TWO Bridgwater College students will be getting on their bikes in preparation for an opportunity of a lifetime in South Africa. Jack Bennett and Daniel Wright plan to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End in August to raise money for a trip to work with
FEARS have been raised that a summer of gridlock will begin in Bridgwater this week when road works begin at one of the town's busiest junctions. Wessex Water is laying a new water main at Penel Orlieu as part of its £10m Operation Clean
A TALENTED show choir from Bridgwater hope to extend their five minutes of fame when they appear on TV this Sunday - and they need YOUR vote. The Bridgwater College Show Choir were chosen from more than 4,000 hopefuls to compete against other groups
A TEENAGE woman was sexually assaulted in Bridgwater on Monday night. The victim was walking along the canal towards Taunton Road at 11pm when an unknown man grabbed her around the waist and ripped her top off. She managed to struggle
GREEN fields near Bridgwater could be spared from 1,000 new homes after a key Government housing target was scrapped. The Mercury has reported how the massive Regional Spatial Strategy urged local planners to find sites for 10,200 new homes
THE rousing reginmental sounds of an Army band can be heard in the beautiful gardens of Ivyclad Hall, Brent Knoll, on Saturday. Relax in the summer sun as The Light Cavalry Band perform at the event, supported by local soloist Francesca Bowkett, who
EDUCATION bosses have heaped fresh misery on Bridgwater's young people by insisting they will NOT reconsider their decision to scrap half of the town's new school projects. The Mercury reported last week how Bridgwater's MP Ian Liddell-Grainger was
PICTURED are the winners of a men’s triples competition held at Victoria Park Bowling Club in Bridgwater. They are P Wheeler, T Lake and T Elms of Frome Park Bowls Club.
