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Police in Bridgwater are keen to trace this person after an incident in Eastover. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

CCTV appeal to trace witness after racially-aggravated assault in Bridgwater

POLICE are trying to trace this person – who may have witnessed a racially-aggravated assault in Bridgwater. The victim, a…

Bliss in Bridgwater is up for sale for 'operational reasons'. Picture: Google

Bridgwater nightclub Bliss up for sale ahead of closure due to ‘operational reasons’

BRIDGWATER nightclub Bliss will close after this weekend – due to staff shortages. The nightspot, in the High Street, has…

Artist Colin Waite and actor Ross Kemp unveiled the new commemorative glass as part of the RBL/Marston's campaign

Ross Kemp helps launch new RBL Remembrance glass: Where to get yours in Somerset

EASTENDERS star Ross Kemp is urging Somerset drinkers to back the Royal British Legion (RBL) at county pubs as…

Stuart Triggol has been with GTH for five decades

Somerset auctioneer Stuart remembers day he sold a sculpture – for £325,000

THE man who brought the hammer down on a Somerset auction firm’s biggest ever sale is marking 50 years…

Bridgwater Together is a free cultural event in the town, planned for November 15. Picture: Joss Barratt

Bridgwater Together 2025: Free day of events planned

POPULAR cultural event – Bridgwater Together – is returning to town venues next month. Aimed at bringing people together, the…

Cllr Bill Revans, inset, has been in Bridgwater to check out the new one-way system slammed by Conservative leader Diogo Rodrigues, pictured in the street

Changes to controversial Bridgwater one-way system look likely after leader’s visit

CHANGE is coming to a controversial one-way system in the centre of Bridgwater, it appears, after a visit by…

A marathon 10-hour sprint session was held in memory of Luke Buckingham, right

Events held 10 years on from tragic loss of popular Bridgwater sportsman Luke Buckingham

THE memory of Luke Buckingham was honoured during a special event at Bridgwater College – where he was a…

The junction of the A372 Westonzoyland Road and Eastern Avenue will be closed. Picture: Google

Roadworks extended on busy Bridgwater route due to Storm Benjamin

ROADWORKS which have closed a busy Bridgwater road in the evening are taking longer than expected. Somerset Council said completion…

Bridgwater Library has closed for "emergency building work". Picture: Google

Bridgwater Library closed for “emergency building work”

BRIDGWATER Library has closed temporarily for “emergency building works”. The facility, in Binford Place, closed today (October 22), Somerset Council…

Work has started on the new NHS diagnostic centre in Bridgwater - next to the hospital. Pictures: NHS Somerset

Work underway on new NHS diagnostic centre in Bridgwater

WORK is underway on a new diagnostic centre in Bridgwater – which will house CT and MRI scanners and…