Show your love for the environment and for your Valentine this 14 February. Swapping single use, for home-made can save you money and help keep Somerset green and more sustainable. Somerset Council are promoting simple ways to reduce waste and…

Somerset Council is seeking views on proposals aimed at reducing flood risk to important industrial heritage sites at Tonedale Mill and Tone Works, alongside delivering wider benefits for nature and the community of Wellington. After a series of desk-based studies,…

Residents in parts of Somerset are being reminded they may have an extra, one-off Saturday rubbish collection in February. The extra collections for some households will ensure no-one goes more than three weeks between rubbish collections when a new set…

This winter marks ten years since the wettest winter for 250 years left large swathes of the county underwater for weeks, devastating communities, businesses and farming. February 4, 2014, saw the then Prince of Wales escorted through flood waters to…

Essential maintenance works are being carried out on the A37 in Shepton next month. The resurfacing work on the section of the A37 from Cannard’s Grave roundabout to Whitstone corner will require a road closure. The work is being done…

Issued on behalf of Somerset Film. Young creatives in Somerset are being invited to submit their ideas for a new digital art commission. The charity, Somerset Film, with the support of Arts Council England, are offering the opportunity for an…

Children’s Mental Health week, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of the mental health challenges faced by young people takes place from the 5th to 11th February. This year’s theme, ‘My Voice Matters,’ aims to shine a spotlight on…

CCTV services and Yeovil Recreation Ground could be protected as Somerset Council explores all options to limit the impact of its financial emergency. Earlier this month it was announced the Council would need to consider “unprecedented” and “heart-breaking” steps to…

This year’s National HIV Testing Week is the 5th to 11th February, and Somerset Council’s Public Health team are using this opportunity to encourage people to look after their sexual health by getting a test, particularly if they have had…

Press release issued on behalf of the Museum of Somerset. As part of the Museum of Somerset’s popular Spotlight Loan programme, Tate will be lending the artist John Martin’s extraordinary painting ‘The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum’ (1822) from 23…

The cash and climate benefits of switching to reusable care products will be promoted in Somerset libraries next month. A series of free drop-in events for residents will be held in February for anyone interested in reusable period products, nappies…

Three Somerset teenagers are about to be passed the torch of young democracy in action as they prepare to take up their roles as members of the county’s Youth Parliament. James Lawson,14, Ellie Bealing, (re-elected) 16, and Emma Brown, 14,…

Press release issued on behalf of the South West Heritage Trust.  A series of great-value lectures and talks, from the South West Heritage Trust, is shedding new light on the stories and people of the West Country. An evening lecture…

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…