Today’s paper is published on the day that Parliament rises for the Christmas recess and thousands of children across Somerset will be breaking for their Christmas holiday.

Wells MP James Heappey has announced the three winners of his annual Christmas Card Competition – and presented them with certificates to mark their achievement.

Burnham-on-Sea MP James Heappey has congratulated the town’s postmen and women for all their hard work ahead of Christmas, after a visit to their delivery office last week.

Burnham-on-Sea MP James Heappey was pleased to see a record turnout at the town’s beach clean on Saturday, just days after Burnham and Highbridge Town Council approved plans to try and gain plastic-free coastline status.

Glastonbury MP James Heappey is backing one of the town’s organisations which hopes to ban neonic pesticides, after it was proven they are harmful to bees and other insects.

Wells MP James Heappey supports dog welfare charity in fight against ‘harrowing’ puppy smuggling trade

A few months ago, I wrote in this column about the need to reduce the amount of single use plastics that were finding their way into our oceans.

Burnham-on-Sea MP James Heappey has pledged his support for a project which aims to clean up the town’s beach and reduce the use of single-use plastics.

My eldest child started school fifteen months ago and soon afterwards, he was making us very proud by sounding out words sound by sound and then blending those sounds together to make the word.

Somerset MP James Heappey is pleased with the rate of recruitment at Weston General Hospital, having spoken to its Chief Executive, James Rimmer, amid concerns from his constituents.