Burnham-On-Sea.com

Another rare 'extreme heat warning' has been issued for Somerset this week - the second such alert in less than a month.

A long-running Burnham-On-Sea fundraiser is holding a very special garden sale today (Wednesday) to help a charity close to her heart.

Work to create a Hinkley Point C new water cooling system on the seabed of the Bristol Channel near Burnham-On-Sea has taken a major step forward this week.

Burnham-On-See firefighters have tackled a big grassland blaze this week in which 15 acres was destroyed.

A beach clean-up operation has been underway in Burnham-On-Sea this week, thanks to staff from a national beauty cosmetics company.

Burnham-On-Sea’s Princess Theatre & Arts Centre will be employing a new staff member following a recent Burnham & Highbridge Town Council Human Resources committee decision.

Brean's Pontins holiday park could be turned into accommodation for Hinkley Point power station workers.

Beaches in Burnham-On-Sea, Brean and Berrow have been busy over the last few days amid hot summer weather at the peak of the holiday season.

Burnham-On-Sea's St Andrew's Church is holding several tower open days this summer for visitors to see views over the seafront and along the coastline - with the next open day tomorrow (Wednesday, August 10th).

Cheddar Reservoir is temporarily closing due to the heatwave from Wednesday August 10th through to Sunday August 14th.

Burnham-On-Sea runner Jason Vickers is displaying his Olympic torch on the town's seafront this month to raise funds for charity and mark the tenth year since the London 2012 Olympics. 

A Burnham-On-Sea resident has called on councillors to reintroduce a beach paddling pool or children's splash area in the town.

A Burnham-On-Sea couple have decorated their Mini in a colourful Wallace and Gromit theme to take part in a charity fundraising event.

A cider farm in Watchfield near Highbridge will be able to play live music and hold events throughout the year after a new licence was approved.

Dozens of people flocked to a successful garden party on Saturday (6th August), raising £1,200 for The Friends of Burnham-On-Sea Community Centre’s roof appeal.

Burnham-On-Sea fierefighters were called out on Sunday afternoon (August 7th) to tackle a blaze in a bungalow's conservatory.

A new black history exhibition is underway at Burnham-On-Sea Library this month.

Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards have rescued a child with a dislocated knee on Brean beach and an injured kite flyer on Berrow beach in two separate incidents.

Firefighters from Burnham-On-Sea are among ten crews who have tackled a "protracted" barn blaze in the village of Priddy near Wells.

Anglers in Highbridge have welcomed improvements to a popular fishing lake by Sedgemoor District Council.