Burnham-On-Sea’s BosFest music and performing arts festival will be taking place in a virtual format this autumn due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the organisers have said this week.
Three teenagers have been arrested by Burnham-On-Sea Police after two young men were assaulted.
Burnham-On-Sea’s Mayor has cut a ribbon to open new Covid-secure  facilities for visitors at a residential care home in the town.
Thousands of pounds were raised for two good causes when Burnham and Berrow Golf Club hosted its annual Captains Charity Day on Thursday (September 24th).
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called on people across the South West to download the new NHS Covid-19 app, which has now launched across England and Wales following testing and successful trials.
A total of 15 new positive cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in four Somerset districts.
Burnham-On-Sea firefighters were among crews from around Somerset battling a blaze at a thatched property near Taunton on Thursday (September 14th).
Burnham and Highbridge Town Council has written to Police, asking for their plans to tackle a rise in anti-social behaviour in Highbridge.
Burnham-On-Sea’s Costa Coffee store re-opens to customers today (Thursday) after being closed since March due to the lockdown.
A Burnham-On-Sea student is celebrating after having a short story published in a book.
Campaigning residents who live near a controversial chicken farm between Highbridge and East Huntspill have this week welcomed news of an official public hearing about the site.
A Police helicopter was brought in to help officers in the search for a missing person in Burnham-On-Sea last night (Tuesday, September 22nd).
People in Burnham-On-Sea have contributed towards an overall donation total of £3million this month to three life-saving charities that have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Six schools in Somerset have had to send year groups home because of a case of Covid in each.
Burnham-On-Sea shops and businesses have given their reaction to the Government's extended Coronavirus safety rules unveiled this week.
Burnham-On-Sea runner Jason Vickers is taking on an 874-mile challenge to raise money for charity.
Burnham-On-Sea Farmers Market will be returning to the town centre this Friday (25th September) for only the second time since February due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
A Burnham-On-Sea beach clean has been carried out by members of a group that teaches children about nature and the environment.
A wearable tech wristband for helping people with dementia across Somerset is being launched this week.
Flights in and out of Bristol airport were disrupted over the weekend after two suspected WW2 torpedoes were found on a beach north of Weston under the flight path.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the public to "summon the discipline and the resolve" to follow new Coronavirus rules announced today.
Ten Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge community groups have this week been given cash boosts by the Town Council.
Burnham-On-Sea food and drink festival is set to return to the town centre on Saturday 24th October - social distanced and covid secure, but still full of great local food and drink, say the organisers.
Highbridge recycling centre will switch to its winter opening hours from Thursday 1st October.
Burnham-On-Sea Library has this week re-opened for book borrowers to come in and browse the shelves.
Somerset County Council has vowed to move a group of travellers who have been pitched up for over a week along part of Burnham-On-Sea's seafront.
A popular Somerset tourist attraction is to close for the foreseeable future with the loss of 40 jobs, its parent company has said.
A series of fitness classes which help people in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge aged over 60 get more active have been so popular that they have expanded with new Thursday sessions.
A 400-tonne transformer destined for Taunton headed past Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday morning (September 20th).
Artists in the Burnham-On-Sea area will be displaying their work online when people are invited to take a tour of Somerset’s artists’ studios from the comfort of their home.
Burnham-On-Sea wildlife carers at Secret World Wildlife Rescue have this week launched a fundraising appeal to help build a new Wildlife Treatment Centre.
Several community groups who oversee playing fields and play areas in the Burnham-On-Sea are celebrating after winning awards at a ceremony to identify the best facilities in Somerset.
A poor fox has been found drowned in a lake at Apex Park in Highbridge after getting its head stuck in a large crisp packet and falling into a lake.
A new second piece of sand art has been unveiled on Brean beach in support of a campaign to save ITV’s Jane Austen series ‘Sanditon’.
Burnham United Juniors Under 16s have thanked their sponsors as they unveiled new-look team kit this week.
Burnham-On-Sea fishmonger Seafoods is celebrating a very special milestone this week.
A Burnham-On-Sea fundraiser and a group of friends have walked from Burnham to Brean to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has started a new fundraising campaign with a poignant new song being released by a youngster whose life was saved by the charity.
New covered areas are proving popular with students at King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge.
Burnham-On-Sea Police say a cyclist has sadly been killed in a collision near tghe village of Mark this evening (Thursday).
A hotel and restaurant in Wedmore near Burnham-On-Sea have closed this week after positive cases of Coronavirus.
Residents in the Burnham-On-Sea area have this week been urged to only book a Coronavirus test if they have symptoms as demand for tests surge nationally.
A children's sand pit at Apex Park's play area in Highbridge is to be cordoned off as a precaution due to a colony of bees.
Burnham-On-Sea MP James Heappey has said this week he is ‘delighted’ to see more doctors and nurses being employed in Somerset.
The Kings of Wessex Academy, in Cheddar, has confirmed a sixth form student has tested positive for Covid-19 this week.
Five councils in Somerset have secured a total of £516,634 to ensure interim accommodation and support for the vulnerable people.
Burnham-On-Sea's Ritz Cinema has seen a huge 70 per cent fall in trade due to the Coronavirus pandemic, its owner has said this week.
Police say the death of a visitor to Brean's Pontins holiday park is not being treated as suspicious.
A Burnham-On-Sea pub's proposals to demolish an extension and create a new takeaway have been backed by town councillors this week.
Burnham-On-Sea firefighters were among several crews called to tackle a lorry fire in North Petherton this morning (Wednesday, September 16th).
