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  • Council to plot Eastover regeneration

    THE regeneration of Bridgwater's neglected Eastover district is expected to move a stop closer to reality on Wednesday (March 19) when a vision for the area's future is outlined to councillors. It has long been a gripe of traders and residents in the

  • House fire near Bridgwater

    FIREFIGHTERS tackled a house fire near Bridgwater in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Fire crews were called to the blaze at Down End Farm, Puriton, just after 5am. Three engines from Bridgwater and Burnham on Sea and a command support unit

  • Car park sell-off proposals sent back to district council

    COUNCILLORS have forced Sedgemoor District Council to look again at plans to sell-off Bridgwater's Barclay Street car park. Sedgemoor's Corporate Scrutiny committee met on Friday, March 7, after five councillors registered their disapproval at the council's

  • Photography competition winners crowned

    THE winners of a photographic competition run by the Mercury in partnership with Specsavers have been announced - and this week received their top-of-the-range prizes. Winner Gaynor Wright bagged a Pentax Camera with her picture, which judges felt best