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).
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).
The Princess Theatre in Burnham-On-Sea is to host a one-night-only disco event featuring hits from the 60s and 70s.
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.Â
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.
Roll up, roll up! The risqué, raunchy, and ridiculous performers of the Hundred Watt Club are set to make their Burnham-On-Sea debut with a glittering evening of burlesque, vaudeville, and comedy.
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.
