THE Golden Ball pub in Bridgwater has switched to a managed tenancy model as it seeks to boost weekday trade and broaden its customer base. The pub has been re-fitted and will host quiz, karaoke and open mic nights, as well as DJs and live music
A MISCHIEVOUS English bull terrier is recovering from four hours in emergency surgery at a Bridgwater vets after eating a pair of pants. Five-year-old Sid was taken to Castle Veterinary Practice in Bridgwater with a case of persistent vomiting
BUDDING footballers can head along to Bridgwater College’s summer football camp next month. The camp will provide fun and skill-enhancing activities for children aged four to 13 from August 5-8. Bridgwater Town captain Ben Kirk will be on hand
A MOTHER is raising awareness of an infection which left her son fighting to survive the first few weeks of his life. Cllr Justine Baker, prospective parliamentary candidate for Bridgwater and West Somerset, is helping to mark Group B Strep awareness
POLICE are urging people to make sure they lock their doors following a spate of burglaries in Bridgwater. Sgt Chris Walls told the Mercury there has been several ‘creeper burglaries’ over the last few days, where opportunist thieves have been
A 1950s’-style version of Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming Of The Shrew comes to Cannington’s Walled Gardens next month. Folksy Theatre return to the landscaped surrounds on Friday, August 1, at 7pm, following the success of last year’s tour of
PUPPET-PACKED production Avenue Q is now open for its colourful run at Bridgwater Arts Centre. Pinstripe Productions’ all-singing, all-dancing ‘fur fest’, which has won three Tony Awards, tells the story of struggling college graduate Princeton
RESIDENTS in North Petherton are furious with vandals who started a fire in the town’s public toilets and forced them to close. The incident happened in the daytime on Saturday, July 12, when the unknown vandals started the fire in the gents’ toilet
A YOUNG tennis player from Bridgwater is closing in on stardom after just missing out on a spot at a prestigious UK tournament. Nirva Patel, 13, was just hours away from a place at the HSBC Road to Wimbledon 14 & Under Challenge before losing
