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  • Park and Ride Service for Carnival-goers

    CARNIVAL-GOERS attending the procession can take advantage of two park and ride services. Organisers have teamed up with The Buses of Somerset who will operate from junction 24 (M5) Sedgemoor Auction Centre and just off junction 23 at the British

  • Bridgwater's Hope Inn registered as community assest

    THERE may be new hope for the Hope Inn as the Bridgwater pub has now been registered as a community asset, putting a temporary hold on the planned demolition. Members of Bridgwater Town Council and the Civic Society have successfully lobbied Sedgemoor

  • Willow man ready for Bridgwater fireworks display

    THE organisers of Bridgwater Carnival are promising that the weekend’s celebrations will start with a bang this year with a massive firework display. In the build-up to the display children from St Mary’s Primary and Elmwood Schools will also be

  • Local delights at Bridgwater food fest

    FOOD-LOVERS were able to enjoy a whole host of local delights over the last two weekends as Bridgwater Arts Centre held its first ever Food Festival. The festival featured cooking demonstrations, food-related games, food stalls and also a raffle

  • Police urged to act on anti-social behaviour in Blake Gardens

    POLICE are being urged once again to stamp out anti-social behaviour in Blake Gardens with residents now saying they feel the area is unsafe. People are urging the police to put more boots on the ground in the battle against the anti-social activities

  • Lack of discipline thwarts Pethy at Wells

    South West One West Wells 18, North Petherton 8 INDISCIPLINE was to blame as North Petherton slumped to an 18-8 defeat at Wells on Saturday, writes Simon Freeman. Pethy’s only try of the afternoon came from veteran winger Gavin Hancock,

  • Primary school reception class supplement 2014

    IT has been brought to our attention that unfortunately the picture of Puriton Primary School's Reception class have been missed out of the reception class supplement in this week's Bridgwater Mercury. We would like to apologise for this error,

  • Fey unhappy with red card decision as Robins exit FA Trophy

    BRIDGWATER Town manager Richard Fey slammed the decision to send both Dean Griffiths and Kyle Tooze off during Saturday’s 2-1 FA Trophy defeat at Egham on “a day to forget” for the Robins’ boss. Griffiths was shown a straight red card for a tackle

  • Reserves extend unbeaten run with Frome draw

    Somerset Senior County Cup Bridgwater Town Reserves 1, Frome Collegians 1 BRIDGWATER Town Reserves manager Luke Buckingham believes his side were unlucky not to take all three points, as they extended their unbeaten run to eight games with