TODAY (August 13) sees the parkrun in Apex Park, Highbridge reach an incredible milestone of 300.

Somerset has avoided drought status despite it being the driest first half of the year since 1976 – here’s why.

WORKS on the statue of ‘a true British hero’ have been recently carried out in Highbridge.

PACE bowler Marchant de Lange is leaving Somerset County Cricket Club at the end of the season to join Gloucestershire.

THUNDERSTORMS could develop on Monday, bringing “heavy rain” and “disruption”, the latest Met Office forecast said.

Drought looming for the south west amid Met Office amber heatwave weather warning – but will it bring a hosepipe ban for Somerset?

A NURSING home in Burnham-on-Sea has closed and its residents resettled after the care quality commission took “enforcement action” against it. 

A NEW water refill point has been installed on Burnham-on-Sea's Esplanade to help reduce plastic waste and littering. 

THE National Drought Group will meet tomorrow in the wake of a four-day extreme heat warning.

JAMES Hildreth has today (Thursday, August 11) confirmed he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the season.

AN on-duty Avon and Somerset Police sergeant had sex with a vulnerable member of the public, it is claimed.

AVON and Somerset Police have published these images of dodgy car registration plates spotted on vehicles in the force area.

THOUSANDS of people have signed petitions calling on First West of England and Somerset councils to save a bus route that links Wells and Weston-super-Mare.

FOUR water companies have announced hosepipe bans across the UK, as another heatwave is set to scorch the country this week.

LONDON'S West End will be brought to Burnham-on-Sea with a Chicago workshop featuring Mamma Mia and Legally Blonde performer Matthew Wesley.

THE Red Arrows are expected to fly over Somerset this afternoon as part of their flypast to Exeter.

ACCESS to Cheddar Reservoir's car parks and permissive path will be suspended for five days because of the high temperatures forecast for Somerset.

A FOUR-DAY amber warning for extreme heat has been issued for Somerset and the South West.

HINKLEY Point C has today (Tuesday, August 8) released video and images of its latest spectacular engineering achievement – the precision placement of a 5,000-tonne intake head on the seabed of the Bristol Channel.

We are giving local charities the chance to take a share in a massive £16k giveaway.

A CAMPAIGN to encourage more people to hop on buses has been launched as households face mounting financial pressures.

A GARDEN party held to raise funds to repair the roof of Burnham-on-Sea Community Centre has raised more than £1,200.

A VILLAGE hall in Somerset has officially re-opened with a celebration event after a successful £282,400 refurbishment project.  

A cider farm near the M5 in Somerset will be able to play live music and hold events throughout the year after a new licence was approved.

AROUND 40 bands, artists, and DJs entertained festivalgoers at Whirl-y-Fair in West Huntspill, which returned after three years away.

FASHIONS may come and go, but the draw of well made and designed items never lose their appeal.

A GROUP of medals won by war hero Sir Thomas 'Archie' Lamb are included in the Charterhouse September auction of medals, militaria, coins and stamps.

HERE'S a list of sites across Somerset where police will be operating mobile speed cameras during the week starting today (Monday, August 8).

TREES affected by ash dieback and traffic light refurbishment works are among the major roadworks being undertaken in Somerset this week.

Tools are being stolen every 45 minutes across the UK and Avon & Somerset is among the top 10 tool theft hotspots, according to police data.

BURNHAM coastguards came to the aid of a boy who suffered a dislocated knee in a ‘moment of misfortune’ at Brean Beach. 

A BARN and hundreds of tonnes of hay and straw have been destoyed in a blaze tackled by firefighters from across Somerset, including Burnham-on-Sea. 

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Sunday, August 7.

BURNHAM & Highbridge councillor Ganesh Gudka has said it is 'disappointing' to hear comments made by James Heappey MP not supporting a recent regeneration bid for Highbridge.

THE Avenue Tennis Club are inviting spectators on August 8 when they will be hosting the British Lawn Tennis Associations Grade 3 Tennis Burnham on Sea Tennis Open.

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

Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October, with the discount made in six instalments.

According to the Road Traffic Act 1988 in reference to careless and inconsiderate driving, the law is clear.

POLICE believe a convicted rapist and kidnapper may be in Somerset.

MILLIONS of pounds could be invested in town centres, transport, and cultural projects in parts of Somerset if a bid for government funding is successful.

DAMAGED lights at Marine Cove Gardens in Burnham-on-Sea have been replaced by energy-efficient LED lanterns. 

POLICE are asking people in Somerset to look out for a convicted drug offender.

A FORMER Somerset newspaper reporter has become the first person to ever run the 299-mile Macmillan Way.

A SOMERSET man has died in a collision on the M5 today (Wednesday, August 3).

A JUNIOR school in Burnham-on-Sea has thanked the local community for supporting an initiative that will see pupils take responsibility for 12 new flowerbeds.

POLICE have launched an appeal to find a wanted man in connection with a sexual offence.

A FORMER police officer who used confidential systems to look up information about people they knew would have been dismissed if they hadn’t already resigned, a misconduct hearing panel concluded yesterday (Tuesday, August 2).

THE 16-year-old boy who died from stab wounds following an incident in Somerset at the weekend has been officially named.

THE two politicians vying to be our next Prime Minister were in Somerset this week looking to drum up support for their campaigns.

A YOUNG man supplied drugs from a Somerset home he took over while the tenant real was in hospital has been jailed.