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  • Families enjoy Victoria Park festivities

    VISITORS enjoyed the mild weather and a day of fun at the Victoria Park Community Fair on Sunday. Crowds of people ventured out to take part in the annual festivities which featured plenty to do for young and old alike. Children were able to

  • READERS' PICTURES OF THE WEEK

    SINCE the Bridgwater Mercury started running this weekly showcase of your finest photographs, we have received an amazing number of simply stunning pictures from you. As a result of the popularity of the feature it might mean your submission doesn

  • Bridgwater MP to 'expose' BT blackspots

    BRIDGWATER MP Ian Liddell- Grainger is calling for a crisis debate in the House of Commons to investigate “unacceptable” blackspots in broadband coverage in Somerset. He says Parliament needs to be made aware of just how bad the problem is and

  • Bridgwater's Mark Godbeer crowned BAMMA World Champion

    BRIDGWATER MMA fighter Mark Godbeer was crowned World Champion at BAMMA 21 on Saturday (June 13). The 31-year-old defeated opponent Paul Taylor by TKO in the second round at the British Association of Mixed MArtial events in Birmingham. Godbeer

  • Willowdown pupils visit Bridgwater Police HQ

    YOUNGSTERS from Willowdown Primary School were able to ge a first hand glimpse of police officers at work during a tour of Bridgwater policing centre. PCSO Julie Currie and PCSO Dan Wheller engineered the tour as part of their community engagement