Somerset Council Leader Bill Revans has welcomed today’s news of additional funding for local councils but stressed it does not fix a fundamentally broken system and won’t be enough to fill a £100m budget gap for next year.   The Government…

Somerset West Lottery is taking part in the new bolt-on prize draw – the Super Draw with a gaming bundle as the top prize. Everyone who signs up to buy one or more tickets between Sunday 28 January and Saturday…

Chard Museum in partnership with Historic England are joining forces to host an exciting, hands-on workshop on Thursday, 15 February 2024 that will bring Chard’s listed buildings to life.

Customers visiting Somerset Libraries this winter can expect an even warmer welcome thanks to a new initiative being launched in some branches. The Donate a Coat scheme encourages people to give a warm, winter coat they no longer need to…

Somerset Council Leader Bill Revans has welcomed a letter sent today from more than 40 MPs calling for an urgent rethink on council funding plans. The letter, from the County Councils Network (CCN) and County All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)…

New service guides, including an 18-month collection calendar will begin to arrive next week in the former Sedgemoor and Somerset West and Taunton areas, as well as a small part of South Somerset. Everyone in these areas will be getting…

Somerset Council has launched an online survey to help shape the county’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) which will provide a single vision for nature recovery in Somerset. The work is funded by Defra and local authorities throughout England have…

Somerset Council is taking a new approach to tackling congestion issues at a busy intersection in Bridgwater. The Council has reviewed plans to deliver a major infrastructure project at the A38/39 roundabout near the Cross Rifles pub and Sainsburys and…

Somerset residents have the potential to make a difference to a vulnerable child’s life and future, providing better outcomes for local children in care and long-term cost savings for Somerset Council. You can change a child’s story as a foster…

Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea Local Pantry (HBoS) celebrated its second anniversary on 14 January. is a partnership between Burnham Baptist Church and Morland Community Hub. It is part of the Somerset Local Pantry Network (SLPN), who buy and collect surplus food and…

Residents in Somerset are being encouraged to get 2024 off to a good start by making sure they are ready to vote in elections – both local and Parliamentary. The next scheduled elections in Somerset are for the Police and…

Essential works are being carried out by Somerset Council to renew traffic signals on a major intersection in Shepton Mallet later this month. Traffic lights at the Charlton Road crossroads in the town have come to the end of their…

Schools and communities across Somerset are being urged to help re-tree the county by taking advantage of an offer from the Woodland Trust. The Trust is giving away hundreds of thousands of trees, with deliveries in March and November for…

Essential works are being carried out on the A361 to cut back a significant number of damaged and overgrown willow trees near West Lyng. The work requires a road closure and was originally scheduled for Monday 15 January to Friday…

Tributes are being paid to Somerset Councillor Dean Ruddle following his death at the weekend. Cllr Ruddle, 59, was Lead Member for Adult Social Care. Known to his colleagues as “Mr Somerton”, Cllr Ruddle was elected to the former Somerset…

The new initiative kicked off with a launch event at the school on Friday January 5th which was attended by Gold Heptathlete Seren Rodgers. At the event, Rodgers gave an inspirational talk to the children about her experience of winning…

Flags at Somerset Council buildings were flown at half-mast as a mark of respect to former Chair of Somerset County Council and former County Council, Mendip District Council and Glastonbury Town Councillor Alan Gloak MBE who passed away on Friday…

Somerset Council has taken action to close the A361 across the Somerset Levels after flood water spilled onto the road late last night (Friday 5 January). Road users are being urged to plan ahead and use an alternative route –…

Papers published today give further details of Somerset Council’s plans to bridge a £100m funding gap for the next financial year. Council Leader, Councillor Bill Revans, said the Council has been left with no option but to consider “unprecedented” and…

Somerset Council has awarded a new contract to run Taunton’s Park and Ride service to Stagecoach South West following a successful tendering bid. The South West-based operator will run buses Monday to Saturday from the Silk Mills and Gateway sites…