WALLACE Stuart Lady Funeral Directors in North Petherton are inviting people into their offices this Christmas to hang a star on their Christmas tree in memory of loved ones. If you are unable to pop in, you can give them a call on 01278-664400
A CHURCH wants to secure its financial future by creating a cafe and tourist centre to commemorate a key historic battle. St Mary’s Church in Westonzoyland has unveiled plans to attract national and international visitors. The church played
BRIDGWATER & Albion RFC have recently undergone their three-year review for their accreditation to the RFU and England Rugby Scheme and have passed with flying colours for both the senior and junior sections of the club. Bridgwater & Albion
FOLKSY Theatre Company will be performing a production of A Christmas Carol at Robert Blake Science College on December 21 at 7pm. Using live performers, puppetry, music and multimedia, this production brings something a little different to this
Minehead Colts 10, North Petherton 50 BOTH young teams played a fluid game with some destructive tackling but Pethy held the edge with the forwards supplying quick ball. The home team attacked through their forwards but were met with hard hitting
RESIDENTS in Stockmoor and Wilstock saw the festive joy spread to their villages last week as their Christmas tree arrived. Every year North Petherton Town Council donates Christmas trees to the towns and villages in the parish and this festive
MARIE Curie Cancer Care is seeking volunteers to help raise money at a collection on Saturday. The charity is collecting at Sedgemoor (South Services) Roadchef. Every £20 raised pays for a Marie Curie nurse to look after someone with a terminal
BOSSES at County Hall have been branded “Scrooges” after sending out strict rules about Christmas decorations in offices. Business manager Deborah Urch wrote to staff telling them smart office users could not put up decorations in team zones because
WORK on a major flood prevention scheme at Beer Wall reached a significant milestone with the installation of a 60-tonne bridge. The temporary bridge on the A372 was installed on Tuesday (December 9) and will span a gap that has been cut into the
TWO men have been ordered to pay nearly £2,300 in fines and costs and banned for a total of five years for illegally fishing for elvers on the River Parrett. Magistrates heard how Paul Baxter, 42 of Bath Road, Bridgwater stood on the riverbank
HARBOUR View Players are a newly formed theatre group and will be performing a pantomime version of Little Red Riding Hood Otterhampton Village hall from January 23 and 24, 2015. The play is written and directed by Chris Ponka and is a traditional
A PEDAL-POWERED showing of Disney’s Frozen proved a great success with young and old alike last week at a ‘Cycle Cinema’. The unique screening took place at Bridgwater Town Hall with more than 220 devoted fans of the Disney film coming along to
THE Green Party has announced its candidate for the Bridgwater and West Somerset seat in next year’s General Election. Julie Harvey-Smith, who lives near Williton, has been selected to fight to become the area’s next MP. She said: “I am standing
PAULO’s Christmas Circus will be entertaining people of all ages at Sanders Garden World in Brent Knoll almost every day over the festive period from now until Friday, January 2. If you’ve not been yet, you have definitely been missing out.
Sydenham Gems 42, Bridgwater Saturn 37 SYDENHAM Gems battled to a five-point victory over local rivals Saturn on Saturday. Saturn began the first quarter with great drive and determination which meant the Gems players had to quickly step up
North Devon 0, Bridgwater 1st XI 5 HALF-WAY through the season and Bridgwater find themselves in second place. To maintain this position into the New Year, Bridgwater had a tough trip to North Devon who had surprised a lot of teams with their
COUNCILLORS have marked Somerset County Council’s 125th anniversary by posing for a commemorative photo outside County Hall, in Taunton. The very first meeting of the authority was chaired by Sir Richard Horner Paget in Highbridge Town Hall back
