Recovery work continues after Somerset communities are hit by flash flooding. Somerset Council teams remain on the ground supporting communities hit by flash flooding earlier this week (Tuesday 9 May). Council officers are continuing to identify and provide immediate support…

New figures released on Somerset Day show that nine out of ten households in the county are now recycling. Looking at a representative sample of more than 3,000 homes in March this year, 91% were found to be actively recycling…

Somerset Council has netted an additional £5.4m to carry out essential repair works across the county’s road network. This year’s extra funding from the Government recognises the unprecedented challenges facing authorities after a year of extreme weather conditions. A blistering…

Work to make Wookey Primary School near Wells more energy efficient and environmentally friendly has now completed, as the school becomes the latest local authority building to receive a ‘decarbonisation makeover’. Pupils and staff at Wookey Primary can soon look…

This is an update on flash flooding which affected several areas in Somerset yesterday. This includes, but is not limited to, parts of Queen Camel, Milverton, Galhampton, North Cadbury, Yarlington, Bridghampton, and West Camel. The immediate response was led by…

One of Chard’s most important historic buildings has been saved for posterity after being acquired by Somerset Council. Working with Historic England and Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust, the Council has made sure the future of the property, The Old Courthouse,…

Somerset Council is inviting responses from locals, businesses and interested groups to have their say on the Wells City Council Neighbourhood Plan. The consultation is open until Friday, 9 June and provides the community with the opportunity to give their…

Somerset Council and Avon and Somerset Police will be carrying out compliance checks of street traders in Glastonbury this month. The joint effort targets illegal street trading to make sure those selling items on the street have the right to…

A fantastic event was held on Wednesday 19 April to celebrate the end of a project in Somerset schools, supporting wellbeing through creativity.    The event, held in Millfield School in Street, marked the conclusion of the School’s Wellbeing and Arts…

The Coronation of HM King Charles III gave volunteering the Royal seal of approval with the Big Help Out attracting thousands of people to give up their time to support others. Now Somerset Council wants to build on that support…

Voters in the Taunton area have elected the first members of the new Taunton Parish Council – the first parish-level council in Taunton for almost 50 years. A total of 20 councillors were elected to represent 14 wards on the…

Taunton’s A3065 Silk Mills Road is set for major resurfacing works next week starting Tuesday, 9 May. Somerset Council’s highway maintenance team will be carrying out the work south of the Silk Mills Roundabout to just past the junction of…

Somerset Council is reminding residents to make sure their bins are ‘standing to attention’ as crews collect a day later in the week beginning Monday 8 May. Crews have been collecting on the usual scheduled days this week, after crews…

It is with great sadness that Somerset Council announces the passing of Councillor Mike Lewis, Councillor for Castle Cary Division of the Council. Cllr Lewis was a County Councillor from 2013 until the creation of Somerset Council. He was Chair…

Extensive refurbishment works to upgrade the home of Wellington Library in Fore Street in Wellington town centre, have been approved and are due to start in August. The works involve comprehensive upgrades to the fabric of the building – which…

Thousands of tonnes of granite rock is starting to arrive in Blue Anchor, near Minehead, as Somerset Council’s coastal defence works begin. Some 13,500 tonnes of rock armour will be placed against the cliffs on the West Somerset coast to…

A ‘gloving donkey’ from the South Somerset Heritage Collection (SSHC) took centre stage in the latest episode of the BBC’s Bargain Hunt as the programme’s ‘mystery item’. Bargain Hunt filmed the episode at the Bath & West Showground Antiques and…

A major county-wide Somerset Council scheme to replace traffic signals at the end of their working life has been given the green light to extend to further sites this year and next. So far traffic lights at junctions and crossings…

Don’t forget to bring photographic ID – that’s the message to people planning to vote in person at polling stations in elections for the new Taunton Parish Council on Thursday 4 May. Acceptable forms of ID include a driving licence,…

Somerset residents have been asked to share photos of their favourite ‘Happy Place’ in advance of Mental Health Awareness week (15 – 21 May). The theme of the 2023 campaign is anxiety, and those taking part can share photos of…