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The team that runs a popular community allotments site in Highbridge has launched an urgent appeal for help in finding a new home, with their current lease due to expire next year.

Burnham-On-Sea Police have launched an appeal for information following a burglary at a town centre vape shop over the weekend.

Police across Somerset will be carrying out enhanced patrols and roadside checks during England’s FIFA Men’s World Cup fixtures this month as part of Operation Limit, a national campaign targeting drink and drug drivers.

More than 140 children from Burnham‑On‑Sea and the surrounding area enjoyed a memorable day out at Puxton Park last Thursday (11th June) thanks to a special scheme run by Burnham‑On‑Sea and Axbridge Rotary Clubs.

Long‑serving Burnham‑On‑Sea and Highbridge Sea Cadets Commanding Officer Dom Gregory has retired from his role and handed leadership to his successor, Corey Hayes.

Motorists faced long delays on the M5 motorway between Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater on Monday evening (June 15th) due to a Police Incident.

Burnham's Hillview Carnival Club is among thirteen community groups in Burnham‑On‑Sea and Highbridge set to benefit from a £15,767 funding boost after Town Councillors approved the first round of community grants for 2026/27.

Internationally acclaimed sand artist Simon Beck has created this incredible new sand art design during his first visit to Brean beach of 2026.

Several impressive fish were reeled in along the Burnham‑On‑Sea coastline on Sunday (June 14th) as members of the Burnham Boat Owners Sea Angling Association took to the waters for their annual President’s Cup competition.

Dozens of Cub Scouts from across Somerset's Moors & Coastal District - which includes Burnham-On-Sea - enjoyed a fun‑packed weekend at Kilve Court as they celebrated an incredible milestone — 110 years of Cub Scouting.

The Friends of Berrow Beach carried out another successful community clean‑up on Saturday (June 13th), gathering sackfuls of litter and plastic waste despite strong onshore winds along the coastline.

Work to create a new community garden in Burnham‑On‑Sea has been given a boost this week with volunteers celebrating fresh funding, new facilities and support from several local groups.

Burnham-On-Sea writer Paula Wilkes has published her latest crime novel, The Crime Within, a tense new thriller that follows DCI Elaine Edwards as she investigates a chilling murder inside an otherwise quiet block of flats.

Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Gateway Club members have returned home beaming after another fun‑packed annual holiday at Butlins in Minehead.

St Peter and All Hallows Church in West Huntspill is inviting local residents to a special afternoon organ recital next month as part of national celebrations marking the Year of the Pipe Organ.

A community-wide litter pick is set to take place across Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge later this month, with the Town Council inviting local residents to lend a hand in keeping the two towns clean and welcoming.

Unity Beach in Brean has a month of football fever underway as it invites local residents to enjoy the 2026 World Cup on super‑sized screens both indoors and outdoors, with special themed nights every time England play.

Abbeyfield Wessex Society has announced the closure of its Woodlands House retirement home in Berrow Road, Burnham-On-Sea, with a period of consultation underway with staff and residents.

A Brean pensioner whose family has helped shape the village’s holiday history has celebrated her 100th birthday this week.

A free public screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing is set to take place in Burnham‑On‑Sea in July, offering local residents the chance to explore the national and local implications of climate and nature breakdown.