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'Save
Burnham's phone boxes'
BRITISH
Telecom's
decision to remove telephone boxes in the Burnham-On-Sea area
as part of a cost-cutting programme has
this week been criticised by town councillors.
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 Regatta
'try a sail' day cancelled
THE
forceast of bad weather for Saturday (August 9th) has prompted
Burnham-On-Sea Sailing Club to cancel its 'try a sail' day. Ken
Sowden, Burnham Sailing Club Vice Commodore and Sailing Master,
said on Friday: "I am afraid that winds are predicted force
5 - 7."
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 Man
trapped in loo is released
AN
embarrassed man who locked himself in a lavatory at his Highbridge
home was released by a Burnham-On-Sea fire crew on Friday (August
8th). One fire engine from Burnham was sent to Wessex House in
Highbridge at 10.24am after residents reported the man was trapped.
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 Oh
buoy! It's the end of an era
Photo
special: THESE were the scenes on Burnham-On-Sea beach on
Thursday (August 7th) when a huge buoy that has been in place
for many years in the waters off the town was 'retired'. 'Number
two buoy' has been a familiar sight for boat owners off Stert
Island.
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 ESCAPE
Day countdown begins
EMERGENCY services
from across Somerset will be gathering in Burnham-On-Sea this
Saturday (August 9th) to take part in a joint safety awareness
day featuring a wide range of rescue demonstrations and displays.
ESCAPE will be held on the seafront from 10am.
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 Football
legend visits Highbridge
FORMER
Scottish World Cup football player Tommy Hutchison was the VIP
referee at a special soccer event held in Highbridge on Thursday
(August 7th). The Football Fun Day was held at Highbridge Football
Ground and was supported by dozens of youngsters.
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 Short
circuit causes pub fire
AN electrical
short ciruit is being blamed for a kitchen fire at a Burnham-On-Sea
pub in the early hours of Friday (August 8th). Burnham fire crews
were called to a pub in Love Lane at 1.36am after the owners reported
a kitchen microwave on fire. More...
 Chart
toppers McFly in Berrow
CHART-topping
boy band McFly made a secret visit to Berrow Beach on Wednesday
(August 6th) to film a segment for the group's latest music video.
The multi-million selling band used the beach as a backdrop for
the video, which is based around the theme of Mad Max.
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 Fire
alert at Highbridge Hotel
EMERGENCY
services from Burnham-On-Sea rushed to the fire-damaged Highbridge
Hotel on Thursday evening (August 7th) after a local resident
spotted smoke rising from the area. Three fire engines, a police
car and an ambulance rushed to the rear of the hotel.
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 Police
in CCTV photo appeal
Exclusive:
BURNHAM-On-Sea police have this week released this CCTV image
of a man they want to identify in connection with an investigation
into a series of local shoplifting incidents. A police spokesman
said: "We would like help with identifying him."
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 Cycle
road is 'not a problem'
Exclusive:
SOMERSET County Council has moved to reassure anxious town
councillors in Burnham-On-Sea that they should not be worried
about the state of the surface along Marine Drive, which will
be the finishing line for the Tour of Britain cycle race. More...
 In
photos: Apex Park Playday
HUNDREDS
of children and their families flocked to Highbridge's Apex Park
on Wednesday (August 6th) to take part in an annual fun day. The
Sedgemoor Playday, which this year had the theme of 'Give us a
Go', was run in conjunction with Sedgemoor District Council.
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 Take
aim, fire! Archers on form
THESE
were the colourful scenes in Berrow at the weekend when the village's
Coastal Archers hosted the fifth Somerset meeting of the British
Longbow Society. Archery
enthusiasts from as far away as Kent, Cheltenham, Pembroke and
Exmoor travelled to join in the event.
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 £30,000
cash boost for Apex
Exclusive:
Highbridge's Apex Willdlife Park is
to get a £30,000 cash injection to develop it into one of
the west country's leading angling facilities. Burnham-On-Sea.com
can reveal the park has been picked to receive £25,000 of
funding from the Environment Agency. More...
 Photo
contest winners unveiled
THIS
eye-catching photo of a group of bicycles in the River Brue has
been declared the winner of a competition to capture scenes of
Burnham and Hghbridge. HaBA, the Highbridge and Burnham Artists
group, invited entries earlier this year to mark the Brue Arts
Festival.
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 Seafront
regeneration 'on hold'
PLANS
to regenerate Burnham-On-Sea's seafront as part of multi-million
pound plans to upgrade the town have been put on hold, Sedgemoor
District Council revealed on Monday evening (August 4th). Doug
Bamsey adressed a meeting of councillors. More...
 New
Taunton bus service starts
A
NEW hourly bus service between Burnham-On-Sea and Taunton has
launched this week. Webber Bus started the service on Monday,
which sees buses running from Pier Street in Burnham to Monkton
Heathfield and then on to SCAT, Taunton Railway Station and Musgrove.
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 Civic
award winners announced
THE
five winners of this year's Burnham-On-Sea Civic Awards were announced
by the town's Mayor on Monday evening (August 4th). John Coombes,
Bob Nicholson, Barbara Thorogood, Hilary Rose and Jean Whitehouse
have all been nominated for their community work. More...
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