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Burnham-On-Sea's Haven Holiday Village is holding a recruitment day this weekend when scores of seasonal opportunities will be available.

A community singing afternoon is set to be held in Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre in February featuring classics from the 60s and 70s.

Churches Together in the Burnham and Highbridge Area will be holding an all-age service marking the end of the international Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. 

Council tax bills in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge will rise by 35.7% this year after an increase was approved by Town Councillors last night (Monday, January 20th).

Residents and businesses in Burnham-On-Sea have this week been warned to be on the look out for fake bank notes circulating in the town.

Burnham-On-Sea author Michael Turner has just returned from a unique visit to India where he revisited the place where he met the late Mother Teresa four decades ago.

A Brean beauty salon and hairdresser is opening a new larger premises in the village.

Somerset Council will be resurfacing the road around the busy Tesco roundabout at the junction of Queen's Drive and Love Lane in Burnham-On-Sea this week.

Greg Broadhurst, the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Town Council's Burnham Central Ward by-election, is calling attention to an issue faced by locals: the struggle to access essential transport services.

The National Trust has started a major refurbishment of its visitor facilities at Brean Down.

Somerset Council will be resurfacing the road around the busy Tesco roundabout at the junction of Queen's Drive and Love Lane in Burnham-On-Sea this week.

Hundreds of people headed to Rich’s Cider Farm near Highbridge on Saturday night (January 18th) for its annual wassailing evening.

Burnham-On-Sea’s Princess Theatre is hosting a fun-filled traditional pantomime when Burnham District Pantomime Society performs Aladdin this month.

Somerset Cricket Club's Director of Cricket Andy Hurry will be the special guest at an event in Brent Knoll this month.

Brent Knoll’s Westcroft Cider Farm attracted 200 spectators for its annual traditional wassailing event on Saturday night (January 18th).

A busy Burnham-On-Sea town centre convenience store has re-opened after a refurbishment and extension. 

Somerset Police have added more items, including a picture, jewellery, coins, china and collectables, to an online gallery of suspected stolen property.

150 Burnham and Highbridge students at King Alfred School have had their work published after competing in a national writing competition.

Burnham-On-Sea and Berrow Golf Club welcomed football star Gareth Bale to the course on Friday (January 17th).

Plans to build a development of 20 new homes in East Huntspill near Burnham-On-Sea have prompted objections from local residents.

Pupils at Burnham-On-Sea's St Joseph's School are celebrating a week of sporting success.

Traffic was stopped on the M5 between Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater on Friday (January 17th) after a car caught on fire.

Somerset Council is holding a series of free, online webinars to help individuals  in the Burnham-On-Sea area plan care and support needs for themselves or those they care for.

Burnham-On-Sea author James Cameron has launched a new book featuring his musings while walking along Berrow beach.

Brean Down and Brean beach features in several episodes of new drama TV series The Crow Girl released this week.

The cost of storm damage to a cemetery in Burnham-On-Sea following last month's Storm Darragh will be over £8,000, it has emerged this week.

A local energy firm is inviting Burnham-On-Sea residents to the launch of a new home energy efficiency project.

Burnham-On-Sea wildlife carers at Secret World Wildlife Rescue are looking after a kestrel at the East Huntspill charity's centre.

The main road into Burnham-On-Sea will be closed during several evenings for resurfacing work this month.

Burnham-On-Sea Police investigating a lorry crash on the M5 are appealing for people with dashcam footage to come forward.

A new Greggs drive-thru outlet in Highbridge is set to finally open over the next week.

A new, free employment support service launched in Highbridge on Thursday (January 16th).

A Burnham-On-Sea care home has this week celebrated its manager's 20th year in the role.

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is set to return to Brent Knoll this weekend.

A Burnham-On-Sea couple has issued a 'huge thank you' to the local community for raising over £264,000 towards the cost of vital overseas treatment for their son who was last year diagnosed with cancer.

Part of Burnham-On-Sea seafront will be closed for six days during the daytime for roadworks this month.

Police say their enquiries are ongoing to try and identify the body of a man who was discovered on a beach a fortnight ago.

A special wildlife event is to be held in Berrow this month as part of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.

A Call for Sites has been launched to help inform the creation of the first Local Plan covering the Somerset Local Planning Authority area.

Fans of Fleetwood Mac are in for treat when The Fleetwood Mac Songbook performs in Burnham-On-Sea.

A Burnham-On-Sea care home has submitted a formal appeal to challenge a decision by Somerset Council rejecting its plans to build eleven new apartments.

Over £800 was raised for the local branch of the MNDA (Motor Neurone Disease Association) during a special charity film screening in Burnham-On-Sea on Monday (January 13th).

A by-election is to take place next month to elect a town councillor for a vacant seat in Burnham-On-Sea.

Over 30 people attended the first in a series of community meals at at Burnham-On-Sea Community Centre aimed at helping support local vulnerable people through the winter months.

Cider lovers in the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area will be celebrating the centuries-old tradition of wassailing this coming weekend.

Burnham-On-Sea Police have asked residents to be vigilant after several vehicles have been stolen by thieves this month.

The team at Highbridge Caravans is celebrating after winning the title of 'Caravan Dealer of the Year 2025' at an awards ceremony in London.

Several road closures due to roadworks are set to begin this week in Burnham-On-Sea and Berrow.

Burnham-On-Sea's Haven Holiday Village is holding a recruitment day this month when scores of seasonal opportunities will be available.

Dozens of copies of Burnham-On-Sea author Damien Boyd's new novel were sold during a book signing event in the town on Saturday (January 11th).