SEDGEMOOR District Council agreed to support improving voters’ influence over services, tax and spending. The motion is part of the Local Government Association’s campaign, Rewiring Public Services, which includes having a treasury in local councils
ELMWOOD School pupils received certificates from Avon and Somerset Police Chief Constable Nick Gargan after completing an e-safety course. Ch Cons Gargan attended the Bridgwater school for children with complex learning needs to teach them about the
A SOMERSET credit union is advising people to start putting money aside now for next Christmas. The not-for-profit Somerset Savings and Loans Credit Union is urging people to not turn to payday loans to pay the Christmas bill when they could start
ONLY six games survived the weather again this weekend and three of them were played at Castle on the 3G artificial pitch. Somerset Junior Cup The Taunton League still had three sides in the last sixteen of the Somerset Junior Cup, namely Bridgwater
HAYGROVE School hockey players have walked away with two County Cup wins. Both the Year Nine and Year Ten boys were crowned champions at the finals held at Millfield School in late December. The Year Nine boys faced Castle School, who they
A WILDLIFE trust has said development around Durleigh Brook in Bridgwater could harm otters, water voles and other creatures. The UK Wild Otter Trust says it is concerned about the impact of Summerfield Developments' project to build 120 homes
A CLASSIC community cinema is being launched at the Robert Blake and Elmwood site. Futures for Somerset (FfS) and Bridgwater YMCA, with local partners, are behind the project. It seeks to bring together people who live in sheltered accommodation
AN EX-STUDENT from Robert Blake Science College faced his demons and returned to finish the school's gruelling cross-country run at age 44. Gary Wilmot, who grew up in Bridgwater, went from being unable to run a few metres for the bus two years ago to
THE MAYOR of Bridgwater is to officially open the town’s new post office in Eastover. Cllr David Loveridge and Sedgemoor District Council Chairman, Cllr Peter Downing, will cut the ribbon at 27 Eastover on January 17 at 11am. Post Office operators
Bridgwater & Albion Colts 19, North Petherton Colts 8 BRIDGWATER & Albion Colts took the bragging rights in Saturday's local derby with North Petherton. Albion opened the scoring on ten minutes through number eight Ollie McGeown from
