POLICE will be stepping up patrols in Bridgwater, Highbridge and Burnham town centres leading up to Christmas to help people shop safely. PCs and PCSOs will be clamping down on shoplifters and antisocial behaviour in the town to ensure shoppers
A SURGERY in Cannington is offering a free walk-in test for HIV this Friday (November 28). The Cannington Surgery in Mill Lane will hold drop-in testing day between 12.30pm and 6pm as part of the National HIV Testing Week. Somerset County Council
MOTORISTS are warned of potential traffic disruption as Wessex Water starts sewerage improvement works in Bridgwater. The work in Spaxton Road began yesterday for four weeks and for one week, two-way traffic lights will be in place while the essential
SEDGEMOOR district councillor David Loveridge presents a cheque for £500 from the Health and Wellbeing Fund to Christina Martin on behalf of Sydenham Ladies Netball Team. Christina said the money will help provide equipment and team strip for the
Schools Under-14s South West Broad Shield Bridgwater 2, North Somerset 2 BRIDGWATER entertained a free-flowing North Somerset side knowing they were in for a tough battle. They fell behind when they failed to clear their lines at the second
SAM Godfrey scored a hat-trick for Woolavington as they recorded their first victory of the Uxella Bridgwater & District Sunday League Division 3 campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Red Road Rangers. Scott Turner’s brace completed the scoring
THOUSANDS of people gathered in the heart of Bridgwater for the annual Christmas lights switch-on. The Snowflakes and Shopping event saw shops in the town stay open late, an extended market and plenty of quality entertainment. Snowflakes and
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 80-year-old man was left with life threatening injuries in hospital after being hit by a car last week. Emergency services were called to Brook Street in Cannington at around 7.15am last Wednesday (November
TWO members of the Royal Military Police Association from the Bridgwater area went to London to act as local representatives on Remembrance Day. Bill Harman, from Spaxton, and Peter Hares, from Kilve, travelled to London to take part in the Remembrance
A NEW sports development centre for Bridgwater is being launched with a chance for people to see the new facilities at an open day on Sunday. Bridgwater College Academy Sports Development Centre, formerly known as East Bridgwater Leisure Centre
SEDGEMOOR District Council will be hosting a series of meetings for local communities, to provide reassurance and information on flooding as the winter approaches. The meetings form part of the 20 Year Flood Action Plan, set up after the extreme
A BID by the betting shop chain Paddy Power to move into the former Burton’s premises at 11 Cornhill was recommended for refusal at a Bridgwater Town Council Planning committee meeting recently. The panel felt that there were already enough gambling
SOCIAL enterprises in Somerset could benefit from a loan of between £10,000 and £100,000, thanks to a new fund launched this week. Somerset County Council has established with the Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) a £1 million Somerset Social
A SHORT film has been made in Bridgwater to help warn young people about the dangers of drinking. The short video, produced by students of the Media Academy at Bridgwater College and funded by EDF Energy, aims to highlight some of the risks of
Venus 47, Blackdown 29 VENUS booked their place in the second round of the County Cup with a 47-29 victory at Blackdown. The game started tightly with the Taunton side capitalising on the early mistakes and errors that Venus made in the first
BRIDGWATER Sports progressed to the next round of the Taunton & District Saturday League’s Seward Cup with a 3-2 shootout victory over Creech Cougars on Saturday. The sides finished the 90 minutes level at 3-3, with Simon Caddy, Joe Clarke
