THE first team of Bridgwater Town Wardens and Ambassadors have completed their first week on the job in the town centre.

THE RMT union has announced drivers of Buses of Somerset, along with their colleagues in Cornwall, will walk on Monday (October 10).

BRIDGWATER Chamber of Commerce hosted a business networking event last week that focussed on the Gravity project just north of the town.

SOMERSET'S young pacemen Alfie Ogborne has signed a two year contract with the club after grabbing his opportunity during this summer’s Royal London One Day Cup competition.

THE Bandstand in Blake Gardens, Bridgwater will be getting a make-over, starting on October 10.

HOUSEHUNTERS have the opportunity to snap up a new build four-bedroom home in Berrow, listed with Westcoast Properties, for £559,950.

Traffic moving again after two vehicle crash causes delays on M5 between Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea

Martin Lewis's MoneySavingExpert has revealed how to use your central heating this year.

How to see the Draconid meteor shower this weekend.

MORE than 300,000 people in Somerset are being offered a Covid-19 vaccinations as part of the county's autumn booster campaign.

A TEENAGE girl of school age was left with a bloody nose after she was the victim of an apparently unprovoked attack while out shopping.

THE scheme to roll out superfast broadband across Somerset has become the region’s longest-running joke, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has declared.

A TAUNTON-based team of nurses and health workers who offer care to anyone who is homeless is a finalist in a national awards.

POLICE searching for a teenager missing for over a fortnight say more than 100 officers and staff have been involved in the inquiry.

AVA is officially the most popular name for baby girls born in Sedgemoor.

STAFF at a Bridgwater-based family-run air filter manufacturing and services company have recently collected items for a food bank in the town.

A POPULAR vegan and vegetarian in Bridgwater has been placed up for sale.

THE boss of a Somerset bus operator has voiced his disappointment and frustration after more than one in three staff voted to strike.

ROBOTS aimed at improving school children's skills in computer science are now a part of Bridgwater United's community trust's offering.

A major High Street chain has announced a significant change to its opening hours ahead of the Christmas period.

The Cannington Bypass has been cleared after an accident

A VILLAGE pub has temporarily closed following a devastating fire last night (Tuesday, October 4).

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a collision at 6.20am this morning (Wednesday, October 5).

MEMBERS of the RMT union working on buses in Somerset are going on strike for four days from next Monday (October 10).

NORTHGATE Yard, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor District Council’s £16million leisure regeneration project, will open to the public later this month in time for the school half-term.

A PRIMARY school has held its annual event with an arts education charity.

Mr Williams noted that Morrisons is offering discounted fuel for customers who spend a certain amount of money in store.

According to the Highway Code drivers should give way to emergency vehicles using flashing lights, but could still face fines.

A Somerset councillor has been released from prison after serving time for contempt following an environmental protest.

JUDGES, sponsors, would-be winners and past finalists gathered at Hurds Hill, near Langport, for the official launch of the Somerset Business Awards 2023.

DELEGATES at Bridgwater and District Trades Council’s September meeting were dismayed to hear that Somerset County Council’s executive has made a decision to withdraw from the lease on Dillington House.

MORE than 300 people have signed up to help shape the future of council services in Somerset.

A COUNCILLOR who dedicated her life to the town of Bridgwater has sadly died.

A SOMERSET woman has been charged in the early hours of today (Tuesday, October 4) with the murder of a newborn baby.

THE curtain was raised tonight on the first performance of the 2022 Bridgwater Carnival Concerts.

THE Arts Society Sedgemoor (TASS) will host a lecture on “the wonder of Art Nouveau glass” with art history lecturer Justine Hopkins later this week.

PEOPLE in large parts of Somerset are now able to have cancer treatment closer to their homes without travelling to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton​.

SCOTT Cinemas has confirmed that its Northgate Yard cinema will open to the public on Friday, October 21, with tickets set to go on sale later this week.

WEDMORE Real Ale Festival celebrated another record year of fundraising on Saturday night, with the organisers donating £20,500 to local causes.

THE new chief executive at Somerset County Council has arrived for his first day in the office today (Monday, October 3).

BAWDRIP celebrated this year's harvest with a special church service and a ‘bring and share’ lunch in the parish hall.

Bridgwater and Albion RFC Under 17s opened their account for the season with a resounding 40-7 victory over Wells RFC last Friday evening.

BUSINESSES in Somerset doing work for the county council will be paid within a week to help boost their cashflow during the economic crisis.

EXMOOR Search and Rescue is celebrating 30 years of service in Somerset and Devon.

SOMERSET households face further delays in getting superfast broadband after one of the companies tasked with the rollout had its contract terminated, writes Daniel Mumby.

POLICE across Somerset are continuing to deter speeding drivers with mobile speed cameras sited in hundreds of locations over the coming week.

POLICE are appealing to communities across parts of Somerset to help track down a wanted man.

A 'ONE off' watercolour by Snaffles is certain to have collectors galloping to Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s biannual Westcountry Sporting Sale in October.

by Daniel Mumby.

A FOUR-BEDROOM chalet-style property in Wembdon, near Bridgwater, is on the market with Charles Dickens Estate Agents.