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  • Bridgwater-Marsa Twinning Association invites new members

    THE Bridgwater-Marsa Twining Association, which will enter its fifth year on April 25, is inviting new members to join. For more information on the association and its links to Malta, visit www.bridgwater-marsa.webeden.co.uk or call Association secretary

  • Rape case discontinued

    A CASE against Bridgwater man Edward Robert Holloway, 22, who had been charged with raping a teenage girl on Bridgwater Carnival night, has been discontinued because of a lack of evidence, Taunton Crown Court confirmed this week.

  • Mayor visits Blake Museum for official opening

    Bridgwater's Blake Museum has re-opened to the public with several displays, including “Romans in Somerset.” The town’s mayor and mayoress, Bill Monteith and Lynn Bussell, were the first to see the museum officially reopening. Volunteer Ashley Hale

  • Residents outrage at recycling centre closure

    RESIDENTS are fuming after taking their household rubbish to the Bridgwater recycling centre – to discover on arrival it was closed. The site at Saltlands brought in its new opening times on Monday, and the centre is now closed on Tuesday

  • Networking event near Bridgwater

    SOMERSET Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking breakfast, helping people from property, construction and civil engineering companies learn about new opportunities, including those associated with EDF Energy's Hinkley Point C nuclear plant. It will

  • Sexual abuse victims speak out

    BRIDGWATER rapist Jet Sheridon was brought to justice after his two victims summoned up the courage to go to the police over 20 years after the offences took place. The 53-year-old sexually abused his step-daughter Karen Durant when she was a child

  • Bridgwater Town Ladies thump Swiss Valley Rangers

    BRIDGWATER Town Ladies rocketed to the top of the table with this comfortable win over Swiss Valley Rangers. Bridgwater started brightly and went ahead in the fourth minute when Mandy Gornicki found Anneka Russ with a through ball, who hit the ball into

  • Folkfest fundraiser coming soon!

    LISTEN to 12 hours of live music at a fundraiser for Burnham’s Folkfest at The Railway Hotel on April 24. Support the four-day festival, which will be held in September, by popping along to the seaside venue for the day of top performances. Lots of

  • Robert Blake students 'get the point' of exercise

    STUDENTS really got the point of extra curricular activities at Robert Blake Science College. Under the guidance of school sports co-ordinator Claire Taylor, they took part in boxing, parkour and fencing. Claire said: “The pupils have had a fantastic

  • Alice in Wonderland at St John and St Francis Primary School

    YEAR five pupils at St John and St Francis Primary School in Bridgwater put on a fantastic production of Alice in Wonderland. The pupils worked hard to prepare the show, making the props and choreographing their dances, before putting on performances