A YOUTH organisation for people in Bridgwater and the surrounding areas has received a welcome cash boost. Somerset Rural Youth Project, which has offices in Edington, will benefit from more than £800,000 in grants over the next five years from organisations
A SERVICE that offers 24-hour assistance to people in Sedgemoor is running a drop-in day at Bridgwater Town Hall on November 4, between 10am and 2pm. With Independent Living Day in mind, Sedgemoor Lifeline is bringing together lots of organisations that
A COMPUTER screen sparked a small blaze in Middlezoy this afternoon (Monday). Firefighters were sent to a house in Hollies close at around 12.40pm to find a fire in a computer monitor out on arrival. There was only heat damage to the inside of the
POLICE are tracing a teenaged cyclist after a heavily pregnant woman was knocked to the ground and injured in Bridgwater. The woman sustained a head injury in the incident, which happened in Redgate Street at about 2.15pm on Friday, October 2. Police
A MAN whose body was found in his home near Bridgwater on Saturday night may have lain undiscovered for up to THREE weeks. Police made the grizzly find after being tipped off by a neighbour, who had become concerned at mounting post on the man's doorstep
A GROUP of cyclists have raised more than £600 for Oxfam by travelling from Bridgwater to Tiverton. The money will go towards a project in Bangladesh and Nepal that aims to reduce climate change's impact on poor people.
THE president of a Bridgwater carnival club has provided us with another insight into the early days of the annual spectacular. In September, the Mercury featured a postcard from historian Dave Williams dating from December 1909 depicting a man next
A NO cold calling zone has been set up by police and Sedgemoor District Council in the Ridgeway area of Ashcott. Residents raised concerns about cold callers in the area, following an incident where an elderly resident was persuaded to pay an exaggerated
A £10 MILLION project has been unveiled to upgrade Bridgwater's water supply - but fears have been raised it could lead to 18 months of road works. Wessex Water has announced the massive investment to re-line and replace water mains, flush the water
A CONSULTATION has ended on plans aimed at ensuring Bridgwater's transport infrastructure copes with the town's massive predicted growth. A strategy put together by Somerset County Council has been looking at travel needs in Bridgwater, Taunton
A RELIEVED sailor was on the receiving end of a surprise rescue after getting into danger in rough conditions near Bridgwater on Sunday. Doug Pingel was living onboard the 35ft yacht 'Jekeeta' when it ran into difficulty off Lilstock, near Kilve, with
DID you catch the England football team's win over Croatia, any of the X Factor dramas, or even last week's controversial Question Time? Well neighbours at Bridgwater's Connaught House certainly did not. Stephen Fern, who lives in the
