Police in Highbridge have arrested a person this week after being called to reports of a man appearing to be carrying a pistol.
A crafts and gift shop in Burnham-On-Sea is set to re-open this month after a £5,000 refurbishment.
An English teacher at King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge is using poetry to help local people gain confidence and boost creativity.
Burnham-On-Sea's Riz Cinema is to hold a fundraising screening of a comedy film this month for a local good cause.
An investigation is continuing into a serious incident at Brean’s Pontins holiday park last year when a ceiling heating duct crashed to the ground,...
Discussions by five Somerset councils to work out how they could collaborate more or even merge have ended in disagreement.
Police have this week urged people in the Burnham-On-Sea area to be on their guard against telephone fraudsters following several incidents in Somerset.
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens has announced she will not seek re-election in May.
South Western Railway — which operates some rail services from Highbridge train station — says it could lose its franchise after recording a loss of £137 million.
A popular Italian restaurant in Burnham-On-Sea is to get a major refurbishment costing over £100,000.
A Burnham-On-Sea army veteran has been selected to represent Team UK at the 2020 Invictus Games in the Netherlands.
Burnham-On-Sea martial arts school Holistic Tae Kwon-Do is celebrating after being recognised for its work in sports safeguarding.
Town councillors in Burnham-On-Sea have vowed to fight plans by BT to remove two of the last remaining payphone boxes in the town centre.
A group of fundraisers at a Burnham-On-Sea community group has raised a total of more than £3,000 for a local homeless charity.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents are being given the chance to comment on and help shape a new Climate Emergency Strategy for Somerset.
A warning has been issued after a woman says she was followed by a man along a Highbridge street last week.
New lip-reading classes for people with hearing impairments are set to start in Burnham-On-Sea. Deafplus lipreading classes will be held at Chichester Hall in Chichester Close, Burnham.
Scores of decorated golden rocks painted with the simple message 'you rock' are being used to brighten up the lives of lonely Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge people this month.
A Burnham-On-Sea fundraiser is in training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next month to raise money for a charity that helps children in poverty around the world.
Staff at a Berrow pharmacy have presented funds to a Burnham-On-Sea life-saving charity after a year of fundraising.
A survey for porpoises, dolphins and other marine life is to be held at Brean Down this month.
A busy Highbridge road is set to close for a week for roadworks, says Somerset Highways.
Burnham-On-Sea RNLI has a new Fundraising Chairman to lead the charity's local fundraising.
Burnham-On-Sea Police seized this car last night (Saturday) as they continued their crackdown of anti-social driving in the town's B&M car park and along the seafront.
Hundreds of carnival club members from across Somerset gathered on Saturday night (January 4th) for the annual Highbridge and Burnham-On-Sea Carnival presentation evening.
Christmas decorations have yet to come fully down but supermarkets are already thinking about the next big seasonal event - which is months away.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents are being encouraged to dispose of real Christmas trees responsibly.
Plans for 20 new homes in the village of Lympsham near Burnham-On-Sea have been given the go-ahead.
Long-running Burnham-On-Sea drama group the Burnham Excellent Entertainment Society (BEES) is seeing new adult members.
A Burnham-On-Sea community group is expanding its work in helping to tackle loneliness and isolation among local care home residents with deliveries of letters and postcards.
Keen cyclists and walkers in the Burnham-On-Sea area have this week been encouraged to try out the updated Strawberry Line path following a clearance project.
The swimming pool at Brean Splash is getting a £275,000 upgrade as part of a major refurbishment project that includes the installation of 900 new solar panels.
An air ambulance landed in a Highbridge town centre car park this week to help a patient suffering a suspected cardiac arrest.
The history behind Highbridge Radio Station will be brought to life at an illustrated talk in the town this month.
Burnham-On-Sea town centre shops saw positive trade in the run-up to Christmas, but many businesses say free parking for shoppers is vital.
The incredible story of a Burnham-On-Sea couple who accidentally threw away £15,000 in cash after clearing a deceased relative’s house - and then received a surprise Christmas present after staff at a recycling centre found the money and returned it to them - has gone global.
Two resident badgers at Secret World Wildlife Rescue near Burnham-On-Sea have sadly died, the charity has said this week.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Town Council is to hold a meeting of local community group organisers this month.
Burnham-On-Sea Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a teenage girl was allegedly assaulted outside the town's Tesco supermarket.
Three food festivals are set to be held in Burnham-On-Sea during 2020, the team behind the events has announced.
Residents across the Burnham-On-Sea area marked the start of 2020 with a night of celebrations.
Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is asking people to plan ahead and say a green goodbye to their Christmas trees and other festive waste.
Police say they are increasingly concerned for the welfare of missing man Ricky Gamage who could be in the Burnham-On-Sea area.
Two ‘disorientated’ people were rescued after getting stuck in mud during an evening of thick fog on Burnham-On-Sea beach on Monday (December 30th).
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Town Council has announced the winning entries of this year's Christmas Lights Competition.
Burnham-On-Sea rock group The Ginger Hitlas are set to perform their last ever gig on New Year's Eve.
Final tickets are on sale for a New Year's Eve celebration set to be held at Rookery Manor near Burnham-On-Sea.
Motorists in the Burnham-On-Sea area faced queues of up to seven miles following a crash on the M5 on Monday (December 30th).
A Burnham-On-Sea business owner has urged local residents to be extra vigilent after a theft over the weekend.
A group of fundraising motoring enthusiasts has presented a bumper donation to a Burnham-On-Sea charity this week.
