PEOPLE in the village of Rooksbridge are being encouraged to use the local play area more frequently.

“Exceptional” and “perhaps record-breaking temperatures” are likely on Monday and Tuesday in Somerset.

THE flag is flying at half mast outside Somerset County Council's HQ at County Hall, in Taunton, to mark the funeral of the authority's former chairman.

AVON and Somerset Police officers carried out "almost 700 acts of disruption" in a clampdown on drug supply and associated crime.

SOMERSET will be going into Saturday's Vitality Blast T20 Finals Day oozing with confidence after their record-breaking quarter-final win over Derbyshire.

WASTE and recycling collection crews will be starting their shifts extra early to avoid the worst of the heat during the extreme weather warning next week.

FIRE crews have rescued a horse stuck in a drainage ditch.

NEARLY all of the contents of this three-storey country house are going up for auction this summer.

FORMER Somerset cricket star Arul Suppiah has courageously opened up about his battle with anorexia

The man in charge of the editorial department of the Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News is set to hold a Meet the Editor session.

People looking to make the most of the hot weather and visit the coastline have been warned that there is an increased risk of rock falls.

WE can expect some sizzling hot weather for a few more days into next week, according to the Met Office.

AN Ashcott man has been handed a six-week suspended prison sentence for breaching a community order.

Concerns have been raised about how much money will need to be borrowed to deliver a major new employment site near Bridgwater.

FORMER Bridgwater and Taunton College (BTC) student Lauren Emery has returned to judge a competition for barbering students.

BUSINESSES in the area are being invited to join a free session run by LOCALiQ on pay-per-click strategy.

A second payment of £324 will follow in the autumn

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.