Invest Somerset is looking for a wide range of people who are passionate about living and working in Somerset and willing to champion the county as a top business location. Set up by Somerset Council and Heart of the South…

Somerset Council’s ‘Walk for a Life’ event, aimed at raising awareness of suicide prevention, returned on Saturday 9 September. Starting at the Castle House at the Museum of Somerset at 10:30am, crowds gathered to take the mile long walk through…

There’s more to an election than dropping a ballot paper in a box and now Somerset Council is offering interested people the chance to get involved in behind-the-scenes roles – and be paid. The rates of pay for election staff…

South Somerset Heritage Collection (SSHC) is organising a Heritage Open Day on Saturday 16th September at Yeovil Library to celebrate the town’s industrial heritage. The free to attend pop-up museum will reflect some of Yeovil’s well-known industries such as aircraft…

Every piece of plastic Somerset Council collected from households and via the recycling sites last year was recycled in the UK, Somerset Council can reveal. The 6,500 tonnes of plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays all went to UK companies…

Somerset parents and carers of children due to start school or move on to their next school in September 2024 are being urged to apply for their place online and on time. Parents and carers of children starting a new…

Somerset Council’s highways teams are trialling a new method of surface treatment on a section of Warren Road and on Seaward Way in Minehead next week. The work is due to start on Tuesday 12 September and will last for…

As the nation observes ‘National Recovery Month’, a graduation ceremony is set to take place in Taunton Somerset on Wednesday 6 September for those that have completed Somerset Drug and Alcohol Service’s (SDAS) ‘Peer Mentor’ training programme. The group of…

Residents and businesses in Somerset are being urged to help shape the future of their county and have their say on how best to create places that put people at the heart of their design. Somerset Council is launching a…

Somerset Council will host its Christmas market in Wells on Saturday 16th December – so save the date! The traditional ‘Christmas in Wells’ Market, ran by the Council’s Mendip Markets team, will operate from 9am-3pm and will welcome more than…

Somerset Council’s Public Health Team and NHS Somerset are encouraging Somerset residents to get their blood pressure checked for ‘Know Your Numbers’ week. The awareness week, coordinated by Blood Pressure UK runs from 4 – 10 September and is the…

Somerset Council is warning that it will have to draw on reserves for the second successive year to fund the rising cost of both Adult and Children’s social care. Papers published today ahead of a meeting of the Council’s Executive…

A giant puppet measuring a whopping 13-feet in height is set to wow audiences in Yeovil at the town’s Super Saturday on Saturday 16 September. The company responsible for the creation, Autin Dance Theatre company, will be performing “Out of…

Following the success of previous national initiatives, the Somerset West Lottery is taking part in the new bolt-on prize draw – the Super Draw which will take place every month. Everyone who signs up to buy one or more tickets…

Somerset Council and Taunton Town Council will be showing their support for the Emergency Services by holding a flag-raising ceremony on Monday, 4 September. The service will be hosted at County Hall in Taunton by the Chair of Somerset Council,…

Vital resurfacing work and traffic light repairs on a section of the A30 in West Coker have been delivered on budget and more than a week early. Somerset Council’s Highways teams resurfaced 7,000 sqm of West Coker’s High Street and…

Four bus services in the county are to be subsidised by Somerset Council to safeguard their future until spring. The Council is stepping in to ensure bus services with low passenger numbers can continue as they are until the end…

A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes at a Somerset recycling facility is being offered next month. SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and Somerset Council are pleased to be offering the public tours of the Evercreech Materials Recycling Facility…

Popular exercise sessions, designed to support people to become more active are being introduced at Yeovil Library from September to November. The project is being run by Somerset Council’s Library Service with support from Nova Sports. The low impact mobility…

NHS Somerset and Somerset Council welcomes the recent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JVVI) announcement around the introduction of the winter flu and Covid-19 autumn booster programme and are encouraging those that are eligible, to come forward for their…