Conflict is a normal part of all relationships, but that conflict can become unhealthy when tensions rise and it feels like there is an imbalance of power between those who are arguing. Research shows that 13% of children in Somerset…

Alongside National Parenting Week, a retired foster carer is sharing the importance of Parent & Child Carers in Somerset, a role which provides care and support for not only a young child, but their parents also. National Parenting Week takes…

Nearly half the content of the average Somerset bin could have been recycled, Somerset Council can reveal. The 48% figure found this year is an impressive 11% decrease on 2018 – the last time the ‘composition analysis’ was carried out…

Somerset Council’s recycling sites in Wellington and Bridgwater will remain open seven days a week until Taunton Recycling Site can safely re-open. Wellington is usually closed on Mondays and Tuesdays but will open Monday to Sunday. Bridgwater usually closes on…

Press release published on behalf of the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service. A Taunton shopkeeper has pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit tobacco and has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of community work. Allen Ahmadi, the…

Unsung community heroes from across Somerset have been recognised at Somerset Council’s  Chair’s Awards for their unstinting service to their communities. The awards ceremony had been an annual event for many years for Somerset County Council.  This latest event was…

The first ever Somerset and Exmoor Coast Festival took place from 23rd September to 1st October, offering a new way of celebrating the unique and stunning coastal areas across Somerset and Exmoor. This new festival seamlessly wove together walking the…

Somerset Council is asking everyone to reduce waste this Halloween and stay-single use free during fright-night. The beginning of October saw a ban on the sale of many single-use plastic items come into force, including plastic cups, plates and other…

A developer failed to properly put back a cycle way and footpath it had dug up in Norton Fitzwarren despite repeated requests by Somerset Council over two years. St Modwen Homes Limited had been authorised to carry out work in…

Ten start-up businesses have been given a helping hand from Somerset Council’s innovative Launch Pad programme. The businesses have all received a wide range of fully funded help to get them ready to move to the next level. The ten-week…

Somerset Council’s Highways team urgently needs to remove a tree which is causing subsidence to the foundations of a private home. The homeowner in Beechwood Avenue discovered the problem caused by the beech tree’s roots and reported it to the…

Somerset Council’s highways team is carrying out important vegetation clearance on the B3224 at Roundwaters near Exford next week. This will need a road closure and the Council has agreed with Openreach to take advantage of an arranged closure the…

Residents are being reminded that Taunton Recycling Site will remain closed for the foreseeable future following the fire that began last Tuesday morning. Wellington and Bridgwater recycling sites will continue to open seven days a week – supported by staff…

Residents are being reminded that Taunton Recycling Site will be closed this weekend and until further notice following the major fire this week. As photos taken this morning (6 October) show, the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is badly damaged, and…

Following on from the success of previous national initiatives, Somerset West Lottery is taking part in a new bolt-on prize draw. This monthly draw is now called the Super Draw. Everyone who signs up to purchase one or more tickets…

A major refurbishment and carbon-cutting makeover of Wellington Sports Centre has been given the green light. Somerset Council has given final approval for essential maintenance and grant-funded ‘decarbonisation’ improvements at the centre which is owned by the Council and managed…

Somerset Council launched a new consultation, asking for the public’s views on some of the ways education is funded. In Somerset, £568m is spent on education each year and supports 70,000 children and young people in the county. The consultation…

Somerset Council’s recycling sites in Wellington and Bridgwater will open every day next week following the major fire at the Taunton site. Wellington is usually closed on Mondays and Tuesdays but will open Monday to Sunday. Bridgwater usually closes on…

The official opening ceremony for the new facilities at The Sky Academy in Taunton was held on 28 September 2023.  Invited guests from Somerset Council, academy staff and governors, and representatives of the school’s parent trust Cabot Learning Federation attended…

Bus It for ‘Less than a latte’ is the message from Somerset Council as it kicks-off a campaign to drive up passenger numbers on four key bus routes. The campaign is being launched with news that £2 countywide fare are…