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Highbridge Medical Centre is among 16 Somerset centres that look set to expand and provide more appointments to local patients following a cash injection from central government.
A popular new hobby supplies and modelling shop in Burnham-On-Sea town centre is expanding with in-store activity sessions.
A special event is to be held in Burnham-On-Sea Community Centre on Sunday (May 11th) to mark the opening of a new history photo archive.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday (May 8th) with several special events.
Burnham-On-Sea's St Andrew’s Church will mark Mental Health Awareness Week by hosting a unique facility on Tuesday 13th May.
Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre is to host Bristol Ensemble Orchestra performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight.
Two people have appeared in court for the first time in connection with the collapse of an air conditioning duct and part of a ceiling at its resort in Brean that left many injured.
Burnham-On-Sea traders experienced a mostly busy weekend of Bank Holiday trade, boosted by dry weather.
Burnham-On-Sea resident Gary Anderson won the European Darts Grand Prix for the second year in a row as he brilliantly whitewashed Andrew Gilding 8-0 in Sunday evening's final.
Burnham-On-Sea started its commemorative events on Bank Holiday Monday (May 4th) with a special tea party to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
A cafe in Burnham-On-Sea town centre is this week joining a national scheme to help reduce loneliness by getting people chatting.
Over 2,000 people attended a popular rugby festival in Burnham-On-Sea over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Burnham-On-Sea Heritage Group has launched a new booklet featuring historic photos of Burnham and Highbridge during WWII.
Wedmore Festival is set to return this month with a week of live music and arts activities taking place.
A long line of Harley Davidson motorbikes roared through Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday (May 14th) on a charity fundraising ride.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge will start its commemorative events today (Monday May 4th) to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
A popular Burnham-On-Sea car boot sale is set to return to the town's BASC Ground today, Bank Holiday Monday (May 5th).
A local couple are preparing to walk the entire 84 mile length of Hadrian's Wall to raise see funds for a charity close to their heart.
The organisers of Blues in the Pews, the popular monthly live music and jam nights at St John’s Church in Highbridge, have announced the return of PewFest! on 16th and 17th May.
An incredible Burnham-On-Sea resident has celebrated her 90th birthday by walking the entire length of Hadrian's Wall to raise thousands of pounds for a special cause.
Hundreds of Harley Davidson motorbikes will roar into Burnham-On-Sea for charity this Sunday (4th May).
A Burnham and Highbridge mental health charity has received a funding boost from Tesco in Burnham-On-Sea.
Burnham-On-Sea MP Ashley Fox has warned that Labour’s Football Governance Bill will burden English football with unnecessary costs and damage the game’s future.
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A peaceful march in support of transgender rights will take place at Highbridge’s Apex Park in response to the recent UK Supreme Court ruling banning trans people from using public toilets aligned with their gender identity.
A Burnham-On-Sea business owner who has worked at a family-run newsagent in the town since he was a child has celebrated his 80th birthday this week.
Burnham-On-Sea’s new Carnival Queen and Princesses were crowned during a special event in the town on Friday night (May 2nd).
Hundreds of Harley Davidson motorbikes will roar into Burnham-On-Sea for charity this Sunday (4th May).
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents could see safer walking or cycling facilities introduced as part of a new ten-year plan for the town.
Weston Hospicecare has announced the appointment of Burnham-On-Sea resident Mark Andrews as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees, after a recent unanimous vote.
A scheme designed to help Somerset residents struggling with pressures caused by the ongoing cost of living crisis has been extended until the end of March 2026.
Fire crews from Burnham-On-Sea, Bridgwater, Cheddar and Street tackled a large outdoor fire near to the M5 through Somerset on Friday, May 2nd.
Dog walkers in Burnham-On-Sea are being reminded that summertime restrictions about where dogs can be walked on the town's beaches came into force on May 1st.
Somerset Council has issued a cross-party appeal to the Government following the findings of a report by NHS Somerset which calls for urgent reforms to the NHS dental contract in light of the worsening access to NHS dentistry across the county.
Somerset Council have announced that there will be no recycling or rubbish collections taking place on Bank Holiday Monday.
Emergency services were called to an overturned lorry on a busy roundabout near Burnham-On-Sea on Thursday (May 1st).
Burnham Juniors Football Club has announced that its Under-12s team has secured a generous £1,000 sponsorship from a local firm.
Tickets are on sale for an autumn concert in Burnham-On-Sea by a leading Whitesnake tribute group.
The fire service has completed its investigation into a serious blaze in Burnham-On-Sea on Wednesday evening (April 30th) which spread to two houses.
Two people have been arrested following a Police pursuit and crash in Highbridge today (Wednesday, 30th April).
Burnham-On-Sea fundraiser Nicola Stent and her colleague have raised over £4,000 after completing the London Marathon at the weekend.
Huge cranes were installed next to Burnham-On-Sea’s Sailing Club on Thursday morning (April 30th) when over a dozen yachts were lifted into the River Brue during the town’s annual ‘crane-in’.
Tickets have gone on sale at Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre for a ‘Practically Perfect’ tribute to the wonderful music of Dame Julie Andrews.
St Michael's Church in Brent Knoll will be marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a short service at the village's War Memorial where the children of Brent Knoll School will be performing various scenes and enactments of WWII.
Firefighters are tackling a serious house blaze in Burnham-On-Sea this evening (Wednesday, April 30th).
A Burnham-On-Sea RNLI lifeboat was called out to rescue a drifting yacht on Tuesday evening (April 29th) after it lost power.
Police are appealing for help to find a man with links to Highbridge who is wanted for breaching his post-custodial supervision requirements.
Organisers of Burnham-On-Sea's Pride event, Pride on Sea, have announced it won't be held in 2025.
Members of 1st Huntspill and Highbridge Squirrels, Beavers and Cubs have taken part in a unique fundraising challenge.
The final countdown is underway to a new two-day festival at a cider farm near Highbridge to celebrate Somerset Day which is being headlined by Somerset music legends The Wurzels.
Beach users in Burnham-On-Sea have this week been issued with a warning to watch out for jellyfish along tide lines during this week's warm weather.
