Somerset Council’s waste services are preparing for planned industrial action by some of the county’s waste collection crews. The council was informed this week that members of the Unite union intend to start industrial action on Wednesday 12 July. Talks…

Poll cards have started arriving for people eligible to vote in polling stations at the Parliamentary by election in Somerton and Frome on 20 July. Look out for yours and make a note of the polling station where you can…

RNLI lifeguards will be returning to Burnham-on-Sea beach from this Saturday, 1st July until Sunday 3rd September. There will be an RNLI lifeguard service also at Brean beach on the weekends beginning Saturday 8th, Saturday 15th and Saturday 22nd July…

Somerset Council is backing the movement to go single-use plastic free and asking residents to be part of the solution to plastic pollution.  Last year Somerset households recycled close to 6,500 tonnes of plastic, which equates to roughly 29 lorry loads…

Endangered eels are getting a helping hand from Somerset Council’s countryside team at Chard Reservoir Local Nature Reserve (LNR). The team is working with the Environment Agency (EA) to help increase nationally declining numbers of European Eels (Anguilla Anguilla). European…

Somerset Council is flying the Progress Pride flag in a show of support for the LGBTQ+ community. The flag was raised at a ceremony attended by staff and councillors at County Hall in Taunton ahead of the anniversary of the…

40 free places on the Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue Summer School activities are up for grabs thanks to funding secured through Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) and the ‘Happy Healthy Holidays Somerset’ scheme. Happy Healthy Holidays Somerset…

Somerset Council Customer Services are celebrating after hearing they are double winners! The service has won the Best Transformation Programme 2023 in the Southwest Contact Centre Forum Awards and the Genesys Customer Innovation Award 2023 despite tough competition from 100…

Customers who need in-person help or advice from Somerset Council will find support at every Somerset Library from next month. Staff in Somerset’s libraries are trained to provide digital support to help customers self-serve when needed. From July, they will…

The Parliamentary by election in Somerton and Frome takes place on 20 July – so residents in the constituency need to make sure they are registered to vote by 4 July if they are not already registered. It’s quick and…

Somerset Council is celebrating after winning a prestigious Municipal Journal (MJ) Award for a partnership project delivering children’s homes across the county. The MJ awards is the biggest annual awards ceremony for local government and announced winners at a live ceremony…

The list of candidates standing for election in the Parliamentary by election in Somerton and Frome is published today (Friday 23 June). The statement of persons nominated can be found on Somerset Council’s Electoral Services webpage and the by election…

Somerset Council’s Highways team have started to surface dress some roads as part of the summer maintenance programme. Surface dressing is a nationally recognised maintenance technique for sealing a road, improving skid resistance, and preventing water getting under the surface.…

Children in Somerset can sharpen their mental and physical skills this summer by joining the Summer Reading Challenge at Somerset Council’s Libraries. Youngsters aged 4-11 can visit Somerset Libraries to join a superstar team and their marvellous mascots and get…

Foster carers in Somerset are playing a vital role supporting children and young people from across the globe who have been forced to leave their families for safety. Somerset has a long history of welcoming people who have had to…

Benches in Taunton High Street have been given a new lease of life with environmental-themed paintings. Somerset Council has been working with partners GoCreate and Rights Community Action to re-invigorate Taunton’s High Street Benches with beautiful artwork created by the…

A new community initiative is helping support displaced people in Somerset through one of our county’s favourite summer activities – cricket. Somerset has a long history of welcoming people who have been forced to leave their homes due to fear…

Somerset Council is asking for patience in parts of Somerset following delays to some waste and recycling collections. A combination of factors has left crews unable to complete some of their scheduled collections including, high volumes of recycling and staff…

Waste collections will begin from 6am next week, from Monday 19 June to Monday 26 June (inclusive). The early starts are to help crews impacted by the hot weather conditions and to beat the potential additional traffic on the roads…

Somerset Council will be reconsidering an application for a proposed change of use of the Blue Ball Inn, Bagborough. The former Somerset West and Taunton Council originally received the application for a proposed change of use of the Blue Ball…