Burnham Central News Today

BURNHAM and Highbridge councillors have reacted to the news that Highbridges bid for levelling up funding has been rejected by the government.

Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge’s Mayor Mike Facey was re-elected to his role for a second year by members of the Town Council on Monday night (May 10th) during the Annual Town Council Meeting. It was the council’s first first face-to-face public meeting for 13 months due to virtual meetings being held during the pandemic. Councillors also selected Cllr Andy Hodge as Burnham and Highbridge’s Deputy Mayor and Nick Tolley as Second Deputy Mayor, as pictured above. During the meeting at King A...

Burnham-On-Sea by-election and PCC election to be held tomorrow Residents across Avon and Somerset Police’s area will have the chance to vote for a new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday (May 6th), the same day as a by-election is held for a vacant Town Council seat in Burnham-On-Sea. Residents living in the Town Council ward of Burnham Central will be able to go to the polls and choose between two candidates: Julie Flurry for the Conservatives or Gudka Ganesh for the Liberal Dem...

Burnham-On-Sea resident Ganesh Gudka is standing for the Lib Dems in the Burnham Central by-election on May 6th. Ganesh, currently Chief Finance Officer for a group of West Country care homes has worked previously as a senior accountant with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the country’s biggest hotel chain. Ganesh says: “Burnham should build on its strengths – its a centre for outdoor activities and thriving cultural life.” “I want our area to be known as a great place for curr...

Voters in the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area are being asked to register in time to have their say in May’s local elections. On Thursday 6th May, there will be a Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council bye-election for the Burnham Central ward, plus the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election. In order to vote in these elections, residents must be on the electoral register. With the deadline to register to vote fast approaching, Sedgemoor District Council is urging peo...