A DRINK driver has been jailed for 16 months and disqualified from getting behind the wheel for 50 months after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

ENTRIES are open for the Somerset Business Awards 2023.

A former bed-and-breakfast in Bridgwater will be used to provide much-needed one-bedroom accommodation after new plans were approved.

Computing firm BIT Training has announced a partnership with ex-Premier League football player Brian Deane to deliver free IT and cyber security training in Somerset, as part of the government-funded Skills Bootcamps initiative.

SOMERSET County Council’s public health team has joined other organisations to promote lifesaving messages to parents.

THE Bridgwater & District Trades Union Council will celebrate Black History Month with a special exhibition and evening event.

A GROUP of volunteers collected litter near Bridgwater Canal over the weekend.

BRAVE fundraisers took part in a firewalk to raise money for Towards Tomorrow Together, a charity that supports people affected by baby loss.

The Toolstation Western League is partnering with Mind in Somerset to support the mental wellbeing of the football family and players in particular.

POLICE have made an arrest following the death of an elderly woman who was found seriously injured in Bridgwater.

A NEW barber shop is set to open in North Petherton, owned by a woman who grew up in the town and has moved back with her family.

AN elderly woman has died following a hit and run incident.

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured in the County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News and Chard and Ilminster News newspapers this week.

AT the bottom of a quiet cul de sac in the popular small town of North Petherton, this property showcases outstanding open plan family living.

ONE of Europe’s largest construction projects has teamed up with one of Europe’s largest illuminated carnivals in a unique partnership.

STABLE House is believed to date back to the late Georgian era and we assume it to be Listed Grade II as it was converted from the original stables to the adjoining Peart Hall, the former Rectory of the village.

ENGLAND football legend Stuart Pearce is on his way to Bridgwater next month to help fundraise for a cause that is close to the hearts of many.

Three arts and cultural venues in Bridgwater will be significantly revamped as part of the Bridgwater town deal.

SOMERSET Masala has announced the opening date of its new Taunton restaurant, which is set to bring a taste of India to the county town.

AN elderly woman was airlifted to hospital after she was found with life-threatening injuries in Dukes Mead, Bridgwater, earlier today.

A MAN who was airlifted to hospital after being involved in a collision at a motocross track near Bridgwater has died.

BRIDGWATER was transformed into 1960s London today for the filming of Black Cake, an upcoming eight-part drama series set to air on Hulu.

POLICE have issued an appeal to find a teenager missing from his home near Stolford.

STAFF at Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) will be striking for 10 days in a dispute over pay amid the cost-of-living crisis.

HINKLEY Point C has been announced as the main event sponsor for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival 2022, which takes place on Saturday, November 5.

CHANCELLOR Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that the Gravity site just north of Bridgwater could be one of the Government's first new Investment Zones.

AVON and Somerset Police have published this picture of an illegal number plate from a car in the Somerset area.

LYONS Bowe Solicitors is offering to write basic wills for people in November in exchange for donations to leading charities as part of Will Aid.

OFSTED have given a Bridgwater school a good review in their latest inspection saying 'they are committed to improving the school'.

A CONCERT organised by a local performer and businessman at the McMillan Theatre in Bridgwater has raised over £3,000 for a mental health charity.

It is advised to not drink at all if you can to potentially avoid going over the limit whilst driving.

Households can apply for free cash through the Household Support Scheme.

TELEVISION crews will be in Bridgwater this week to record scenes for an upcoming eight-part drama series set in the 1960s.

A HEDGEHOG has been rescued by the RSPCA after getting trapped in a drain pipe bend in Somerset.

POLICE have located one of the missing 14-year-old twins after an appeal was launched yesterday after they were last seen in North Petherton.

Charles spoke out in a new statement hours before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is buried.

POLICE have issued an appeal to find missing 14-year-old twins who were last seen in the North Petherton area.

A BRIDGWATER school and autism centre has built a new sensory garden to help support its children with additional needs.

CRICKETERS who undertook a 325-mile charity cycle in memory of a friend and teammate were celebrated when they arrived at the finish line on Sunday.

AN Italian-themed restaurant in Bridgwater is having to shut its doors as spirally energy costs "do not make it viable" to keep it open.

Thousands travelled to London and millions more tuned in to see the Queen’s funeral on Monday.

The Queen’s funeral will mark a major moment in history as the nation thanks Her late Majesty for 70 years of public service.

Queen Elizabeth II will be reunited with her late husband Prince Philip later today.

EDF Energy is considering transforming agricultural land into a caravan site with 103 pitches to accommodate Hinkley Point C workers in Nether Stowey.

TWO people have died in a two-car collision on the A38 between Tarnock and Lower Weare near Axbridge, Somerset.

AN entrepreneur has launched her own Somerset-inspired gin with the aim of bringing her community together and telling a story of the Quantocks.

FOOD banks across Somerset will close tomorrow (Monday, September 19) – the date of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.

THIS property is a two storey converted barn within an exclusive residential complex of similar high specification conversions set around 1.5 miles to North Petherton.

TWO lanes are closed on the M5 northbound carriageway between Taunton and Bridgwater because of a car fire.

A BRIDGWATER business owner braved a 25-hour queue to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II at her lying-in-state at Westminster Hall in London.