The team who run East Huntspill’s Wall Eden Farm are celebrating after being shortlisted for two awards at the Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards.
Plans for next spring's 2025 Highbridge Festival of The Arts are gathering pace following the move of the event's piano.
A fundraising Santa run is to be held in Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday, December 8th for a charity in memory of a local boy who died of cancer.
Huntspill and Highbridge Scouts will hold their annual Christmas fair this Sunday (December 1st).
A Christmas fair is set to be held by Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Sea Cadets today (Sunday, December 1st).
A Burnham-On-Sea 1980s tribute band has remade the iconic song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ featuring local residents as part of a festive fundraising campaign.
Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox is among the policitians who have this week voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote that paves the way for a change in the law.
A busy day of Christmas events is set to be held in the Burnham-On-Sea area today (Saturday, November 30th).
Tickets are on sale for Burnham & Highbridge Choral Society's popular Christmas Concert which will be held on December 12th.
Somerset Council has this week unveiled new plans for devolution from central government.
Burnham-On-Sea’s St Andrew's Church is holding a Winter Fayre this Saturday 30th November.
A public meeting is to be held next week to form a new group to try and safeguard the former adult learning centre opposite the town’s Princess Theatre for community use.
Community-spirited residents in West Huntspill are organising a Christmas dinner for local people who will be alone during the festive season.
A popular, long-running low-cost Christmas card delivery service run by Huntspill and Highbridge Scouts is underway across the Burnham-On-Sea area.
A special Christmas party afternoon for dogs and their owners is to be held in Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday (December 7th).
Rich’s Cider in Watchfield near Highbridge is holding its annual Christmas Fair today (Friday November 29th).
Burnham-On-Sea Baptist Church will welcome 4Front Theatre to perform the nativity Herald of Herod in December.
Burnham-On-Sea Independent Market returns today, Friday November 29th, with a busy line-up of stalls.
Burnham-On-Sea's branch of Lloyds Bank permanently closed down on Thursday (November 28th).
Emergency services were called to a Highbridge lake on Wednesday (November 27th) amid a report of a person in the water but it fortunately turned out to be a false alarm.
A co-ordinated policing operation on 11–15 November saw Avon and Somerset Police’s roads policing officers combine efforts with neighbourhood policing teams to crack down on dangerous road users and illegal driving.
The team who run a garage in Berrow are celebrating this week after scooping several awards.
Sanders garden centre in Brent Knoll is holding a festive late night shopping event today (Thursday, 28th November) from 6pm - 9pm.
Generous shoppers in Burnham-On-Sea are being invited to donate to the town's Foodbank in the run-up to Christmas.
Burnham-On-Sea Rugby Club’s walking rugby team have had their first outing at Nailsea and Backwell RFC Walking Rugby Festival.
Construction work to build a new Greggs drive-thru in Highbridge next to the town’s McDonald’s has finished and the store is scheduled to open in the new year.
A volunteer from Burnham’s BARB Search & Rescue has been leading crews to help rescue people in a major flood incident in Northamptonshire.
Burnham-On-Sea resident Jenny Parfitt and her 2-year-old Alaskan Malamute, Lumi, were selected to be a part of Team GB at the World Sleddog Association’s World Dryland competition at the weekend.
Local couple Karen and David had an incredible holiday in Corfu, but it turned out to be more than just a getaway— it was the start of a life-changing journey with three stray kittens!
The finalists for Somerset’s Turnip Prize, a spoof of the Turner Prize, have been announced.
Residents in the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area have been embracing the festive spirit at Sopha in Highbridge with its new Christmas department.
A banger racing enthusiast from near Burnham-On-Sea is celebrating becoming the motorsport's world champion.
Highbridge independent convenience store Trev’s Local has closed down this week.
Burnham-On-Sea Swimming Club is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary this week.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge gymnasts from Monarchs Gymnastics Club have taken part in their annual club competition with over 150 of their members competing throughout the day.
Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is giving away £120,000 as part of its annual 12 Days of Giving Christmas campaign, with local charities in the Burnham-On-Sea area invited to bid.
Berrow Village Hall has completed a major project to upgrade its facilities with the support of Hinkley Point C.
Dozens of runners from across the South West took part in an annual gruelling race from Burnham-On-Sea to the top of Brent Knoll and back on Sunday morning (November 24th).
A Berrow Christmas gift fair attracted crowds of shoppers on Sunday (November 24th), raising funds for a local cancer support charity.
Police have issued a new statement on a sad incident in Burnham-On-Sea in which a woman's body was recovered from a lake.
Burnham-On-Sea mum Michelle Ferguson is like any other mother proudly watching her daughter compete in triathlons, but her daughter Isla isn’t like many other 11-year-olds competing.
Burnham and Highbridge Gateway Club has received a kind donation from a charitable group.
ITV West newsreader Alex Lovell and Mayor Cllr Sharon Perry switched on Burnham-On-Sea's Christmas lights during a special event on Saturday (November 23rd) that was moved inside the Ritz Social Club due to a day of rain and gusty winds.
A special screening of a new Christmas movie filmed in the Burnham-On-Sea area is to be held on the day of the town's Christmas lights switch-on with a special visit by one of its stars.
A Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat crew was called out on Saturday afternoon (November 23rd) after a report to Coastguards of a jet ski drifting off the beach without engine power.
A popular annual Christmas shopping event in aid of a local cancer support charity is set to return to Berrow today (Sunday, 24th November).
The NHS in Somerset is warning that COVID-19 hospital admissions in England are continuing to rise and with only a month left to get a vaccination, it is encouraging those who are eligible but not yet vaccinated to book an appointment at a clinic, GP or pharmacy or visit one of the walk-in clinics.
ITV West newsreader Alex Lovell and the Mayor will switch on Burnham-On-Sea's Christmas lights during a special event that has moved into the Ritz Social Club today (Saturday, November 23rd) due to the forecast of stormy weather.
A new public access defibrillator has been installed at Highbridge's McDonald's drive-thru this week.
Generous shoppers in Burnham-On-Sea are being invited to donate to the town's Foodbank in the run-up to Christmas.
