A GROUP of friends raised over £2000 for a prostate cancer charity by taking part in a golf challenge.

STRIKING bus drivers braved heavy downpours as they walked out for the second time in four days.

BURNHAM United suffered a 2-1 defeat away from home at the weekend against a solid Saltford FC side.

A CHARITY Christmas shopping in Berrow has raised more than £1000. The Somerset Breast Cancer Now group 'Shop for a Cure for Christmas' event took place on Sunday, November 20 at Berrow Village Hall and raised a total of £1161,03.

HIGHBRIDGE got into the festive spirit as its Christmas lights were switched on on Saturday (November 19)

AVON and Somerset Police have announced hundreds of locations across Somerset where they will be siting mobile speed cameras at various times this week.

A TOTAL of 10 major roadworks schemes are due to be started in Somerset this week.

THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for Somerset as “small chances of very strong winds” could cause disruption tomorrow (Monday, November 21).

TRAFFIC is “running as normal” on the M5 after a police incident between Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater.

CHARTERHOUSE auctioneers and valuers have already taken entries for their next specialist auction of automobilia and memorabilia in April 2023.

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a man died in a single-car collision on the M5 this morning.

VOLUNTEERS at Burnham-on-Sea RNLI gave a fond farewell to their former Senior Helm who retired from service after 26 years.

THIS picturesque, detached cottage situated at the end of this no through road retains a wealth of features and is presented to a good standard both internally and externally.

A CHARITY and an academy have received laptops thanks to a council’s programme.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a construction worker who lost his life in an accident at Hinkley Point C at the weekend.

Plans to build additional holiday cabins near the M5 in Somerset have been rejected by district councillors.

A TREASURE hoard lost many generations ago is to be offered by Lawrences of Crewkerne.

The B3139 Burnham Road, in Highbridge, was closed for a period following a serious road traffic collision.

BERROW Church of England Primary School is working to improve after it was rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted inspectors.

BUS passengers face more misery over the coming days with strikes planned tomorrow (Friday, November 18) and Monday (November 21).

 A BUSINESS owner in Highbridge has raised concerns about Covid in  warm rooms designed to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for local residents.

THREE women rugby officials from Somerset proudly flew the flag for the county alongside 47 other female referees at Twickenham.

AVON and Somerset's Chief Constable has reversed her decision not to name a police constable she sacked.

Lowest income households set to pay no Council Tax under new Somerset Council proposals.

RAIL passengers travelling to and from Somerset are being warned to expect four days of disruption starting on Saturday (November 19).

A Somerset taxi driver has had his licence revoked after allegedly driving while stoned with passengers on board.

 BURNHAM-ON-SEA & Highbridge Carnival has apologised after an LGBT+ group claimed its ‘50 Shades of Gay’ entry was “deemed inappropriate”.

PRIDE-ON-SEA, the group set to bring a Pride celebration to Burnham & Highbridge, will mark Transgender Day of Remembrance with a candle-lit ceremony.

 

A SOMERSET wildlife rescue centre has been given a £400 boost to its project to replace the off-road vehicle it uses for site maintenance.

THE 80th Bishop of Bath and Wells gifted 1,000 tree saplings to guests at his installation on Saturday (November 12).

THERE are several big roadworks projects starting across Somerset this week from today (Monday, November 14).

SHOPWORKERS in Somerset have spoken out about the abuse they sometimes suffer at the hands of customers.

BURNHAM-on-Sea RFC earned a solid home win over Clevedon last Friday night in their first game under the new floodlights.

A CONSTRUCTION worker has died in an incident at Hinkley Point C this morning (Sunday, November 13).

A BOOK by the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature was among the cosmopolitan highlights of an antiques sale with international reach and appeal hosted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt.

THE people of Brent Knoll paid tribute to their war dead at a service of remembrance this morning (Sunday, November 13).

THE ongoing turmoil in the political and financial world has undoubtedly impacted on the residential markets.

AGE UK Somerset is one of three charities in our county nominated for this year's Newsquest Cash for Charities campaign, backed by the Gannett Foundation.

FIVE councils across Somerset are working together to create a Somerset Cultural Strategy to help raise the county's profile as a cultural destination and embed arts and culture within the. council’s services.

THE last antiques, collectors and vintage fair of 2022 at Newmarket Racecourse is taking place this weekend.

 

HIGHBRIDGE-based furniture retailer Sopha has announced its first ever Christms TV advert.

Restore TV is providing a free fix for any TV interference or disruption caused by the upgrading of mobile networks in Burnham-on-Sea. 

SOME tough decision will have to be made as the new Somerset unitary authority faces a massive budget gap in its first year.

Iceland's Christmas dinner costs just £4.35 per person and it is air fryer friendly!

The BBC plans would create 11 investigative reporting teams across the country while increasing its daily online news provision in 43 areas

AROUND one in eight drivers pulled over by police on the M5 during a special operation were committing offences, according to Avon and Somerset Police.

THE students excelled at the Burnham-on-Sea Rotary Club’s Young Chef competition held at The King Alfred School Academy, in Highbridge.

 Re:ACT Performing & Production Arts is bringing a pantomime production of Jack and the Beanstalk to The Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea in December.