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  • Burnham United Juniors show off new kit

    BURNHAM United's budding under-12 football stars are pictured lining up here for their annual team shot. Burnham United Juniors under-12 team: pictured are manager Kevin Smart, assistant manager Colin Searle and sponsor Derry Moore from Blacknoll building

  • Mark First School teacher bows out in style

    DEPARTING Mark First School teacher Fiona Robertson bowed out in style as the school secured a top educational honour. Mrs Robertson left the school to take over as head teacher of Lympsham First School - but not before celebrating the success

  • Dulverton 2, Highbridge Town 1

    HIGHBRIDGE Town saw their lead at the top of Division 1 of the Taunton and District Saturday League halved to three points after Dulverton ended their unbeaten record. Highbridge took the lead after 20 minutes. Ricky Cook delivered a free-kick from

  • Looking Back: Carnival special

    STRAP yourself in and hold on tight because the Weekly News is taking you on a journey through carnivals past. Monday night saw the 42nd Highbridge and Burnham Carnival pass through the two towns, so we decided to look back at some of the processions

  • Search continues for missing Brean Leisure Park girl

    POLICE are continuing their search for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Cannington home for 12 days. Samantha Parnell was last seen at Brean Leisure Park near Burnham on Saturday, October 31 at about 9.45pm. Samantha

  • Success lifts gloom for East Huntspill cake maker

    A CAKE maker and decorator from East Huntspill has overcome a family tragedy to secure double first prize in a national competition. Last year Elaine Thomas scooped two golds and silver at the national sugar craft event 'Cake', held at the NEC Arena

  • Highbridge remembers

    ARMISTICE Day was marked in Highbridge with a short service at Southwell House yesterday. A small crowd gathered to remember the 91st year since the end of the First World War in the memorial gardens. Town mayoress Christine Cooper and

  • Berrow all set for £50k TV battle

    BERROW is going head-to-head with a Devon village in a bid to secure a £50,000 cash bonanza for its young people. Berrow Parish Council will be battling it out with its counterparts in Newton Poppleford for TV viewers' votes in the winner-takes-all Big