A MAN was taken to hospital after a collision involving a motorbike and a car on Taunton Road at around midday today (Thursday). The casualty was knocked from the motorbike and suffered face and leg injuries. Paramedics took the motorbiker
PLAINSMEN won by one pin at Sydenham Centre against top of Division 1 B&As in the Bridgwater Town and District Skittles League. Plainsmen’s anchorman threw a 15-spare to win the game. Second place Breakaways won by 535-534 at home to Naps A
BRIDGWATER police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man in these CCTV images who they say pick-pocketed a woman's mobile phone. The woman’s phone was stolen from her pocket as she was shopping in the town’s Aldi supermarket at
AN attempt to break the world record for the longest game of snooker has begun today to raise funds for a Bridgwater toddler who has a rare brain condition. Three-year-old Finlay Jackson was born with a condition called sodium channel brain disorder
DIVISION A Mansion House put the defeat of their previous game behind them and secured a vital 38-pin home win against the George and which has confirmed them as Bridgwater & District Ladies’ Skittles League champions. Barb Atyeo and Emily
IF you're in the centre of Bridgwater today (Thursday) you might have spotted a big red bus parked outside the Cornhill. Campaigners from the Homes for Britain tour are in town to speak to residents about a crisis they say is being faced by thousands
A SOMERSET charity which provides services to enable people with brain injuries to live as independently as possible has received a £75,000 windfall. Headway Somerset has been given the cash by the Lloyds Bank Foundation to fund four new rehabilitation
SOMERSET County Council has approved a freeze on council tax for a sixth straight year – but will be cost-cutting some services to the tune of £16million. Councillors last week voted 31-17 in support of the proposals to set a budget of more than
TESCO has officially settled its U-turn on building a superstore on the former Sedgemoor Splash site in Bridgwater this week, with all parties reportedly "satisfied" with the severance deal. Plans to build on the Northgate site have now been officially
MUCHELNEY residents celebrated the opening of their new raised road at the weekend. Local youngsters helped Cllr John Osman, leader of Somerset County Council, cut the ribbon to declare the 500m stretch of road open on Saturday. The road has
CASTLE Club A are this season’s Bridgwater Town Ladies Skittles League’s Division 1 champions after a last-hand away victory over Crown Inn A. Crown were one pin up with the last hand to play the home side hit their lowest hand of the night 45,
A MISSING mother and baby from Bromley, London have been found this morning (Thursday) in the Taunton area. Chantelle Perry, 22 and her seven-week-old son Kaiden had not been seen since Wednesday night when they were seen getting into a car with
LIME Kiln A hosted the Blake Arms B in Division A of the Bridgwater Town Skittles League, and opened the match with a 64, which included a spare from Malcolm Royce. Blake responded immediately as second man on Michael Davidge hit a 14 flopper,
TOURISM industry leaders from both sides of the Channel have heard how a European-funded project has boosted Sedgemoor businesses. Marking the end of the COOL Tourism project, a conference in Pas de Calais heard about the project’s successes including
