FIRE crews have rescued a man from a slurry pit on a farm in Dunwear Lane near Bridgwater this evening (Sunday). Crews from Bridgwater and Taunton were called at 7.47pm and freed the man. A full search of the of the pit and surrounding area and police
BRIDGWATER stay top of the league after a 12-try trouncing of Martock. Bridgwater were 50-0 up at half-time, having scored eight tries, and eased off only marginally after the break. The try scorers were: Jonathan Frost (three), Richard Willis (three
IN round three of the Somerset Junior Cup, five of the seven Saturday League sides went through. Middlezoy lost 1-0 at home to Alcombe Rovers. Cannington Colts beat South Cheriton Utd 3-2, thanks to two goals from Mark Pope and one from Dave Baker.
A TEAM from Bridgwater College competed in the South-West British Colleges sport disability football tournament. Teams from across the region battled it out for a place in the national finals at Loughborough University. Bridgwater were drawn against
Gems 54, Sharks 32 This was a very strong Gems team performance in the cup against Sharks from Stanchester. From Gk Rachel Lawrence through to GS Justine Pearn, Gems gave 150%. They took an early lead, with excellent shooting from Pearn, backed up
Jupiter 45, Bishops 19 Saturday saw Jupiter take on Bishops in the first round of the cup. Outstanding defence by Lisa Durant (GK) and Rachel Simpson (WD) forced Bishops into many errors, giving turnovers that helped Jupiter take an
BRIDGWATER Town Reserves boss Rob Dray was delighted to see his side put their surprise defeat to Shirehampton behind them with a thumping derby win on Saturday. Town destroyed Taunton Blackbrook 6-1 with six different goalscorers – Ingus Slampe, Connor
WHAT a difference a week makes! Despite fielding 14 of the players who started at Southend, Bridgwater were unrecognisable from the team which suffered such a heavy defeat writes Tony Pomeroy. The players exorcised last week from the memory
BRIDGWATER maintained their unbeaten away record with a relatively comfortable victory at second from bottom AFC Hayes, writes Pete Besley. Once again, it was a solid all-round performance by a team that is showing quality in all parts of the
BRIDGWATER Town joint manager Craig Laird said his young side are now “a team of men” after their latest impressive away victory. Last year Town had the talent but too often failed to turn their superiority on the pitch into points. But after Saturday
BRIDGWATER and Albion coach Nick Hill hailed the superb defensive display which blunted the challenge of visitors Westcombe Park on Saturday. Albion’s 16-12 triumph was only their second win of the season, but Hill believes his side would be
OTHERY Village Hall has officially re-opened, a year after winning £49,000 towards a major refurbishment. The village hall project was a runner-up in the Big Lottery's People's Millions scheme, and received cash towards work on a bigger kitchen, extra
PUPILS at St Mary's Primary School in Bridgwater have smashed their target of collecting 5,000 Morrisons Let's Grow vouchers. With help from parents and members of the community who collected the vouchers, the pupils will now benefit from new raised
