14+ hour, 32+ min ago  (883+ words) A WESTON man who has struggled with his mental health in the past will be running two marathons in honour of his sister, who took her life. This month, David McLaughlin will be running the Manchester Marathon on April 19 and…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (458+ words) A 48-YEAR-OLD woman is preparing to undertake 'one of the world's most extreme endurance challenges' " a self-supported Arctic expedition " by training in Weston-super-Mare. Rebecca Vials, a head of data and analytics, has been hauling weighted sleds across the sands of…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (12+ words) Win a weekend for two in the Scottish Highlands!thewestonmercury.co.uk...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (236+ words) Thieves have made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth millions of pounds from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said. The raid took place at the Magnani Rocca Foundation on the…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (331+ words) A POPULAR eat:Festival is set to feature a seven foot dragon next month. The eat:Weston event, which takes place on the Italian Gardens and the High Street, will include the Passion for Somerset Dragon. Taking place on April…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (597+ words) Josh Tongue is hopeful of being the latest paceman to excel under the watchful eye of fast bowling whisperer Troy Cooley. Tongue was one of very few England players to emerge with credit following the 4-1 defeat in the Ashes, where…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (34+ words) Country Rock'Weston Mercury Find events in Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding areas using the Weston Mercury local events calendar today. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (448+ words) Weston-super-Mare AFC's promotion hopes took a dent on Tuesday (March 24) after Worthing overturned a 2-1 deficit in the second half. Manager Scott Rogers made a single change to the starting XI from the victory over Ebbsfleet United on Saturday, with Jacob…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (283+ words) The McMillan family had a field day at the St Andrews club championship finals, led by Becky, who won all six matches she contested. She took the women's club championship for the sixth year running, scooped the pairs with her…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (282+ words) A North Somerset bowls club has raised more than "1,100 for a regional charity. Yatton Bowling Club presented a cheque for "842.14 to Weston Hospicecare at its recent spring general meeting. The donation was raised through several fundraising activities, including captain and…...