A FAULT in a washing machine sparked a blaze at a property in Knowle Road, Bridgwater, earlier today. Crews were called out at about 12.30pm. They isolated the water and electricity supply and extinguished the blaze, which completely destroyed the
CATCH a jazz double bill at Laburnum House Lodge Hotel, Sloway Lane in West Huntspill this month. The first - on Saturday, October 23 - features the Millennium Eagle Jazz Band from the Midlands. Tickets are £10 each from Di on 01278-788070 8 - 11 The
THE Government department considering closing Bridgwater’s magistrates’ court to save money spends £1.6 MILLION a year on press officers, the Mercury can reveal. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Ministry of Justice revealed it
BEAMING smiles greeted Bridgwater's new state-of-the-art YMCA centre on Friday as young people and special guests were given a guided tour of the building. The £4.3million development, funded by myplace, is due for completion this month.
OWEN and Megan Sellic and Bethany knight in San Miguel, Ibiza on holiday with their grandparents. Send us your Around the World snaps to Bridgwater Mercury, Royal Clarence House, York Buildings, High Street, Bridgwater TA6 3AT, or e-mail them to newsdesk
BURNHAM'S Ritz Acoustic Club will play host to country blues duo Rag Mama Rag on Thursday, October 21. Ashley and Deborah Dow draw their repertoire from the Mississippi blues and East Coast ragtime of the 1920s and '30s and play a wide variety of instruments
AN elderly woman is being treated by ambulance crews after falling outside Asda in East Quay this afternoon. The ambulance service received a call at 2.48pm reporting a woman had fallen outside the main entrance of the supermarket. A spokesman for the
CONCERN is mounting for a former Puriton man who has gone missing and needs urgent treatment for a deadly disease. Matthew Lloyd, 35, needs life saving treatment after taking part in an anti-malarial drugs trial. The nurse, who used
FORMER Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has backed the bid by BBC Radio 1’s Beccy Huxtable to turn on Bridgwater’s Christmas lights. The Mercury reported last week how former Bridgwater College student Beccy revealed she would love to turn
A BRIDGWATER couple who were engaged three weeks after meeting for the first time celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Thursday. Frank and Marjorie Ridout met at a wedding in April 1949 and it wasn’t long before young love blossomed
BRAVE Bridgwater bus driver Stephen Sprague has presented more than £1,000 to charity Cancer Research after taking part in a tandem skydive. Stephen, who works for First, marked his 50th birthday by plunging from 10,000ft at Dunkeswell Airfield, near
PICK out a bargain at a jumble sale at East Huntspill church hall on Saturday, October 30. The event starts at 2pm and proceeds go towards the 2011 village flower show. For more information call Kay on 01278-789678.
A COUNTY farm tenant from Over Stowey has described Somerset County Council’s decision to sell off his farm as a “nightmare”. The council, which faces a budget shortfall of £75million, this week rubberstamped plans to sell off 35 farms, amounting to
A NEW centre dedicated to Bridgwater Carnival was officially opened during a ceremony at the town hall. The hall's former cash office will now act as a focal point for carnival related activities in the town, and a space for displays and exhibitions
CELEBRITY professor Brian Cox could be teaching science to Bridgwater children, with a special draw for schools now open. Brian, who is known for his hit TV series Wonders of The Solar System, has teamed up with The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and
A MOTORCYCLIST who died following a collision on the A39 near Cannington on Wednesday is believed to be from the North Somerset area. The 55-year-old man has not yet been formally identified as it is understood his family are currently overseas
FOUR out of five local people support plans for Hinkley C, according to a new poll. EDF Energy, which is behind plans for two new reactors at Hinkley Point, said the independent research carried out by ICM1, also found that 85% of people living
