Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled for a second year running due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A worker at a Müller factory in Bridgwater has died after contracting coronavirus amid a large outbreak at the site.
A property developer has unveiled formal plans to build up to 45 new homes in West Huntspill.
A dog owner's ‘momentary lapse in judgement' almost cost her pet's life after it fell off the side of Brean Down this week.
Green-fingered residents in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge have this week been invited to take part in the towns' annual garden competition.
The owner of Brean's Seagull pub has offered the site free of charge for local Coronavirus vaccinations to help ease the pressure on Berrow Medical Centre.
Military personnel are to work at several West Country hospitals to support NHS staff during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Property consultants Alder King are reporting plenty of early interest in the new Oak Tree Business Park just outside Highbridge.
Registration is now open for a fundraising walk along the beach between Burnham-On-Sea, Berrow and Brean to support Burnham Hospital.
Several firms from the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area have this week been announced as finalists in the 2021 Somerset Business Awards.
Three local charities and organisations have been given donations of more than £7,500 by Sedgemoor Crematorium near Burnham-On-Sea, which it raised as part of its metal recycling scheme.
The Coronavirus infection rate has fallen in Sedgemoor - which includes the Burnham-On-Sea area - according to the latest official figures.
Somerset County Council has allocated a further £427,000 of funding to help schools provide families with food support during this lockdown.
A Brent Knoll couple were the first patients to be vaccinated at Somerset's new large vaccination site when it opened at Taunton Racecourse for the first time on Monday (January 18th).
Brean Parish Council has welcomed proposals by the RNLI to provide a new lifeguard service on the village’s beach from this summer.
Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre and Arts Centre has responded to a local need for more online teaching and resources to engage children during lockdown.
A Highbridge-based company has announced the sad death of its founder.
A 12-year-old youngster was so upset at the rubbish he saw while on his walks during the current lockdown that he has decided to do something about it.
Brent Knoll's community shop, which opened within 10 days of the first national lockdown, is seeking to appoint a paid manager.
Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre says it hopes to have offered first Covid vaccinations to all local patients aged 80 and over by the...
Seafront residents in Burnham-On-Sea say they are being "ignored" by the Town Council over their calls for a proposed play area to be re-located...
A creative arts hub in Burnham-On-Sea is set to launch a series of online art workshops to help local people get creative and stay safe during the national lockdown.
Motorists are being warned to expect delays this week along a busy road in Burnham that is partly closed for roadworks.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain later this week in the Burnham-On-Sea area also said that flooding could be possible in the region.
Brean beach has been temporarily shut to vehicles in an effort to discourage visitors during the national lockdown.
A new large vaccination centre for Somerset is set to open on Monday January 18th as part of a wave of ‘large’ vaccination centres opening across the country.
Rest days are being cancelled and officers are working overtime as Avon and Somerset Police force feels the impact of the pandemic, a chief constable has said.
Families across Somerset will be able to enjoy the county’s own virtual panto from the safety of their own homes.
Burnham-On-Sea's MP has this week reassured local people who have been left concerned by an NHS letter they have received requesting they travel to either Bristol or Birmingham to get their Covid vaccine.
An air ambulance landed in Burnham-On-Sea on Friday afternoon (January 15th) to help a patient during a medical emergency.
A group of community-spirited Highbridge residents has carried out a litter clean in Isleport Lane this week.
More GP-led community vaccination sites will start to vaccinate people in highest priority groups in Somerset from this coming week.
There have been 79 new positive Covid-19 tests in Sedgemoor - which includes the Burnham-On-Sea area - during a single day in the latest...
Vehicles could be banned from Brean beach in an effort to stop crowds visiting during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Speedway racing won't be taking place at the Oak Tree Arena on the outskirts of Highbridge during 2021 following a decision by the track's owners this week to put their licence on hold.
Retired people in the South West have been booking holidays for later in the year in large numbers after receiving their vaccinations, according to a regional coach operator.
Burnham-On-Sea Library users have this week been reassured that loans have been extended in line with the national lockdown.
Circus owner Gerry Cottle has died aged 75 after contracting coronavirus, his agent has said.
The RSPCA has welcomed new guidance from the UK Government which will make it easier for people in England to walk and exercise their dogs amid ongoing lockdown restrictions.
Taylor Topham, a Burnham On Sea musician, is one of Britain’s hottest local prospects for a high flying music career - and King Alfred School's Samara Siviter catches up with him in this interview.
Tributes have been paid to a popular Post Office shop manager in a village near Burnham-On-Sea who has sadly passed away from Coronavirus.
Burnham-On-Sea Parkinson’s disease sufferer John Thatcher is set to take part in a unique fundraising event.
A new pedestrian crossing next to a Highbridge school is set to come into operation over the next fortnight.
A Burnham-On-Sea estate agent is offering to print school work for local families who don't have a printer.
Somerset Rivers Authority has just announced that a new round of dredging of the River Parrett is due to start today (Thursday, 14th January).
Controversial plans for eight new homes in Burnham-On-Sea were given the final go-ahead by district councillors on Tuesday (January 12th).
The organiser of Brent Knoll's popular wassailing ceremony says he hopes the traditional event can return in January 2022 after being halted this year by the pandemic.
A Burnham-On-Sea solicitor firm's property has been named as a finalist in a national competition.
Levels of Coronavirus infection have started to fall across parts of Somerset, according to the latest official figures.
Beach walkers were surprised to find a large buoy washed up on the high tide in Burnham-On-Sea on Tuesday (January 12th).
