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  • Public invited to help spruce up Bridgwater docks

    BRIDGWATER people are invited to join the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and Canal & River Trust volunteers, as they continue a project to paint around 50 metal structures at Bridgwater Docks. These structures range from bollards and rings

  • New police base opening in Bridgwater town centre

    A NEW Avon and Somerset Police satellite office has officially opened at Sedgemoor District Council’s office off King’s Square in Bridgwater. The new base aims to give the public better access to their local police officers. The town’s police

  • GOLF: Fair weather Tompkins scoops knockout win

    THE last of the men's knockouts at Enmore Park was contested by big hitting Callum Tompkins and steady Scott Bovington. Callum, being a fair weather golfer, had a bad start arriving with no waterproofs and not looking forward to the prospect of

  • Somerset schools to raise awareness of internet safety

    SCHOOLS in Somerset are invited to sign up to an e-Pledge raising awareness of internet safety among children and young people in the county. Somerset County Council has now launched its Somerset Safer Internet Day e-Pledge for next year with tens

  • Bridgwater drivers targeted

    MOTORISTS in Bridgwater who break the law by using hand-held mobile phones while driving are being targeted in a special operation this week. Officers from Somerset County Council’s Road Safety Team and Avon and Somerset Police will be on the road

  • Night-time revellers told to stay way from Town Bridge works

    NIGHT-TIME revellers have been urged to stay away from the renovation works at the Town Bridge in Bridgwater after engineers voiced their concerns about large numbers of people gathering there. Security staff hired by Somerset County Council, which

  • Numbers out of work decreasing in Bridgwater

    UNEMPLOYMENT in Bridgwater is continuing to fall faster than the national average according to the latest Government statistics. In July there were 1,164 people claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA) in Bridgwater and West Somerset meaning a reduction

  • SKITTLES: B&A’s send Halfway Boys packing

    B&A’s are top of Division 1 of the Bridgwater Town and District Skittles League, after they won by 44 pins at Sydenham Centre against Halfway Boys. Five players for B&A’s hit 70 and over in an impressive performance. Breakaways won

  • Motorists told to watch out for deer on the road

    MOTORISTS are urged to look out for deer as the rutting season starts. GEM Motoring Assist warns that deer are on the move and more prevalent during the mating season. It is believed there is a UK deer population of more than two million, and

  • Ashcott pub's fundraiser

    A POPULAR pub in Ashcott will beholding a fundraising event in support of people with a rare skin condition in the area. The charity DEBRA is hosting the event at the Ring o’ Bells pub to raise to raise awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB),