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From inflatable Santas and Grinches, to snowmen and reindeer, the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area is full of Christmas spirit.

Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge's Mayor has issued her annual Christmas message to residents.

A barn owl tangled up in a kite line has been rescued and released by animal carers from the Burnham-On-Sea area.

Burnham-On-Sea’s Mayor and Town Crier have made Christmas visits to several local care homes this week as the tradition is able to return for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic.

Residents across the Burnham-On-Sea area will be celebrating Christmas at seasonal church services over the next few days.

Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge pupils at King Alfred School Academy have presented the local Foodbank with a record-breaking collection of donated goods.

Three vehicles ended up in rhynes alongside a country road between Burnham-On-Sea and the village of Mark over the weekend.

Over £660 has been presented to Burnham-On-Sea RNLI following  a fundraising evening organised by the town Mayor Cllr Sharon Perry earlier this month.

With the festive season in full swing, Somerset Council is reminding everyone to take a note of changes to some recycling and rubbish collections. 

Burnham-On-Sea’s unique outdoor carol singing event in the town was cancelled this evening (Sunday, December 22nd).

Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Clare Moody has launched her Police and Crime Plan to guide the work of Avon and Somerset Police over the next five years.

Police and fire crews were called to a crash in Rooksbridge near Burnham-On-Sea on Friday night (December 20th) when a car crashed into a bridge and ended up a rhyne.

A group of community-spirited residents organised a free Christmas lunch in West Huntspill for almost 50 people who would have been alone.

A Burnham-On-Sea resident has claimed that the town has missed out on having a new Tidal Barrier to reduce the risk of flooding which he believes was promised by the Environment Agency a decade ago.

Pupils at Burnham-On-Sea's St Joseph's Catholic Primary School & Nursery have shared their performance of 'The Magical Christmas Jigsaw' with families and friends this week.

Burnham-On-Sea & Berrow Golf Club's greenkeepers have been selected as finalists for a prestigious award.

Hundreds of children and their families headed to West Huntspill miniature railway station when Father Christmas took families on festive train rides.

A major £600,000 renovation project at Berrow Primary Church Academy school has been completed.

Burnham-On-Sea resident Paula Protheroe has won a volunteering award after establishing four social meeting groups in the town for lonely older people.

Burnham-On-Sea’s Princess Theatre hosted a unique indoor kurling tournament in memory of a long-time supporter this week.