The Daleks are a fictitious race of intergalactic robots. In Bridgewater Place in Leeds there’s a giant building overlooking Holbeck Moor called ‘The Dalek’. The Daleks are a highly xenophobic neo-fas...

Bridgwater Town Council has confirmed the appointment of Sally Jones as its new Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer, following a robust recruitment and interview process that attracted a strong fie...

In the olden days (remember them?) you used to get your packet of CrunchyCornyWheatyFlakes and empty out all the cereal just to see if you could find that free gift of a miniature Thunderbird 4 hidden...

“Have you seen 21 Pilots?” asked the Czech sat next to me. “I’ve yet to see one!” I mentioned as the helicopter drivers seat next to me remained empty. We were about to have a flight around the skies ...

Former Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham has become Prime Minister of the UK and the Labour Party and Government is looking for changes that will alter the direction of both the country and the party. ...

It was a long, lonely drive back from Scotland in an empty minibus and there was nothing on the radio. So, I turned it off. Instead, I decided to sing the entire repertoire of Gilbert O Sullivan from ...

It was a long, lonely drive back from Scotland in an empty minibus and there was nothing on the radio. So, I turned it off. Instead, I decided to sing the entire repertoire of Gilbert O Sullivan from ...

I was sat in a youth hostel on the Isle of Skye with John Lennon, Bruce Lee, Jim Morrison and Mr Blobby discussing how ridiculous conspiracy theories actually were. “Of course, i never shot JFK!” said...

I was sat in a youth hostel on the Isle of Skye with John Lennon, Bruce Lee, Jim Morrison and Mr Blobby discussing how ridiculous conspiracy theories actually were. “Of course, i never shot JFK!” said...

In the 1957 film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ Alec Guiness played the role of Lt Col Nicholson a British army officer who stood up to his Japanese captors and for his defiance was locked in a tin box to...

In the 1957 film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ Alec Guiness played the role of Lt Col Nicholson a British army officer who stood up to his Japanese captors and for his defiance was locked in a tin box to...

In the 1957 film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ Alec Guiness played the role of Lt Col Nicholson a British army officer who stood up to his Japanese captors and for his defiance was locked in a tin box to...

In the 1957 film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ Alec Guiness played the role of Lt Col Nicholson a British army officer who stood up to his Japanese captors and for his defiance was locked in a tin box to...

King of the North Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election and described his victory as a ‘Turning point’. With 55% of the vote to Reforms 35% Labours victory is clear and decisive.  Andy Burnh...

It’s the 1st of August 1990 and it’s my first council meeting. It’s the time of Margaret Thatcher’s Poll Tax and people weren’t happy. In fact the Bridgwater Anti Poll Tax Union joined me at my first ...

It’s the 1st of August 1990 and it’s my first council meeting. It’s the time of Margaret Thatcher’s Poll Tax and people weren’t happy. In fact the Bridgwater Anti Poll Tax Union joined me at my first ...

Bridgwater Town Council has reiterated its growing concern over the increasing number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across the town, following consideration of a new planning application at ...

(I could have guessed the Mercury wouldn’t use my headline…) I’m writing this on Thursday from a picturesque valley in the village of Abergwyngarreg by the spectacular Rhaedd waterfalls. If only i cou...

A constituent came up to me once and asked, “When’s rubbish day, Bri?”. Before I could answer my mate Dave said, “Every day’s rubbish day in Bridgwater!” Of course, what he meant is that here in Bridg...

This week I’m working in Cornwall. I’ve just left my Czech students on St Michael’s Mount and reminded them to get back before the causeway closes at 1230. Well, it turns out it closes at 1155, but we...

When I was growing up it wasn’t usual for working class kids to go abroad. I was nearly 14 went I first went to France. This was to a campsite in Houlgate on the Normandy coast hired by Somerset Count...

(I could have guessed the Mercury wouldn’t use my headline…) I’m writing this on Thursday from a picturesque valley in the village of Abergwyngarreg by the spectacular Rhaedd waterfalls. If only i cou...

When you step into the wardrobe of eternal memory the last thing you expect is to step out again and find the world around you all back as it was in the halcyon days of, let’s say, the 1970s. When you...

“You must have seen some terrible things” said the young French woman gently touching my arm as I stared out along Omaha Beach. Well, I had but I didn’t want to relive the whole Leeds v Chelsea semi-f...

Growing up in Bridgwater in the Thatcherite 1980s was tough. I know, I went through it. In and out of work and going to the pub to play ‘gamble your giro’ on the quiz machines decided whether you coul...

UK Floods Minister, Emma Hardy has announced a £50m package to protect homes and businesses on the Somerset Levels. Bridgwater Labour Party Flooding spokesman Julian Taylor, who lives on the levels an...

UK Floods Minister, Emma Hardy has announced a £50m package to protect homes and businesses on the Somerset Levels. Bridgwater Labour Party Flooding spokesman Julian Taylor, who lives on the levels an...

A constituent came up to me once and asked, “When’s rubbish day, Bri?”. Before I could answer my mate Dave said, “Every day’s rubbish day in Bridgwater!” Of course, what he meant is that here in Bridg...

A constituent came up to me once and asked, “When’s rubbish day, Bri?”. Before I could answer my mate Dave said, “Every day’s rubbish day in Bridgwater!” Of course, what he meant is that here in Bridg...

This week I’m working in Cornwall. I’ve just left my Czech students on St Michael’s Mount and reminded them to get back before the causeway closes at 1230. Well, it turns out it closes at 1155, but we...

This week I’m working in Cornwall. I’ve just left my Czech students on St Michael’s Mount and reminded them to get back before the causeway closes at 1230. Well, it turns out it closes at 1155, but we...

When I was growing up it wasn’t usual for working class kids to go abroad. I was nearly 14 went I first went to France. This was to a campsite in Houlgate on the Normandy coast hired by Somerset Count...

When I was growing up it wasn’t usual for working class kids to go abroad. I was nearly 14 went I first went to France. This was to a campsite in Houlgate on the Normandy coast hired by Somerset Count...

(I could have guessed the Mercury wouldn’t use my headline…) I’m writing this on Thursday from a picturesque valley in the village of Abergwyngarreg by the spectacular Rhaedd waterfalls. If only i cou...

On Saturday 6th June it’ll be D-Day for the Bridgwater Twinning Community  as they take to the stage of Bridgwater arts centre to present their annual ‘what we’ve done this year’ show. Everyone is wel...

On Saturday 6th June it’ll be D-Day for the Bridgwater Twinning Community  as they take to the stage of Bridgwater arts centre to present their annual ‘what we’ve done this year’ show. Everyone is wel...

When you step into the wardrobe of eternal memory the last thing you expect is to step out again and find the world around you all back as it was in the halcyon days of, let’s say, the 1970s. When you...

When you step into the wardrobe of eternal memory the last thing you expect is to step out again and find the world around you all back as it was in the halcyon days of, let’s say, the 1970s. When you...

“You must have seen some terrible things” said the young French woman gently touching my arm as I stared out along Omaha Beach. Well, I had but I didn’t want to relive the whole Leeds v Chelsea semi-f...

“You must have seen some terrible things” said the young French woman gently touching my arm as I stared out along Omaha Beach. Well, I had but I didn’t want to relive the whole Leeds v Chelsea semi-f...

Growing up in Bridgwater in the Thatcherite 1980s was tough. I know, I went through it. In and out of work and going to the pub to play ‘gamble your giro’ on the quiz machines decided whether you coul...

Growing up in Bridgwater in the Thatcherite 1980s was tough. I know, I went through it. In and out of work and going to the pub to play ‘gamble your giro’ on the quiz machines decided whether you coul...

I always thought they should make a film about the battle of Sedgemoor, the last battle on English soil (so far). The ones they have made haven’t done it justice. ‘Captain Blood’ opens with the pointe...

Sometimes you get really good news that you want to shout from the rooftops, brighten up people’s days with and spread the gospel of happiness, hope and have-a-go-itude that will inspire the people to...

It can be good to take the occasional stroll down memory lane. Not least because you never know who you might meet coming the other way. More often than not it’s yourself. But it can be an opportunity...

It’s the year 2525 and man is still alive. The Bridgwater Town Council was meeting for its annual ‘Smile and Be Happy’ event. This year they were reviewing   the council minute books from March 2026. ...

I always thought they should make a film about the battle of Sedgemoor, the last battle on English soil (so far). The ones they have made haven’t done it justice. ‘Captain Blood’ opens with the pointe...