8+ hour, 20+ min ago  (462+ words) A NEW music festival is set to come to Weston-super-Mare this Summer. Weston AFC will be hosting the 'MAYhem in the Marquee' music extravaganza over two days at the team's stadium - The Optima - from Saturday, May 23 until Sunday, May 24. The…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (299+ words) Locations across North Somerset are being invited to gain national exposure and potentially host film and television productions. Lots of famous films and movies have been filmed in Somerset. Broadchurch was partially filmed in Clevedon, and more recently BAFTA-nominated 28 Years…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (189+ words) A choir group is marking their 10th anniversary by staging a charity concert in Weston-super-Mare. Somerset and North Somerset's Rock Choir is hosting the event at The Grand Pier on Friday, March 20, to raise funds for Children's Hospice South West. Led…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (309+ words) Dame Mary Berry and Harriet Tyce from The Traitors are among the authors to join the Cambridge Literary Festival line-up. Crime writer and faithful contestant Tyce starred in the most recent series of the hit BBC reality game show, and…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (460+ words) Radio host and former JLS singer Marvin Humes has been unmasked as Can of Worms on The Masked Singer and becomes the second contestant to be eliminated from the semi-final. Humes, 40, was eliminated from the ITV singing competition show on…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (189+ words) Iconic buildings feature in latest camera club photographs'Weston Mercury Somerset Camera Club - Iconic buildings are featured Holcombe Church by Neil Gould (Image: Somerset Camera Club) Abbey House by Ashley Smith (Image: Somerset Camera Club) By Les Pickersgill (Image: Somerset Camera…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (176+ words) A night of music, melodies, and memories is coming to Burnham-on-Sea later this month. The Weston Light Orchestra will perform an evening concert at St Andrew's Church on Saturday, February 28, at 7.30pm. The performance will feature pianist Richard Lennox and guest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (454+ words) A COMEDY burlesque performer has claimed a coveted title at a talent show in Weston-Super-Mare. CJ Cabaret was named the winner of the 2026 Weston-Super-Star Competition through their "hilarious act" " a gag-filled musical reimagining of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's origin story....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (762+ words) Here are some of the key statistics and trends from this year's Bafta film nominations, including gender, nationality and the front-runners: One Battle After Another has bagged the most nominations for this year's awards (14), just ahead of Sinners (13), followed by…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (109+ words) Christmas chill: Somerset Camera Club members take stunning photos'Weston Mercury Somerset Camera Club: Christmas chill pictures, December '25 After sunset on Christmas Eve by Mead David. (Image: Mead David) At Ham Wall by Darren Lock. (Image: Darren Lock) December 27 moon in…...