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Features: 2008...
GLAMOROUS youngsters from
Portishead celebrated the end
of their school days in style…›› MORE
WESTON’S finest young musicians
and actors have been performing
at the Winter Gardens for this
year’s Junior Arts Festival…›› MORE
WESTON’S beach was taken
over by a sea of pink when
around 2,000 girls and ladies
took part in a charity event
on Sunday.…›› MORE
THE Weston & Somerset Mercury
is able to take a look back at
years gone by this week…›› MORE
GLAMOUROUS dresses and sharp suits
were on show at a ball held for
Churchill Community School pupils
on Friday…›› MORE
VOLKSWAGEN fans revelled in the
sunshine and were spoilt by
the choice of vehicles they
could explore at the weekend…›› MORE
BEAUTIFUL blooms filled a North Somerset village during an annual event. Yatton’s Spring daffodil show was held at the weekend and attracted entrants young and old…›› MORE
PEOPLE off all ages had an egg-cellent time over the Easter weekend. Face-painting, egg hunts and bazaars were held, and across the area residents tucked in to Easter cake and hot cross buns…›› MORE
THOUSANDS of sporty, costume-clad
runners took on the Sport Relief mile
to help raise money for vulnerable
people around the world…›› MORE
PIRATES, fairies, mermaids and other
favourite characters took over schools
and nurseries in North Somerset to
celebrate World Book Day…›› MORE
THE Highbridge Festival of Arts kicked off on February 27 at The Princess theatre in Burnham. Now in its 61st year, the event began with delightful dance performances from talented children in the first five days…›› MORE
ONE of Weston’s best-loved and talented
groups is turning 100 this year. Weston
Operatic Society is celebrating its
centenary…›› MORE
A SCHOOLBOY fed up with generations of adults messing up the world he lives in has released a song in an attempt to change the attitude of his own age group…›› MORE
PEOPLE with a passion for pancakes were celebrating this week after battering their rivals. Shrove Tuesday saw hundreds of hungry residents grab their frying pans to take part in pancake races across North Somerset…›› MORE
DRIVERS put pedals to the metal as the roar of engines rang out in Brean over the weekend. The annual Brean Stages Rally was held this week and the fun-fuelled event attracted around 3,000 eager spectators…›› MORE
The Weston & Somerset Mercury Review
of
the
Year 2007. Take a trip back
over the last 12
months
with our news
review of
the year…›› MORE
The North Somerset Times Review of
the
Year 2007. Take a trip back over
the last 12
months
with our news
review of
the year…›› MORE
Features: 2007...
BUNNIES who need buddies, a ferret looking for a friend and cats who want a cuddle are all desperate for a new home. Following on the success of the Weston & Somerset Mercury’s 2006 campaign, the 12 Strays of Christmas, this year we are looking for a dozen dwellings for our furry friends…›› MORE
THERE are many places of historical interest in Weston and the town has spawned many famous - and infamous - figures. Although Monty Python star John Cleese and Lord Jeffrey Archer have since both moved…›› MORE
HOMES across the area have been
decked out with festive fairy lights
and dazzling decorations on the
run up to Christmas Day…›› MORE
Reporter Emma Wright enters
the world of parenthood for a day... and
soon finds out how hard life can be
as a new mum…›› MORE
RUNNERS braved the wind and cold weather to take part in a race along Weston beach on Sunday. More than 1,700 people took part in the 2007 Christmas Cracker Race in aid of Weston Hospicecare…›› MORE
CHRISTMAS cheer has well and truly taken
hold - even with man’s best friends.
Residents in Axbridge, Weston,
Wrington, Worle, Wedmore and
Winscombe have kicked off.…›› MORE
IT IS easy to forget people in need at Christmas as we tuck into our turkeys,
celebrate with family and open stockings
full of presents…›› MORE
THOUSANDS of people braved the weather on Monday night to see Weston’s annual carnival. Revellers had come from far and wide to see the glittering procession of 130 entries wind its way through the town centre…›› MORE
SCHOOLS, businesses and residents from Weston and Somerset have all added their bit towards the millions of pounds raised for the BBC's Children in Need appeal…›› MORE
HUNDREDS of people turned out to
remember those whose lives have been
lost in battle at scores of ceremonies
around the area…›› MORE
 A SINGING postman is hoping for
fame and fortune after recording
his own Christmas song …›› MORE
Picture special dedicated
to this year's school starters …›› MORE
THIS year’s poppy appeal was launched
in Weston this weekend by Britain’s
last remaining Tommy…›› MORE
IT WAS pink power across North
Somerset when fund-raisers gathered
together to collect cash for a good
cause…›› MORE
HALLOWEEN hit Weston in style this
week, with an array of fun and spooky
events being held all over
town…›› MORE
MANY ghastly ghouls and fiendish ghosts reportedly stalk the buildings and streets of Somerset so, as Halloween creeps nearer, the Weston & Somerset Mercury investigated some of the scary stories about our area…›› MORE
ROARING bikes and tonnes of mud
made for a heady combination at
Weston Beach Race last
weekend…›› MORE
A HOST of colourful characters from
Yoda to the Wicked Witch of the
West filled Axbridge for the annual Blackberry Carnival…›› MORE
A STAGGERING £80,000 is thought to have been raised by more than 1,000 women walkers. Weston Hospicecare’s Midnight Beach Walk, supported by the Weston & Somerset Mercury, saw 1,100 women take…›› MORE
HUNDREDS of floral displays, cakes and prized vegetables filled three Somerset villages at the weekend as residents enjoyed their annual flower shows…›› MORE
THE sun shone down on Wedmore
for the 2007 Harvest Home. Hundreds flocked to the village to watch the procession of floats on Friday.…›› MORE
THERE were beautiful blooms to
be seen right across North Somerset
as a number of annual flowers shows
were held in the area…›› MORE
LANDLUBBERS and seafarers alike got together to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Weston’s RNLI…›› MORE
THIS year marks the 100th anniversary of a Weston school. Milton Infant School is celebrating its centenary and the Weston & Somerset Mercury has put together this special feature to mark the occasion…›› MORE
MORE than 200 people attended an
annual fete which brought an end to
Locking Feast Week…›› MORE
IT WAS glamour all the way at this
year’s T4 On The Beach event - despite
the fact that Weston’s sands resembled
a mud bath...>>MORE
Union Jacks were flying high as the
Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pulled into Yatton Railway Station in the royal train…›› MORE
A FORMER Weston Rugby Club player has had his film shown across the globe. Over a million people have logged on to the Youtube website on the internet to see Oliver Whitehouse’s footage…›› MORE
WEDMORE Street Fair was a huge success this weekend. The annual event, held in and around The Borough, attracted people from all over Somerset…›› MORE
FACE painting, fancy dress and plenty of strawberries kept crowds entertained at the annual Strawberry Fayre on Weston’s Bournville estate…›› MORE
STUDENTS were dressed to impress in ties, tuxedos, ball gowns and dresses at Wyvern Community School leavers' ball…›› MORE
MORE than 70 young carers from
across North Somerset came together
to celebrate the hard work, care and commitment they provide for their
families…›› MORE
WERE you a prize violinist in the 60s or a flautist in the 80s? Well the organisers of Weston Junior Arts Festivals want to hear your memories of competitions gone by, stories of those that have moved on to fame or fortune and see photographs from past contests…›› MORE
HARRY Potter, Catwoman, Batman and Robin - along with a cuddly character called Weston-super-Bear - were joined by more than 600 walkers from across Somerset for Weston Hospicecare’s Mercury Mendip Challenge…›› MORE
WESTON’S finest young dancers,
musicians and actors have been
performing at the Winter Gardens in
the annual Junior Arts Festival…›› MORE
A FORMER Weston optician has shared
his experiences of one of the most
daring raids conducted by the RAF
during World War Two - almost 65 years
to the day after it took place…›› MORE
ORGANISERS that spent the last
18 months planning the nine-day
Wrington Fair have hailed it a
huge success…›› MORE
MORE than 150 vintage cars cruised
through the Weston area in an
annual rally…›› MORE
A TENACIOUS 80-year-old grandmother
pulled on a pair of two-inch high heels
to run 5km around Weston beach
in driving rain…›› MORE
EVEN as a little boy, Leo knew
there was something different
about him…›› MORE
PATRIOTIC people from across
Weston and Somerset celebrated
St Georges Day with a mix of food and fun, marching and merriment…›› MORE
SPEAK to anyone linked with Weston Hospicecare and it is instantly clear
how pivotal the charity’s role within its community is…›› MORE
AN EGGS-TRA special Easter packed
with fun-filled activities has been
enjoyed by people across North
Somerset…›› MORE
HUGE numbers of smokers are
expected to make an extra effort
to kick the habit this year…›› MORE
HENRY VIII made an appearance
at North Somerset Museum, alongside
Saxons, Normans, Romans and World
War Two soldiers…›› MORE
EXCITED pupils from Wedmore First School gathered on the playing fields last week, with their eyes fixed firmly on the skies…›› MORE
A GROUP of glam grannies from Nailsea are to pull off their pullovers to raise money for charity…›› MORE
BUDDING young Picassos saw their work on display for the first time this week.The winners of the My Favourite Thing Competition, supported by the Weston & Somerset Mercury, had their designs chosen to…›› MORE
THE air was filled with exhaust fumes and the smell of burning rubber last weekend at the annual Brean Stages Rally…›› MORE
THE Weston & Somerset Mercury spoke with medical director Tricia Woodhead to address the concern of numerous readers who have been in contact about care received at Weston General Hospital…›› MORE
The Winter Gardens, described by many
as the flagship of Weston, has been the venue for many of the country's top bands. Mercury reader David Andrews has taken a look back
at the famous faces that graced the Gardens in the 1960s and early 70s…›› MORE
KEY members of the community
in the town have been telling the
Weston & Somerset Mercury about
their wishes for 2007…›› MORE
What made the news
in 2006…›› MORE
Features: 2006...
• That was 2005…
The Weston & Somerset Mercury Review of
the
Year 2005…›› MORE
North Somerset Times Review of the
Year 2005…›› MORE
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