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Sun powers Burnham theatre
Exclusive: A £23,000 project to create a huge solar
energy farm on top of Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre has been
successfully completed. More...
 TV's
Bobby Davro to visit Brean
TV
comedian and actor Bobby Davro will perform at Brean Leisure Park
this Saturday (May 19th). The star has previously appeared on
ITV's Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Channel 4's Come
Dine with Me, ITV's Dancing on Ice and BBC's EastEnders. More...
 Seafront
mural takes shape
THE
walls along part of Burnham-On-Sea's South Esplanade have been
the focus for a group of local artists this week as they undertake
work on a new mural. Highbridge and Burnham Artists (HABA) in
conjunction with Burnham Sailing Club have been painting a mural.
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 Dentists
stride out for charity
STAFF
from a Burnham-On-Sea dental practice will be pulling on their
walking boots today (Thursday, May 17th) to take part in a fundraising
event for charity. The group, from College Street Dental Practice,
are walking seven miles from Holford. More...
 Hinkley
fire probe underway
AN
investigation is underway to establish the cause of a fire at
Hinkley Point nuclear power station near Burnham-On-Sea on Wednesday
(May 16th). Firefighters were called to Hinkley Point B by owners
EDF Energy on Wednesday morning. More...
 Slimmers
in weighty challenge!
A
GROUP of slimmers from Burnham-On-Sea has lost an amazing 139
stone in 12 weeks as part of a weight loss challenge. Five groups
of residents at Burnham's Slimming World took part in the event
and those who lost the most were presented with certificates.
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 £34,000
boost for Highbridge
Exclusive:
ALMOST £34,000 of funding is to
be handed out to community groups in Highbridge as part of brand
new community initiative launched on Tuesday (May 15th). The brand
new Highbridge Community First Programme has been formed. More...
 Caravan
tax fight hits London
HOLIDAY
park bosses from across the Burnham-On-Sea area have visited Westminster
to lobby ministers over controversial plans to begin charging
VAT at 20 per cent on static caravans. Park bosses met Burnham's
MP Tessa Munt to express their concerns. More...
 Antiques
valuation day in town
AN
Antiques Roadshow style event will be held in Highbridge
on Thursday (May 17th) when experts will be on hand to value collectables.
The event at St John Ambulance Hall in Bank Street will be held
from 11am-3pm. Three experts will be offering valuations. More...
 Dementia
event in Burnham
BURNHAM-On-Sea
residents who are concerned about memory loss can get free advice
during a special event in the town next week. NHS Somerset says
forgetfulness happens to everyone at some time in their lives,
but can lead people to worry. More...
 Local
beaches win awards
THE
quality of Burnham-On-Sea and Berrow beaches has been praised
this week in the 2012 Quality Coast Awards. Keep Britain Tidy
announced that our local beaches were among those across England
that had received awards in recognition of their facilities. More...
 Barrage
back in the spotlight
THE
possibility of a Severn Barrage being built across the Bristol
Channel from near Burnham-On-Sea to Wales has edged forward this
week following the resignation of former Wales and Northern Ireland
Secretary Peter Hain to campaign for a barrage. More...
 New
Burnham park set to open
WORK
to transform a former waste landfill site into a new public park
in Burnham-On-Sea is progressing well and is set to be completed
this year. We first reported in 2009 that Sedgemoor District Council
was to spend £2.4m on clearing up the waste site. More...
 Cheers!
Pub receives top award
A
PUB near Burnham-On-Sea was presented with a top award from the
Campaign for Real Ale on Monday evening (May 14th). The Crossways
in West Huntspill has been named CAMRA's pub of the season and
its bar manager, Steve Dean, received the award. More...
 47-mile
diversion is underway
EIGHT
nights of controversial road closures through the centre Highbridge
are underway this week. The closure of Church Street from 6.30pm
to midnight each weekday evening until May 23rd has created "the
UK's longest diversion route". More...
 Battle
of The Bands announced
ENTRIES
are being welcomed for Burnham-On-Sea's first ever 'battle of
the bands', to be held in the town next month. The organisers
of Burnham's Folkfest have launched the 'Acoustic Battle of the
Bands' competition, which will be held on Friday June 8th. More...
 Man
arrested after pub incident
A
BURNHAM-On-Sea man was arrested by police following an alleged
racist incident at the Berrow Inn on Saturday evening (May 12th).
Police were called to the pub, as pictured, after a woman claimed
she had been verbally abused with racist remarks. More...
 Bike
run raises charity cash
A
LONG line of motorbikes cruised along Burnham seafront on Sunday
(May 13th) at the end of a fundraising bike run in aid of a local
charity. Over 30 Somerset Motorcycle Group members took part in
the charity ride, which started in Highbridge. More...
 Sky
to show Oaktree speedway
SKY
TV will be broadcasting live coverage of a speedway fixture from
the Oaktree Arena on the outskirts of Burnham-On-Sea next week.
Somerset Rebels' first home league meeting of the season against
Ipswich will be beamed live across the UK on May 22nd. More...
 Town
announces bloom bid
Exclusive:
ORGANISERS of Highbridge's entry into the annual Britain In
Bloom competition are this week gearing up for this year's contest,
having reversed their earlier decision not to enter the contest.
The Highbridge in Bloom group had decided not to enter. More...
 Council
boss visits BARB AGM
THE
Chief Executive of North Somerset Council was the special guest
at the AGM of Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft charity BARB
on Friday evening (May 11th). Graham Turner joined 40 people at
Burnham's Town Council Chambers in Jaycroft Road. More...
 Church
plans Royal celebration
AT
first glance you might think St Andrew's Church in Burnham-On-Sea
has welcomed a very special Royal visitor this week! However,
the church's IT team has in fact indulged in a little photo trickery
in order to promote its Royal-themed weekend. More...
 Beer
festival will return in 2013
MORE
than 750 people visited Burnham-On-Sea's first Beer Festival,
delighting organisers who say it will return again in 2013. The
three-day festival, which was held in the town's Ritz Social Club
over the May Bank Holiday weekend, saw a wide range of real ales
on sale. More...
 Tourist
centre's successful year
BURNHAM-On-Sea's
tourist information centre made a small overall profit and dealt
with 76,000 visitors in its first year under the management of
a new community group of volunteers, it was confirmed this week.
BIARS held its first AGM. More...
 £120,000
sports area planned
Exclusive:
A new £120,000 outdoor sports
area will be built in Highbridge's Apex Park under proposals unveiled
this week. Burnham and Highbridge Town Council is to submit a
bid for £100,000 of funding for a new MUGA (Multi Use Games
Area) in Apex Park. More...
 New
Mayor is elected in town
Special
coverage: TOWN councillor Ken Smout
was elected as Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge's new Mayor on Wednesday
night (May 9th). The former police officer was chosen by town
councillors to fill the busy role previously held by Michael Clarke.
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