THREE cars have been involved in a minor collision in Taunton Road, Bridgwater, near the M5 roundabout. The collision appears to have happened on the North Petherton to Bridgwater carriageway, but police are currently redirecting traffic in both directions
A FORMER Puriton man who went missing after being infected with malaria as part of a medical trial is being investigated over allegations of a sex attack. Matthew Lloyd, 35, was discovered in The Netherlands last Monday after he had been missing for
SAVAGE cuts by Somerset County Council threaten the future of every youth centre in the county. The council is cutting its budget for youth services by 75%, and says some clubs will have to close. It is not yet clear what that will mean
MERCURY reader Jan Harvey on holiday in Cala Bona, Majorca, with her favourite paper. 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@bridgwatermercury.co.uk
FOLK-PUNK band Levellers are preparing to play to a maximum capacity crowd at The Palace on November 18 - but the Mercury has a pair of tickets to give away. Steeped in punk and traditional English music, the Brighton-based band have used their songs
KIND-HEARTED members of the Othery village hall bingo group raised £1,000 in memory of popular villager Stanley Toms. He died last May of the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma. A bingo night in his memory raised £100 for the National Asbestos
MERCURY reader Joanna Pitman sent in this side-splitting snap of her dog Holly, who clearly loves to play with her rubber ring! Joanna took the photo while visiting a farm in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and we liked it so much we decided to make Holly our Pet
Neptune 45, Sharks 43 NEPTUNES made a strong start away at Sharks of Stanchester and led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. They stretched the lead to 25-18 at half-time with accurate shooting from Becky Palmer and player of the match, Sammy
A CELTIC-EASTERN folk fusion band will deliver a set of their eclectic sound at Bridgwater Arts Centre tonight. Dragonsfly mix musical tastes, influences and instruments to produce a round rooted in traditional music but with their own contemporary
THREE young women have impressed music judges in the national singing competition Open Mic UK. Chloe Wintersgill, Lottie Culliford and Kirstie Taylor from Street and Walton met at school and started their band 3 Image two years ago. The band, who cover
FEARS that a gas cylinder might explode saw householders evacuated last night from an area in North Petherton. The alarm was raised to a shed fire in Fordgate at just before 9.30pm and officers from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
