These were the scenes when Burnham-On-Sea fire crews successfully rescued a horse from a water-filled ditch on Saturday (February 15th).
Sedgemoor District Council has begun a consultation process on controversial plans to sell a piece of open public land in Highbridge so it can be replaced by 121 new homes.
Police were called to this car in a water-filled ditch on the outskirts of Highbridge.
A group of students at King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge have organised a series of fundraising events to raise money for victims of the Australian bushfires.
Police and an air ambulance were called to Highbridge on Friday morning (February 14th) after a man was assaulted in the town.
The Met Office has issued a warning for strong winds and heavy rain this weekend in the Burnham-On-Sea area as Storm Dennis sweeps through the region.
Members of a Burnham-On-Sea drama group are celebrating this week after hearing they have been nominated for seven awards.
Burnham-On-Sea MP James Heappey says he feels 'truly honoured' after being appointed Minister for the Armed Forces in this week's Cabinet reshuffle.
Healthwatch Somerset is inviting people in the Burnham-On-Sea area to complete a survey to share their experiences of accessing primary care through GP surgeries in Somerset.Â
Model railway enthusiasts and train lovers in the Burnham-On-Sea area will enjoy a special exhibition due to take place in February.
Burnham-On-Sea fire crews were called to Highbridge town centre on Friday evening (February 14th).
Campaigning residents living between Highbridge and East Huntspill say their lives are still being affected by "unacceptable levels of odour" from a controversial chicken farm.
A TV film crew was in Burnham-On-Sea on Thursday (February 13th) to record a special BBC Breakfast feature about a local English school teacher’s...
Two love-struck swans have been rescued and named 'Romeo and Juliet' by Burnham-On-Sea animal carers from Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre who say the pair are inseperable.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Men's Sheds has been given a financial boost by shoppers at the town's Asda store.
Police have appealed for witnesses after a robbery and struggle in Burnham-On-Sea on Wednesday (February 12th).
Organisers of Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge’s annual carnival have this week formally started the countdown to this autumn’s 74th annual parade.
The Sundowner cafe in Brean has re-opened with new owners and a modern new look. The cafe has been taken over by The Tiffin Group and has been fully refurbished to give it a more contemporary style.
BBC News will be filming in Burnham-On-Sea today (Thursday) as they feature an English school teacher's initiative to use poetry to help local people gain confidence and boost creativity.
A new art and craft shop in Highbridge town centre that also offers creative workshops has become an instant success since it opened last November.
Town councillors have this week agreed that £170,000 of upgrades to Burnham-On-Sea’s Princess Theatre will be go ahead this summer.
A person stuck in waist-deep mud on Weston beach has been rescued by Burnham's BARB hovercraft and other crews this afternoon (Tuesday) in a race against the incoming tide.
A group of 13 students from Highbridge's King Alfred School Academy Sixth Form have launched a Young Enterprise business selling metal water bottles in a bid to reduce amounts of local plastic waste.
Burnham-On-Sea MP James Heappey has this week welcomed a Government announcement pledging a 'transformational amount' of funding for bus services across the country.
Hail storms briefly turned pavements in Burnham-On-Sea white last night (Tuesday) as the wintry snap continues.
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, Sue Mountstevens, visited Burnham-On-Sea this week to find out more about its Chat Bench scheme.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents are being invited by the YMCA to come together and sleep rough on Friday 13th March at a local event to support local, homeless young people.
People across the Burnham-On-Sea area are being asked to pull on their walking boots to help find a Parkinson’s cure by funding groundbreaking research.
Burnham-On-Sea seafront took a battering this morning (Tuesday, February 11th) as strong onshore winds coincided with a high Spring tide to create these stormy scenes.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Town Band has this week unveiled its newly refurbished band hall as it recovers from vandalism last year.
The access road onto Berrow beach has this week again been closed to all traffic by Sedgemoor District Council following damage caused by high tides.
Young Highbridge motorcycling enthusiast Ollie Walker is celebrating after qualifying to compete in a national competition.
Somerset County Councillors have this week has proposed a 3.99% increase in the authoriy's budget, which looks set to result in a 95p per week increase in Council Tax for the average Band D property in the Burnham and Highbridge area.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge are this week being invited to step back in time to the dark days of the Cold War by North Sedgemoor Local History Group.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents interested in finding out about job vacancies at Hinkley Point power station can attend a special event in the town on Wednesday, 19th February.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and urged residents to be ready for 'damaging' winds of up to 70mph from Storm Ciara in the Burnham-On-Sea area this coming weekend.
The Friends of Berrow Beach celebrated their second anniversary of beach cleaning at the weekend. Over 30 volunteers gathered at the village's main beach entrance to collect plastic rubbish.
An incredible Burnham-On-Sea pensioner is set to run her ninth London Marathon this Spring - her 21st worldwide marathon in total - as she proves that age is no barrier to running.
Residents of Brent Knoll and East Brent are being asked whether they support the idea of closure-threatened Brent Knoll Village Shop being run by the community.
Life-saving tips and advice on how to use a defibrillator to save a life will be given at a special training session in Burnham-On-Sea this week.
An opening ceremony was held in Highbridge on Saturday (February 8th) for a new community centre for young adults that replaces the town's former...
Students from schools in Burnham-On-Sea have carried out speed checks of vehicles as part of a new Mini Police initiative.
A group of Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge students from King Alfred School Academy took part in a beach clean on Saturday (8th February).
Plans to dump more mud from alongside Hinkley Point nuclear power station near Burnham-On-Sea into the sea off Cardiff Bay have been revealed this week.
A Highbridge pet owner faces a huge vet bill after a 'mindless thug' shot his pet kitten with an air rifle.
The Friends of Burnham-On-Sea Hospital is urging residents to show their support the facilities amid concern that the minor injury unit could be closed down and replaced with a smaller number of ‘urgent treatment centres’.
Volunteers are being sought to join a beach clean-up in Berrow today (Saturday, February 8th).
A Highbridge vintage vehicle enthusiast has returned a special vehicle to Puriton eight decades after its original arrival in 1940. The Muir-Hill 3 ton dumper truck, which has a Somerset registration of FYA 655, originally spent much of its working life in and around the Royal Ordnance Factory at Puriton.
The NSPCC is appealing for people in Somerset to support them with their work teaching primary school children about the different types of abuse and where they can go for help should they ever need it.
£50,000 worth of cannabis plants have been seized in a Police raid on a home in Highbridge this week.
