following an early morning accident. A delivery lorry reversed into the two lampposts on the corner of College Street near The Railway Inn at 7.45am, as pictured here. More...