STAFF at Burnham’s Specsaver store will be holding Comic Relief fundraisers each Friday until Red Nose Day on March 13. Tomorrow will see staff get physical on an exercise machine while next Friday (March 6) the High Street store will hold a ‘Super-Friday
BURNHAM saw one of its highest tides in two decades at the weekend, says the Environment Agency. A ‘supertide’ which reached a depth of 12.2 metres battered the seafront on Saturday (February 21) morning from around 8.30am. The EA issued a
PETER Lower, 51-years-old from Bristol, has today (February 27), appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault by penetration, five counts of actual bodily harm and false imprisonment. The
THE group behind Burnham’s first Neighbourhood Plan have told local people: “It’s over to you.” Every aspect of life in the town – including housing, shopping, business and tourism – will be scrutinised over the next 12 months. The result will
DETECTIVES are continuing their investigation into the death of a woman in Glastonbury yesterday, (February 26). Officers were called to a property in Watts Corner just before 8.30am by the ambulance service. Police were later called to a single
THE Chandos Society of Artists present the Jean Rees Memorial Lecture about Hans Schwarz, his life and works at Bridgwater Arts Centre on March 21 at 2.30pm. This year’s return of the popular Jean Rees Memorial Lecture is presented by Paul Upton
THE very best bunch of Burnham and Highbridge residents have the chance to be nominated for the town’s Civic Awards this year. The annual award ceremony aims to recognise the tireless work people in Burnham and Highbridge do in their community.
DISGRACED rock star and former Wedmore resident Gary Glitter has today (Friday) been jailed for 16 years for a series of historic sex attacks three young girls. The 70-year-old who was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court under his real name Paul
MORE than £310 million of spending, £57million of capital investment and a council tax freeze for a sixth straight year have been approved by Somerset County Council. But £16million of jobs and funding cuts to multiple areas including children’
