THREE people were killed on Sedgemoor's roads on Friday. Two died in a five-car pile-up on the M5 and a man died after a collision involving an articulated lorry at the junction of Bridgwater's Broadway and Taunton Road. In the M5 crash, Owen Robert Payne
AN OLD wives' tale did the trick for expectant mum Lisa Jones, whose baby was two weeks overdue. Lisa, 31, decided she wanted to speed up the birth of her child, so she took a dose of castor oil to induce labour. But she didn't expect it to work quite
TWO men are in hospital with severe facial fractures after a serious assault in Highbridge at the weekend. The men, who have not been named, are in Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare, after the early hour's attack on Sunday morning, June 16. Both
BRIDGWATER tennis player, Lee Childs, has been given a wild-card entry to the main draw for the men's doubles at Wimbledon, which starts next Monday. But 18 months into his professional career, Childs, who turned 20 last Tuesday, has yet to make an impact
FORMER British Lion, Andy Reed, Bridgwater and Albion's first full-time professional player-coach, is finding it hard to strengthen the side for the promotion push demanded by the club for next season. The 33-year-old ex-Bath and London Wasps forward,
BRIDGWATER Bowling Club's oldest member, 93-year-old Stan Allen, played for an amazing 70th consecutive year in the annual match with the Notts Association at The Parks on Thursday. See Stan in this week's Mercury together with a full report.
