Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents are being urged to keep up the good work on recycling after an extra 3,500 tonnes of key materials were collected in Somerset during the Coronavirus lockdown.
A popular carvery restaurant near Burnham-On-Sea is set to re-open next month following a major refurbishment that has seen the owners spend £2 million on upgrades over two years.
The 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was marked on Tuesday (15th September) with a special fly-past over Burnham-On-Sea by two retired RAF pilots.
Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards were called to help in the search for a missing person yesterday (Tuesday).
A new gift shop selling a wide range of crafts and presents has opened in Burnham-On-Sea High Street.
The Friends of Berrow beach hope to re-start their monthly beach cleans in October if government Covid safety guidelines allow them.
A co-ordinated network of employment and skills support is being rolled out across Somerset to boost existing provision in the wake of the coronavirus...
A group of campaigners who are trying to get a second series made of ITV's Jane Austen series 'Sanditon' turned to sand artist Simon Beck to create a huge piece of beach art on Brean Beach on Monday (September 14th).
A Burnham-On-Sea family has raised hundreds of pounds for Weston Hospicecare by completing an emotional beach walk.
The head teacher of King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge has issued a statement reassuring parents that ‘rumours’ of a positive Covid-19 case at the school are not correct.
Construction of the second reactor at Hinkley Point C near Burnham-On-Sea has this week passed a major milestone with the lifting of the first part of the massive steel containment liner.
A new ‘Somerset Covid Checker’ launches this week to support parents in knowing what actions to take if their child starts to display Coronavirus symptoms.
Six new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Somerset in the latest 24-hour figures.
A line of travellers has pitched up on a section of Burnham-On-Sea seafront.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police has urged people in the Burnham-On-Sea area to follow new laws that come into force today (Monday) banning social gatherings of more than six people.
A girl was rescued from the sea after getting stuck in mud on Brean beach today (Sunday, September 13th).
Two youngsters from Mark near Burnham-On-Sea showed tremendous courage when they rushed to the aid of a struggling swimmer in the sea during a Cornwall holiday last month.
Burnham-On-Sea Library is reintroducing its Customer Request Service for book lovers from today (September 14th).
Proposed changes to the structure of local government across Somerset must bring about improvements to services and not simply provide cover for further damaging cuts, says the UK's largest trade union, UNISON.
Proposals to develop Burnham-On-Sea’s former job centre into a new convenience store and eight flats have been approved by Sedgemoor District Council.
Volunteers who opened an 'emergency shop' in Brent Knoll when the Covid-19 crisis first hit have agreed to keep the shop open for the rest of this year.
A Burnham-On-Sea youngster has helped a cancer support charity by donating locks of her hair. Amelia Rose, 10, has donated 13 inches of her hair...
Burnham-On-Sea and Cheddar fire crews were called to a fire at a home in Lympsham today (Saturday).
Somerset’s Director of Public Health has this weekend urged people in the Burnham-On-Sea area to remain vigilant and continue following government guidance as Somerset sees an increase in Coronavirus cases.
Burnham-On-Sea's Reeds Arms pub is to cut the price of all food and drink by 7.5 per cent on Tax Equality Day, Thursday September 24th.
Burnham and Highbridge Town Band has held its first full practice session this week since March.
A fire crew was called to Burnham-On-Sea's Berrow Road on Friday evening (September 10th) following a van fire.
Hundreds of fundraising walkers strode out between Weston and Brean Down when Weston Hospicecare held their first fundraising event of the year on Sunday 6th September since the start of the pandemic.
Police have closed Burnham Road in Highbridge this evening (Friday) following a collision between a car and a motorbike.Â
Burnham-On-Sea's annual Half Marathon has become the latest local event to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been confirmed this week. Organisers...
Burnham-On-Sea's Costa Coffee store plans to re-open to customers later this month, it has been confirmed.
Health directors at Weston General Hospital have apologised after an internal investigation revealed hospital-acquired coronavirus infection may have contributed to the deaths of 18 patients.
Hinkley Point B power station near Burnham-On-Sea may close two years earlier than planned due to ageing issues, EDF Energy has said this week.
A Burnham-On-Sea fire crew was called to Highbridge in the early hours of Thursday morning (September 10th) where a motorbike was in flames.
North Somerset has become the worst-hit area in the South West for coronavirus infection rates - with the council's leader warning this week that it could result in a local lockdown.
Sedgemoor Services on the northbound M5 motorway near Burnham-On-Sea remains closed this evening (Thursday) after a lorry overturned earlier today across the slip road.
A modern new cocktail bar and function room is set to open this week in Burnham-On-Sea town centre.
A series of fitness classes that aim to help elderly people in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge get more active have been so popular that they are expanding.
A dedicated Burnham-On-Sea fundraiser has raised money for The Coastguard Association by selling merchandise on the town's seafront.
An independent report released this week highlights the benefits of creating a new single council in Somerset – and warns of the dangers and costs of dividing the county into multiple unitary authorities.Â
There have been 65 new positive cases of Coronavirus in Somerset during the last seven days, according to the latest official data, as new measures are to be introduced by the Government in a bid to try and halt a second wave across the UK.
Burnham-On-Sea's tourist information centre has seen a slow summer season with visitor numbers "significantly down" on previous years due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
A Burnham-On-Sea angling shop in the town centre is set to re-open this autumn with a new owner.
Burnham-On-Sea's Priory Court Care and Nursing Home has been rated overall as ‘Good’ in a new CQC inspection published this week.
Burnham-On-Sea MP James Heappey says he is pleased with the huge success of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, with the Wells constituency seeing the second highest amount of discounted meals in Somerset.
Burnham-On-Sea fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze at a commercial premises in Cheddar on Tuesday afternoon (September 8th).
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal from Monday September 14th - with some exemptions - amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases across the UK.
A new creative hub has opened in Burnham-On-Sea town centre this week, giving local people a chance to do activities such as painting, cooking, craft-making and drawing.
Four life-size animal statues valued at around £2,700 have been stolen in an unusual theft from Brent Knoll's Sanders Garden Centre.
Three high-flying students returned to welcome record numbers of pupils start back at Highridge's King Alfred School Academy Sixth Form.
