Burnham-On-Sea's Post Office store has a new look this week as it becomes part of the nationwide Premier convenience chain.
A dozen volunteers joined the first beach clean-up operation of 2025 in Berrow on Saturday (January 11th) when a grant funding boost was also announced.
The first in a series of community meals to help support local vulnerable people through the winter months is set to be held by Burnham-On-Sea Community Centre today (Sunday, January 12th).
A new Burnham and Highbridge branch of the Armed Forces Outreach Service is launching this week.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge residents can still have their say on council services and priorities in Somerset Council’s annual budget consultation.
Highbridge supermarket Aldi has won planning permission from Somerset Council to install over 270 solar panels on the roof of its store.
Burnham-On-Sea author Damien Boyd is launching his latest novel today (Saturday, January 11th).
Burnham-On-Sea’s Princess Theatre is hosting a fun-filled traditional pantomime this week when Burnham District Pantomime Society performs Aladdin this month.
Volunteers are being sought to join a beach clean-up in Berrow today (Saturday, January 11th).
Somerset Council has submitted a joint letter to the government with Dorset and Wiltshire Councils confirming their desire to be grouped together as Wessex.
A new Greggs drive-thru outlet in Highbridge is set to finally open over the next week.
Residents across the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area can now recycle empty toothpaste tubes with kerbside collections.
The countdown is underway to the 77th annual Highbridge Festival of The Arts with organisers busy processing entries and putting everything in place for another twelve days of fantastic performances and competition.
A Burnham-On-Sea pub is raising funds for a cancer support charity by recycling empty plastic tubs of confectionery, biscuits and chocolates.
EDF has delayed a formal public consultation over the proposed location of a new salt marsh which would act as an environmental mitigation for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.
Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox has met members of Burnham-On-Sea Chamber of Trade and local business owners to hear at first hand the challenges facing local businesses in light of the Government’s budget announcements.
Stormy high tides over the winter have caused new damage to Burnham-On-Sea’s jetty.
Proposals for a new convenience store in the middle of Burnham-On-Sea town centre have been supported by town councillors this week.
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people in the Burnham-On-Sea to be vigilant as fraudulent texts on winter fuel payments are being sent from criminals.
Burnham-On-Sea, Taunton and Bridgwater fire crews tackled a blaze at a flat in Bridgwater on Wednesday morning (January 8th).
Singers in the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area are being invited to join the towns' choral society as it begins rehearsals for its Spring concert.
A new after-school club for children is set to launch in Burnham-On-Sea town centre this week.
Burnham and Highbridge Town Council is to start testing memorials within its cemeteries as part of its memorial safety programme.
A prominent Burnham-On-Sea amusement arcade is getting a major refurbishment and a new name under new ownership.
A Brent Knoll fundraiser is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity by taking on a 3,000 mile cycling challenge across America.
Wales & West Utilities has this week restarted major Highbridge work to upgrade the gas pipes along the A38 Bristol Road of Highbridge.
Burnham-On-Sea Repair Cafe returns today (Wednesday, January 8th) with volunteers on hand to help repair household items.
A village store and post office near Burnham-On-Sea has gone on sale.
Council tax bills in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge could be set to rise by 35.7% this year after an increase was supported by Town Councillors last night (Monday, January 6th).
Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater fire crews were called to an early morning crash on the M5 motorway today (Tuesday, January 7th).
Secret World Wildlife Rescue helped nearly 3,000 sick, injured and orphaned animals from its centre near Burnham-On-Sea during 2024.
National Grid says it remains committed to using T-pylons through Somerset linking to the new Hinkley Point C power station near Burnham-On-Sea.
The first in a series of community meals to help support local vulnerable people through the winter months is set to be held by Burnham-On-Sea Community Centre this coming weekend.
Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre is to host a special concert featuring former members of the legendary band ‘The Kinks’.
A group of community-spirited local residents have spent several months restoring a busy footpath in Berrow.
Burnham-On-Sea author Damien Boyd is launching his latest novel this month.
A team from Burnham-On-Sea’s BARB Search & Rescue was called out on Saturday evening (January 4th) to assist Police during the wintry weather conditions.
East Huntspill Cricket Club is celebrating receiving sponsorship funding for new Sunday T20 Kits.
Somerset youth theatre company Re:ACT is seeking new members in Burnham-On-Sea for its upcoming productions.
Nationwide Building Society has pledged to keep open its Burnham-On-Sea until at least 2028.
The Burnham-On-Sea area saw a covering of snow on Saturday evening (January 5th), leaving these wintry scenes.
Britain’s top 100 breathtaking, “off-the-beaten-track” locations have been revealed in a new survey - with Berrow Beach named as the UK's very top spot.
A cormorant which had to be put down after getting a fish hook caught in its mouth has prompted Secret World Wildlife Rescue to ask for the safe disposal of fishing equipment to help prevent further deaths.
Large parts of the country, including the southwest, are forecast to be hit with snow, ice and freezing rain this weekend, forecasters have warned.
Police closed a section of Burnham-On-Sea's Frank Foley Parkway on Friday (January 3rd) following a collision.
The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is set to return to Brent Knoll this month.
Over 240 motorists across Avon and Somerset were arrested during December after being found to be over the limit for alcohol and/or drugs.
Somerset Council has welcomed plans to reform social care, but urged the Government to act faster.
Tributes have been paid to a community-spirited Burnham-On-Sea resident who has died aged 95.
North Sedgemoor Local History Group is hosting a presentation on the history of Highbridge's maritime radio station.
