PUPILS at Shapwick School have made great progress with spelling and reading over the past year. Lewis Delphin from year ten improved his spelling, reading and reading comprehension ages, while Callum Morgan made an estimated 50-month improvement in
DESPITE the loss of the Splash and some swimmers who have been unable to attend the new training sessions, Bridgwater Swimming Club continues to perform well at team competitions. The club, promoted to division two last year, faced a long trip to Bournemouth
CONSULTANTS were paid £150,000 to draw up plans for Bridgwater over the next two decades, the Mercury can reveal. A Freedom of Information request has revealed almost half of a £355,000 grant, given by the South-West Regional Development Agency to Sedgemoor
MORGANIANS could well have won by a greater margin if they had taken full advantage of their opportunities against this top of the league side. On five minutes, Morgs conceded a penalty for a high tackle, to go 3-0 behind. Soon after Dan Milliner scored
AN intruder at a farm near Bridgwater got up to his neck in trouble - after leaping into a slurry pit. The man had to be rescued by four fire crews after the incident at Folletts Farm in Dunwear on Sunday night. Christine Barnett, who lives on the
POLICE are urging Sedgemoor homeowners to be watchful after a spate of bogus callers. An alert has been raised after a number of people reported telephone calls and visits from people pretending to be from a local council. PC Charlie
