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…

Broadband provider Truespeed Communications Ltd has been hit with fines and charges totalling more than £34k after pleading guilty to five offences in Somerset. Somerset Council prosecuted the firm following works carried out in Frome and Street. Truespeed admitted failing…

As 2024 begins with the theme of ‘Our Home’ at the heart of Refugee Week later this year, we share the incredible story of James Dieterle, deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 as part of the British Army’s Royal Electrical and…

Somerset Councillors joined volunteers to learn more about – and celebrate – the special role played by those who come forward to volunteer for Route 1 – the service that supports children’s social care. Councillors, who also take on the…

As 2024 approaches, people in Somerset are being encouraged to think about volunteering and make it their New Year resolution. Volunteering is a great way to give back to the local community or support a meaningful cause. Somerset Council has …

Somerset Council has awarded three new contracts to deliver essential road maintenance services as well as improvements on its network across the County. The Council has awarded four-year contracts with Kiely Bros Ltd and Heidelberg Materials to deliver surface treatment…

Somerset West Lottery is taking part in a new bolt-on prize draw – the monthly Super Draw with a bumper £1,000 prize. Everyone who signs up to buy one or more tickets between Sunday 24 December 2023 and Saturday 27…

Somerset residents will soon be able to dispose of some DIY waste free of charge at Somerset recycling sites – but they will need to book ahead. Following a recent change of legislation, from 1 January 2024, current charges for…