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Burnham-on-Sea

A group of five women stand together in front of stone buildings in hiking gear wearing vests reading "Mary's March". They are all wearing knitted teal headbands, except the older woman in the centre who wears a pink headband. Her vest reads "Mary's march, walking for cancer aged 90."

Woman, 90, completes eight-day Hadrian's Wall hike

Mary Nicholson, from Somerset, completed the 85-mile challenge to raise money for a cancer unit.

Colin Morris holding two blue balloons that say 80 and standing in front of a birthday cake smiling at the camera

Family newsagent owner celebrates 80th birthday

Colin Morris has worked at GW Hurley Newsagents in Burnham-on-Sea for more than 50 years.

A row of semi-detached houses. A fire has broken out in one of the houses with flames and smoke coming out of the top of the roof.

Firefighters tackle blaze spread across two houses

Firefighters are at the scene working to stop the fire from spreading any further.

The Burnham United AFC building. It is a white house with red doors. The sky behind it is blue. There is green grass in front of it.

Football club saddened by 'senseless' burglary

A subs bench and a small bouncy castle were among the items stolen.

The front entrance of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Hospital

Headlines: Nursing pressures and canal restoration

A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 8 April 2025.

A building with a roof of red tiles and white walls stands among well maintained gardens and with a silhouette of a soldier in front of a war memorial with names on it.

Minor injuries unit moving to medical centre

The town's community hospital is moving on a trial basis to help avoid closures.

Dawn Carey, who is wearing a white lace top and has tattoos on her lower arms, is sitting down next to a purple BBC Radio Somerset banner.

Award is 'reminder people value the work we do'

Nominations for BBC Radio Somerset's Make A Difference Award have opened on Tuesday.

Glenn Cutter looking at the camera with his dog in front of him. The dog is a brown boxer-style breed and Mr Cutter has a shaved head and is wearing sunglasses

Man 'humbled' by community help after house fire

Team mates of rugby player Glenn Cutter raise nearly £3k to help him recover from the blaze.

A road and sign with several cars on it driving past. There's a caravan park to the right. The main shot is of the roundabout entrance sign. It says Edithmead Roundabout with a left turn to Burnham-on-Sea, straight on to Bristol Airport and right to the M5 towards Bristol.

Plans to improve A38 at major motorway roundabout

Plans would see the A38 improved from Burnham-on-Sea at J22 for the M5, up towards south Bristol.