MORE than 1,000 people packed into Haygrove School’s sports hall to commemorate the end of the First World War with a special Remembrance Service led by the Rev Ed Moll, of St George’s Church, Wembdon. The service began with students and staff
THE posh X Factor contestant Chloe Jasmine sang live in Bridgwater at the launch of a new jazz and blues café Highway 61 on Saturday. Chloe, aged 23, from Wells, who was voted off this season’s The X Factor in October, wowed the judges and public
A CHARITY dinner was held in the historic Maunsel House in North Newtown last week to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Care. Guest of honour was Michael Eavis who was on hand to entertain and enlighten diners on the history of Glastonbury Festival
BRIDGWATER people are being given the opportunity to help shape the future of rail travel in the town next week. Following publication of its “Strategy for Bridgwater Rail Station” back in September this year, the transport campaign group Friends
RURAL householders and business owners in Somerset are being urged to check their supplies of LP Gas before the cold weather sets in. UKLPG, the trade body for the Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gas industry, is advising users of LP Gas to #getaheadforwinter
SOMERSET butcher Malcolm Pyne has won the South of England sausage championship for the second year in a row. Mr Pyne, owner of Pyne’s of Somerset in North Petherton, romped home to victory in the annual tasting competition organised by the National
VILLAGERS and dignitaries gathered in Moorland last Thursday evening to mark the grand re-opening of the village hall – nine months after it was swallowed up by the winter floods. More than 120 people from the area turned up to see their new village
AN official announcement on plans to build a Tesco supermarket on the Northgate site in Bridgwater is not expected to materialise until “early next year”, a Sedgemoor District Council spokesperson has told the Mercury. Back in September the council
A SPOT of vintage style came to the village hall in Puriton at the weekend. Stylish clothes, vintage fabrics, jewellery and collectable antiques and art deco objects were available to buy at the nostalgic Christmas vintage fair on Sunday (November
A HORROR film shot in Somerset and set on the Levels receives its first public screening in the county this month. Filming of The Hatching took place at various locations across Somerset late last year, and pupils from King’s Hall School in Taunton
A TRAIL of damage was left across Bridgwater town centre in a series of vandalism incidents last week. The town’s library, the JobCentre and a car dealership were targeted in the attacks which caused damage worth thousands of pounds. Windows
STAFF at Bridgwater Community Hospital joined a nationwide strike yesterday morning over a pay dispute. The protest is over the decision not to implement a 1% pay increase. The Department for Health says it cannot afford the rise without risking
WITH Christmas approaching, students from Chilton Trinity are getting in the festive mood in their plans for their biggest concert of the year - the Winter Wonders Concert. The Year 11 Music BTEC group are organising the whole concert, which involves
Bridgwater Ladies 3, Old Bristolians II 2 ANOTHER win sees Bridgwater move up another place in the league to fifth. Bridgwater came out of the blocks fighting and denied OBs any prolonged possession. The consistent Bridgwater pressure converted
Somerset County League Division 1W Middlezoy Rovers 5, Banwell 3 MIDDLEZOY Rovers were given a minor scare by bottom-of-the-table Banwell, but eventually ran out winners on Saturday and go top of the table. Banwell gave a good account of
