Two Somerset men have been awarded honours for services to their communities. John Bishton, from Bruton, has received an MBE and Christopher Rutt, from Kilve, a BEM. Both received their honours from the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, during a…

Waste collection crews will be working this Saturday (9 December) in parts of South Somerset to catch-up on flood delayed collections. The teams have been working hard to reach households following the flooding which hit parts of Somerset this week.…

The flooding which affected parts of Somerset on Monday and Tuesday (4 and 5 December) prevented recycling and refuse crews collecting from hundreds of households in parts of South Somerset. Due to the scale of flooding, crews will be unable to…

A Taunton superstore has been fined £960,000, reduced to £640,000 for an early guilty plea, for food hygiene offences following a successful prosecution by Somerset Council. Guilty pleas were entered by CDS (Superstores International) Ltd, operating as The Range Home…

Somerset Council and NHS Somerset are teaming up to provide funding to care providers who want to go digital by introducing electronic care records which replace paper-based admin systems. This project is in its second year running and has already…

An essential bus service linking Wells to Weston-super-Mare will run again in the new year thanks to a partnership between North Somerset Council and Somerset Council. The 126 service between Wells and Weston-super-Mare was discontinued in October 2022 due to…

Two new Deputy Lieutenants have been appointed to assist and support the Lord-Lieutenant in Somerset. They are Brigadier Nigel Beacom QVRM TD VR DL, from Wedmore, and Justin Sargent OBE DL, from Ashwick.  They bring to 34 the number of…

Somerset Council has been awarded £5m over five years by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to form a Health Determinants Research Collaboration’ (HDRC) – a new research partnership to improve health and reduce health inequalities across…

Somerset Council’s Highways teams have been responding to incidents across the county following heavy rain overnight and during today (Monday, 4 December). They responded to more than 40 incidents, many of them minor road closures due to flooding, as rain…

Somerset Council is asking people to think about fixing as they gear up for the festive season. According to Material Focus ‘Recycle your electricals’ campaign, 35 million of us admit to throwing away Christmas fairy lights when they are broken…

It’s December, which means the Christmas countdown has begun in Wells, as the much-loved festive market returns to the city on Saturday 16 December. It’s not long to wait until over 100 stalls will line the Market Place and Bishop’s…

Bridgwater businesses and communities are invited to have their say and input into exciting proposals to restore and regenerate Bridgwater Docks, as part of the government’s Levelling Up programme to transform Bridgwater Town Centre. The first of a series of…

Views are invited on proposals to renew the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) that prohibits night fishing and camping at Brownes Ponds and Taunton Road Ponds in Bridgwater. The PSPO means that anyone fishing or camping in the designated areas…

Somerset Council’s Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) is ACTIVE in some areas of Somerset. During this period of severe weather, the Council is seeking to provide emergency accommodation for rough sleepers to prevent harm or death due to the freezing…

Customers who need to talk to Somerset Council staff face to face about enquiries that cannot be dealt with online or by phone will need to visit Deane House from Friday 1 December. The reception desk at A Block, County…

On Friday 1 December, Somerset Council’s Public Health Team will be encouraging people across Somerset to ‘Claim their status’ by having an HIV test. World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each year. It is a day of solidarity…

Phase A of the North Taunton Woolaway Project (NTWP) is nearing completion and an opening ceremony with special guests took place, to celebrate the milestone. To date, Somerset Council’s regeneration scheme has replaced 26 Woolaway homes, which the Government designated…

Voters in Bridgwater, Fairfax East Ward and Burnham, Highbridge Ward are being urged to make sure they can vote in forthcoming local town council by-elections by making sure they are registered. It’s a quick and easy online process via Register…

The Leader of Somerset Council says many possible savings proposals will need to be considered as the latest report highlights a ‘stark and challenging’ financial position. Cllr Bill Revans said: We’ve been saying for some time that the funding model…

The Somerset West Lottery is taking part in the new Christmas Super Bonus cash prize draw. Everyone who signs up to buy one or more tickets between Sunday 26 November and Saturday 23 December 2023 will be in with the…