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Defeat in the rain for Spaxton despite five-for by Ben Rich

1 week ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Richard Walsh

Spaxton CC (Image: Spaxton Cricket Club) Somerset Cricket League, Division Three: Spaxton 113 (14pts) lost to Cheddar 240 (35pts) by 127 runs Despite a five wicket haul from Ben Rich, Spaxton slipped to another home defeat this time in the rain against Cheddar.
Winner crowned in Ladies Golf Foundation Medal tournament at Enmore Park

1 week ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Richard Walsh

Gwen Cavill won the Ladies Individual Stableford 9 holes (Grass Roots Qualifier) with 20 points, Kate Gibbins was second with 19, and Linda Anniss was third with 18. Congratulations to Enmore stalwart Rob Fear, who, playing in the Seniors match at Weston-super-Mare on 4th June, achieved a brilliant hole-in-one on the Par 3 14th. The ball sailed onto the green, rolling smoothly to the pin before dropping majestically into the hole for a hole-in-one.
Queuing traffic and delays reported on the M5 between Bridgwater and Taunton

1 week ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Molly Kirk

As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.
New proposal for 85 Woolavington homes teased by developer

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Daniel Mumby

The village of Woolavington, which lies to the east of the Gravity enterprise zone, is seeing significant interest from housing developers as Agratas moves forward with the delivery of its new electric vehicle ‘gigafactory’, which will begin operation in 2027. Several new developments have been teased since Agratas confirmed its investment in February 2024, ranging from a major new 1,400-home development on the western edge of the village to several sites on the eastern side of the parish.
Clinton Rogers column: Dog mess is becoming a huge problem in Somerset

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Clinton Rogers

Martians at the Glastonbury Festival (don’t think they were real), people planting flowers in deep potholes in the road (trying to make a point), and one memorable protest involving a scarecrow and a megaphone (can’t even remember what it was about). But lately, something far less amusing has been getting up my nose - literally and figuratively. I’m talking about dog mess.
Somerset media personality features in BBC infidelity documentary

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Milly Vincent

2 1/1 A WELLINGTON-born entertainment content creator is set to appear in a new BBC iPlayer documentary series, Sex After, sharing his story of betrayal in a relationship. Flynn West, 22, who grew up in Wellington and studied at Bridgwater College, spoke on Simon Parkin’s Mid Morning Show on BBC Radio Somerset last week ahead of the show's release.
Two Bridgwater men handed unpaid work for inflicting GBH

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Jess Chaffey

North Somerset Courthouse, where Taunton Crown Court is sitting. (Image: Newsquest) TWO men from Bridgwater have been given unpaid work for inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. Billy Cresswell, of Rhode Lane, and Ryan Cresswell, of Dunkery Road, appeared at Taunton Crown Court on June 2. The pair pleaded guilty to wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm in October 2023.
Sedgemoor Auction Centre's cycle raises £10k for charity

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Jess Chaffey

Auctioneers and staff taking part in the 24-hour cycle challenge. (Image: GTH) A 24-HOUR cycle challenge at Sedgemoor Auction Centre raised £10,000 for charity. Auctioneers and staff at Greenslade Taylor Hunt raised money for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and Devon Air Ambulance. The charities were chosen after a colleague was airlifted to hospital following a road traffic collision on their way to work last year.
Popular walking and cycling route near 'Gigafactory' improved

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Daniel Mumby

6 1/1 A popular walking and cycling route near Somerset’s new ‘gigafactory’ has been improved using central government funding. The Lock’s Way cycle link connects Bawdrip, to the north-east of Bridgwater, to the neighbouring village of Cossington, near Woolavington, forming part of National Cycle Network (NCN) route 3.
More than 30 teams take on modified waltz format at Enmore Park

2 weeks ago | bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Richard Walsh

Left to right Shane Lyon, Pat Rodgers, Kay Beaumont and Angela O’Connor winners of Ladies Open (Image: Richard Walsh) The opening event was a Team Open on Friday when 31 teams of four players battled it out in a modified waltz format. The event was won with 102 points by a visiting Team consisting of Josh Jones, Mark Pearce, Mile Barsby and Steve Wivell. Saturday, June 1, saw the Scratch/Nett Open taking place, where 87 competitors battled the weather in a medal format.