The warning relates to anybody with a social media account as a new 2,000 strong DWP team is launched aiming to crackdown on benefit fraud.

THE Met Office has extended its weather warning for extreme heat in Somerset into the next working week.

A FORMER County Gazette reporter is in training to run a mind-boggling 290 miles in six days in support of her friend, who is battling cancer.

There are delays on the M5 this morning after two separate crashes.

VOLUNTEERS manning Brent Knoll’s Community Shop will be tested by the pupils of the village’s primary school.

HOUSEHOLDERS in Somerset are being warned of missed kerbside recycling pick ups due to the heatwave and staff shortages.

AN Avon and Somerset PC used the police computer system to access confidential information about people he knew, it is claimed.

THE Met Office has issued an extreme heat warning for Sunday, July 17.

A HIGHBRIDGE animal rescue centre hosted a weekend of entertainment and workshops to allow people to experience a range of healing and complementary therapies.

RESIDENTS and visitors joined the Sedgemoor Vintage Show last week (July 9 and 10).

SOMERSET can expect temperatures of 30degs C today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday, July 11 and 12) as the heatwave continues, according to the Met Office.

AVON and Somerset Police have published a list of sites where officers will be checking motorists' speeds from today (Monday, July 11).

WORK to form a new road in Somerset starts today (Monday, July 11).

Forecasters predict a sweltering heatwave will begin this weekend, according to forecasters, with highs of 27C expected in the UK.

AND we all thought it was going to be easy to get away once the pandemic died down.

STUDENTS at the King Alfred School Academy, Highbridge, have raised £2,189 for charity,

A MOTORCYCLIST is in hospital following a collision with a car on a Somerset road.

IF you're planning on getting on the M5 any time soon, here's a list of the biggest driving mistakes - and how to avoid them

AN inherited collection of ancient and modern silver is going under the Charterhouse auctioneers gavel in their specialist sale of silver, jewellery and watches on Thursday, August 4.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between June 23 and June 29 2022 for Bridgwater and Burnham & Highbridge.

NESTLED at the foot of Brent Knoll is this beautifully presented five bedroom family home.

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured this week.

PEOPLE heading to a Somerset beach are being pit "in danger" from vandals smashing bottles on the rocks.

GATEWAY Club members were delighted when a member of the Bloodbike charity Freewheelers paid a visit to Burnham Area Youth Centre.  Weston-super-Mare resident Richard Reeves visited the group yesterday, Thursday, June 7.

This week was King Alfred’s Year 11 Leaver’s prom, a glamorous and exciting event hosted by Batch Country House.

PASSENGERS catching the train in Somerset this weekend are being warned of potential delays - due to the wrong kind of weather.

A SCHOOL hosted an incredible celebration of 100 years of the Royal British Legion, The Queen’s Jubilee and 40 years since the Falklands War.

Lifeboat volunteers were called to assist in the search for a missing 81-year-old man in Brean on Monday.

Somerset had barely woken up this morning when the Prime Minister announced his resignation.

The Prime Minister’s resignation after haemorrhaging support among his ministers and MPs will fire the starting gun for a contest to replace him.

CHILDREN from a special education school have collected and transformed thousands of plastic bottle tops into stunning art murals, as part of a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the dangerous impact of plastic waste on the enviro...

POLICE are appealing to people in Somerset to look out for a prisoner who has gone on the run.

Mr Johnson finally lost control of power in No 10 following a string of resignations from ministers and aides, according to reports.

MORE than 60 potholes were repaired on Somerset's roads every working day last month, according to figures from Travel Somerset.

RNLI volunteer crews launched lifeboats to conduct a search for a missing person.

A TEAM at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has been helping people who are unemployed or at threat of redundancy to find a career in the NHS.

THE Engage Somerset wellbeing project delivered by Pluss, that was announced in January as a six-month programme, has been extended by a further three months.

A woman has been taken to hospital after a collision involving three vehicles on the M5 between Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea.

More than 150 Somerset children under the age of 11 had to be admitted to hospital to get teeth removed as the NHS dentistry crisis deepens.

AN East Brent man has avoided a driving ban for family reasons after he was caught speeding on the M5 while a temporary 50mph speed restriction was in place.

HOUSING association LiveWest has committed to build 302 homes in rural areas across Somerset over the next two years.

THE Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News is proud to be the media partner of an upcoming music event showcasing the talent of a local singer-songwriter.

See the dangerous and wild animals being kept in Somerset - and where they are - with Born Free's interactive map.

AVON and Somerset Police are joining South West counterparts in Operation Scorpion, a crackdown on drugs.

MOTORISTS are being reminded to expect travel delays in Somerset today (Monday, July 4).

A LOCAL church held a summer fête on Saturday, featuring a raffle, a barbecue, a tombola, cakes and refreshments, and plenty of other stalls.

A POPULAR street fair returned Wedmore at the weekend, bringing “a day of fun, entertainment and lots of stalls to browse”.

All traffic is being temporarily held on the M5 heading northbound between Burnham-on-Sea (junction 22) and Weston-super-Mare (21).

A NUMBER of lengthy roadworks schemes are starting in Somerset this week.

SEDGEMOOR'S largest housing provider has shared advice for reducing the risk of domestic fires following several reports in the area.