Covid vaccination locations are to be set up across Somerset with mobile vaccinators available for those who cannot leave their homes.
Four residents from Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge are set to be honoured for their outstanding service to the local community by being presented with Civic Awards, it has been announced this week.
Burnham-On-Sea’s Hillview Carnival Club has been given the go-ahead to take Santa Claus om his annual tour of the town’s streets this Christmas for charity – socially-distanced and with extra Covid safety measures in place.
A Burnham-On-Sea art gallery and gift shop is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month.
123 homes of the new homes being built at Highbridge's Brue Farm development are set to be built off-site using high-tech constuction methods.
The village of Wedmore is currently seeing unprecedented levels of new build housing, with some residents and visitors saying further development is too much and not needed.
Somerset’s Coronavirus Helpline has received more than 10,000 calls since its launch in April, signposting residents to a huge range of vital support such as emergency food parcels, prescription collections and hospital transport.
A rallying call has been issued for local people to support Burnham-On-Sea's independent shops in the run-up to Christmas as traders re-opened for business on Wednesday (December 2nd) following the end of the lockdown.
Plans are fully underway in Somerset to prepare for a mass Covid-19 vaccination roll out now the Government has authorised the Pfizer vaccination for use across the UK, starting from next week.
Waste collection bosses and fire chiefs are asking motorists in the Burnham-On-Sea area to 'put the brakes' on problem parking.
A new cafe is set to open in Highbridge town centre on Friday (December 4th).
Roll up! Roll up! Circus Funtasia is set to open this month at Brent Knoll’s Sanders Garden Centre with a new Covid-safe family Christmas show – and readers can win tickets.
Pupils at Highbridge's Churchfield School have given a financial boost to Burnham-On-Sea's Somewhere House Somerset.
Burnham-On-Sea's MP last night backed the Government during a Commons vote in favour of introducing a tier system that started at midnight when the national lockdown ended.
A talented Burnham-On-Sea woodturner is set to be featured on national TV next week.
Avon and Somerset Police are part of a nationwide operation targeting motorists who choose to drink/drug drive throughout December as Op Tonic, the annual Christmas roads policing operation, gets underway.
Burnham-On-Sea residents are being invited to have their say on proposals for new sports facilities at Crosses Penn next to the town's Manor Gardens.
People living in care homes will be able to have visits from family and friends by Christmas if the visitors test negative for Covid-19, the government has said.
A new system has been introduced for people in Somerset who need urgent, but not emergency care.
Improvements to pedestrian safety around Churchfield School in Highbridge have started this week.
A new pizza restaurant is set to open in Burnham-On-Sea town centre this month.
A car ended up in a ditch in Berrow on Monday (November 30th) after its driver lost control.
Burnham-On-Sea library users will be able to once again browse the shelves for books, talking books and DVDs from Wednesday (December 2nd).
A huge total of £18,235 has been raised by generous Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents for the Royal British Legion during this month's Poppy Appeal, it has been announced this week.
A new florist shop offering personalised flower arrangements is set to open in Burnham-On-Sea town centre this week.
Fire crews have rescued a horse after it became stuck in a water-filled ditch in Wedmore on Sunday (November 29th).
Aldi's Highbridge supermarket has become one of the company's 200 stores to trial a new click and collect service.
A Highbridge girl who won the hearts of the nation last Christmas with her record to raise money for Brain Tumour Research is back!
The team at Burnham-On-Sea’s Day Lewis Pharmacy are celebrating for the second time in a fortnight after their the store’s Pharmacy Manager was named a 'Covid hero' at a national awards ceremony.
Work on a major refurbishment of a children’s play area in Burnham-On-Sea is set to be completed by the end of this year, Sedgemoor District Council has said this week.
The Burnham-On-Sea area got its first taste of winter this week and our readers captured these wonderful local scenes.
New reminders about are social distancing are being installed on pavements and in parks in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge ahead of the lockdown ending on Wednesday.
Part of Burnham-On-Sea's Marine Cove gardens are being upgraded and a plaque is to be unveiled in memory of former Burnham and Highbridge Mayor and war veteran Neville Jones OBE.
Five Burnham-On-Sea women have raised over £4,000 by holding a fundraising sleep out to highlight youth homelessness in the region.
Burnham-On-Sea wildlife carers have received a welcome financial boost from a Highbridge company.
More Somerset residents would back 'Stronger Somerset' as the right solution for a better future than Somerset County Council’s vision for a single council, according to the early results from an independent poll.
Burnham-On-Sea residents have this week been warned to be extra vigilant due to a council tax phone scam.
Somerset Public Health and Council leaders have supported the Government's decision to place the county into Tier 2 when lockdown ends next week.
The isolation period for Year 9 students at King Alfred School in Highbridge has been extended after an additional confirmed case of Coronavirus.
Two Burnham-On-Sea charities are among a dozen organisations across the Wells constituency that are receiving a combined total of almost £200,000 to help their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Burnham-On-Sea musician and singer Taylor Topham is set to take part in a fundraising live stream of his music on Saturday (November 28th) to raise funds for a mental health charity.
Sedgemoor - including Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge - is to be placed into Tier 2 when the Coronavirus lockdown ends next week, it has been announced today by the Government.
A Highbridge man who was recorded speeding at more than 100mph on the M5 in Somerset while under the influence of drugs has today (Wednesday) been jailed for 16 months.
The organisers of Burnham-On-Sea's monthly farmers market say it will be returning to the High Street this Friday (November 27th) despite the ongoing lockdown.
Burnham Infants School has written to parents this week to confirm that a pupil has tested positive for Covid-19.
Two men have been charged with the theft of scrap metal following an incident in Highbridge.
Burnham-On-Sea's Priory Court Nursing Home is to inviting local people to send its residents Christmas messages this festive season.
Public Health and Council leaders will be online tonight (Thursday) to answer questions from Somerset residents after the latest Government announcements.
All Year 9 students at King Alfred School in Highbridge have been asked to self-isolate following a confirmed case of Coronavirus at the school.
A West Huntspill pub is set to be demolished to make way for a development of seven new homes.
