Proposals to create a new £300,000 heritage centre in Burnham-On-Sea have been discussed by town councillors at a meeting this week.
A new scheme is being launched to support tourism and visitor-centred businesses in the Burnham-On-Sea area in the wake of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus case numbers in Somerset are continuing to rise, according to the latest official figures.
Somerset County Council has this week reassured the public that help is, and will continue to be, available for people seeking help who are experiencing abuse from their partner or a family member during the current lockdown.
Improvements to pedestrian safety around Churchfield School in Highbridge are nearing completion.
Work to repair Burnham-On-Sea’s sea wall is set to start this week, the Environment Agency has confirmed.
Police issued seven fixed penalty notices after finding several people had travelled from Bristol to Cheddar Gorge over the weekend.
Hundreds of pounds have been raised for Burnham-On-Sea’s Hillview Carnival Club thanks to local residents supporting its local Christmas tree collection service.
Secret World Wildlife Rescue's shop in Burnham-On-Sea's Victoria Street has permanently closed and the charity is instead focusing its efforts on its town centre premises instead.
There is "no intention" for Weston General Hospital to become a Covid-only facility, a regional health chief has confirmed.
An online quiz night is set to be held by Burnham-On-Sea’s Ritz Social Club this evening (Monday).
Burnham-On-Sea's MP says he is "doing everything he can" to ensure the Coronavirus vaccine is delivered "as quickly as possible" in our local area as the roll-out of the vaccine picks up speed.
Burnham-On-Sea's Laptop Shop has donated 20 laptop computers to St Joseph’s School to help pupils with their home learning during the Covid lockdown.
Burnham-On-Sea Sailing Club has closed a section of the wooden walkway next to the club's pontoons following recent storm damage.
Heartfelt tributes were paid to a 'beloved' former Burnham-On-Sea Coastguard whose funeral was held in the town on Friday (January 8th). David Ilsley, 71,...
A walker was air-lifted to hospital from Brean Down on Friday (January 8th) after suffering a suspected broken leg in a fall.
Staff and residents at Priory Court Care and Nursing Home in Burnham-On-Sea have received their first Covid-19 vaccinations this week.
More people in the high priority groups in Somerset are being invited to have their Covid-19 vaccinations this week as two more sites are launched in the county.
Somerset Trading Standards officers are this week warning the public to be on their guard following reports that fraudsters are sending out fake texts offering a Covid-19 vaccine in an attempt to steal bank details.
Town councillors in Burnham-On-Sea have this week rejected proposals by national pizza chain Domino's to open a take-away in the town centre until 3am each night.
Brent Knoll Primary has opened its new pre-school this week despite the lockdown.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice, potential snow and freezing fog in the Burnham-On-Sea area.
Hinkley Point C is due to restart planned mud dredging in 2021 as part of works to install cooling water intakes in the Bristol Channel. Dredging first began in September 2018.
Churches in Somerset were among those targeted by four men who have this been week jailed for nationwide thefts of lead.
A Somerset MP has been criticised by the national press for crossing Coronavirus tiers to attend a church service in Glastonbury.
Burnham-On-Sea town centre has been quiet this week on the first few days of the national lockdown.
A new pizza restaurant is set to open today (Thursday) in Burnham-On-Sea town centre.
Residents in the Burnham-On-Sea area are being encouraged to take part in the new Clap for Heroes which starts tonight (Thursday).
More than 56,000 homes and businesses in Somerset are to finally get superfast broadband by 2024.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge anglers have been advised this week that Apex Park lakes are temporarily closed for fishing during the lockdown.
Sedgemoor District Council has this week asked families taking their exercise walks at Highbridge's Apex Park not to feed the ducks bread amid concern it is harming them.
High-flying Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge sixth form students are preparing for the world’s best universities by running one of Britain’s only human evolution societies.
Seafront residents in Burnham-On-Sea who live opposite the proposed site of a new £87,000 play area have this week called on councillors to relocate...
Health services in Somerset are encouraging people to volunteer to support the county’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.
These were the scenes as four fire crews tackled a serious property blaze in Berrow today (Tuesday).
Somerset Waste Partnership says it is keeping open Highbridge Recycling Centre - and the county’s other 15 recycling sites on standard winter hours - for essential use during the current third Covid national lockdown.
Coronavirus case numbers in Somerset are continuing to rise, according to the latest official figures. The official data shows 198 new cases were confirmed in...
Burnham-On-Sea’s Specsavers store will remain open for all eyecare and hearing needs during the current Covid national lockdown.
Everyone in England must stay at home except for permitted reasons during a new coronavirus lockdown beginning at midnight, Boris Johnson has announced tonight.
A horse rider on Burnham-On-Sea beach has this week urged dog owners to keep their pets under control after her horse was pursued by a dog.
Burnham-On-Sea wildlife carers have released a buzzard back into the wild this week after giving it treatment for several injuries.
A business near Burnham-On-Sea is expanding to cope with a growing demand for camper vans, motor homes and surf buses as holiday options for 2021 are restricted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Somerset Police are appealing for help to identify the rightful owners of a quantity of jewellery.
Welshman Gerwyn Price won his first PDC World Championship with a 7-3 win over Burnham-On-Sea darts star Gary Anderson last night (Sunday).
Jane Lock, Leader of the Lib Dems at Somerset County Council, has written to the Conservative Leader of Somerset County Council to call for 'immediate action' to keep local people safe as schools re-open.
A team of marine mammal medics from Burnham’s BARB Search & Rescue was called to a dolphin stranded on Sand Bay beach near Weston this morning (Sunday).
A homeless person has thanked kind-hearted Burnham-On-Sea residents for their support by putting up a poster in a bus shelter where he slept for several weeks last year.
A Burnham-On-Sea charity has been given a boost by shoppers at Sanders Garden Centre in Brent Knoll.
Almost 200 positive Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the latest 24 hour period in Somerset.
Burnham-On-Sea darts star Gary Anderson has won through to the final of the PDC World Championships with a 6-4 win over Dave Chisnall tonight (Saturday).
