Leaders from Somerset Council have met with the county’s seven MPs and their representatives in Westminster to ensure Somerset’s voices are heard on the national stage.
Students and staff at King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge have taken part in a special event to mark the lighting up of its Christmas tree.
Burnham-On-Sea Repair Cafe returns today (Wednesday, December 4th) with volunteers on hand to help repair household items.
A crumpled white shirt with tacks sprinkled into its creases - title 'Tax in Creases' - has been announced as the winner of Somerset’s 2024 Turnip Prize this week.
Avon and Somerset’s Roads Policing Team has launched Operation Limit, its dedicated winter campaign to combat drink and drug-driving which will see checks in the Burnham-On-Sea area.
A new cash deposit machine has been installed in Burnham-On-Sea following the closure of the town's Lloyds Bank branch.
Burnham-On-Sea’s Hillview Carnival Club has launched its annual festive tour of the area to raise charity funds.
A commercial waste collection lorry ended up partially on its side in a roadside ditch near Burnham-On-Sea on Monday (December 2nd).
A team of four year-6 pupils from Brent Knoll Primary School travelled to Wellington School at the weekend to take part in an annual maths challenge.
Burnham-On-Sea's St Andrew's Church has announced its busy line-up of advent and Christmas services and activities.
Brean Leisure Park is supporting The Salvation Army to help bring the joy of Christmas to more children this year and is appealing for donations of gifts.
Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards have presented a long-service medal to their station officer and bid farewell to three retiring team members.
Burnham-On-Sea Masonic Lodge has given a £1,000 boost to a project that aims to give a Christmas gift to every local young person living in difficult circumstances has issued a final appeal for donations.
An unexpected visitor decided it was 'high time' to head to Burnham-On-Sea's St Andrew's Church over the weekend when a peregrine falcon was spotted.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents are being invited to attend the Christmas Tree lighting event at the town's King Alfred School Academy today (Monday December 3rd).
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has come out as winners in four categories at this year’s Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence.
Burnham-On-Sea’s Hillview Carnival Club has launched its annual festive tour of the area to raise charity funds.
A new hobby supplies and modelling shop is set to open in Burnham-On-Sea town centre in December
The team who run East Huntspill’s Wall Eden Farm are celebrating after being shortlisted for two awards at the Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards.
Plans for next spring's 2025 Highbridge Festival of The Arts are gathering pace following the move of the event's piano.
A fundraising Santa run is to be held in Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday, December 8th for a charity in memory of a local boy who died of cancer.
Huntspill and Highbridge Scouts will hold their annual Christmas fair this Sunday (December 1st).
A Christmas fair is set to be held by Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Sea Cadets today (Sunday, December 1st).
A Burnham-On-Sea 1980s tribute band has remade the iconic song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ featuring local residents as part of a festive fundraising campaign.
Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox is among the policitians who have this week voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote that paves the way for a change in the law.
A busy day of Christmas events is set to be held in the Burnham-On-Sea area today (Saturday, November 30th).
Tickets are on sale for Burnham & Highbridge Choral Society's popular Christmas Concert which will be held on December 12th.
Somerset Council has this week unveiled new plans for devolution from central government.
Burnham-On-Sea’s St Andrew's Church is holding a Winter Fayre this Saturday 30th November.
A public meeting is to be held next week to form a new group to try and safeguard the former adult learning centre opposite the town’s Princess Theatre for community use.
Community-spirited residents in West Huntspill are organising a Christmas dinner for local people who will be alone during the festive season.
A popular, long-running low-cost Christmas card delivery service run by Huntspill and Highbridge Scouts is underway across the Burnham-On-Sea area.
A special Christmas party afternoon for dogs and their owners is to be held in Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday (December 7th).
Rich’s Cider in Watchfield near Highbridge is holding its annual Christmas Fair today (Friday November 29th).
Burnham-On-Sea Baptist Church will welcome 4Front Theatre to perform the nativity Herald of Herod in December.
Burnham-On-Sea Independent Market returns today, Friday November 29th, with a busy line-up of stalls.
Burnham-On-Sea's branch of Lloyds Bank permanently closed down on Thursday (November 28th).
Emergency services were called to a Highbridge lake on Wednesday (November 27th) amid a report of a person in the water but it fortunately turned out to be a false alarm.
A co-ordinated policing operation on 11–15 November saw Avon and Somerset Police’s roads policing officers combine efforts with neighbourhood policing teams to crack down on dangerous road users and illegal driving.
The team who run a garage in Berrow are celebrating this week after scooping several awards.
Sanders garden centre in Brent Knoll is holding a festive late night shopping event today (Thursday, 28th November) from 6pm - 9pm.
Generous shoppers in Burnham-On-Sea are being invited to donate to the town's Foodbank in the run-up to Christmas.
Burnham-On-Sea Rugby Club’s walking rugby team have had their first outing at Nailsea and Backwell RFC Walking Rugby Festival.
Construction work to build a new Greggs drive-thru in Highbridge next to the town’s McDonald’s has finished and the store is scheduled to open in the new year.
A volunteer from Burnham’s BARB Search & Rescue has been leading crews to help rescue people in a major flood incident in Northamptonshire.
Burnham-On-Sea resident Jenny Parfitt and her 2-year-old Alaskan Malamute, Lumi, were selected to be a part of Team GB at the World Sleddog Association’s World Dryland competition at the weekend.
Local couple Karen and David had an incredible holiday in Corfu, but it turned out to be more than just a getaway— it was the start of a life-changing journey with three stray kittens!
The finalists for Somerset’s Turnip Prize, a spoof of the Turner Prize, have been announced.
Residents in the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area have been embracing the festive spirit at Sopha in Highbridge with its new Christmas department.
A banger racing enthusiast from near Burnham-On-Sea is celebrating becoming the motorsport's world champion.
