Somerset Council’s road treatment team is surface dressing the Obridge Viaduct and part of Priorswood Road in Taunton this week. Road surface specialist operator Kiely Bros will be doing the work during the during the evening of Thursday 22 August…

A new initiative between Somerset Council, SUEZ and On Your Bike, means that bikes collected via the council’s bulky collection service will now be donated to On Your Bike, and head back onto the road. Recycling is great but buying…

Work on the ground kicks off in earnest on Bridgwater’s landmark Celebration Mile next week. The flagship pedestrian and cycle friendly route will connect the railway station and the Northgate Docks which are also in line for regeneration. Both are…

Somerset Council’s ‘Walk for a Life’ event, aimed at raising awareness of suicide prevention, returns for a third year on Saturday 7 September. The walk starts at 10:30am at the Quaker Meeting House in Taunton and will pass through Taunton…

Somerset Council’s Lead Member for Children, Families and Education has applauded the hard work of Somerset’s students as they collect their A-level results today (15 August) and GCSE results next week (22 August). Councillor Heather Shearer said: “Well done to…

Businesses are being warned that they are putting their livelihoods at risk by not asking for identification when selling age-restricted goods such as vapes, tobacco and alcohol. It follows the prosecution of a shopkeeper from Bridgwater who has been ordered…

Message from Avon & Somerset Police, Somerset Council, the NHS in Somerset, Spark Somerset, and partner community and faith groups in Somerset. In recent days we have all seen the shameful acts of disorder that have happened in towns and…

The Somerset Council Engagement and Participation Annual Report for 2023-2024 has been published, detailing the work that has taken place over the last 12 months to listen to and engage with the children and young people of Somerset.   This year’s…

Somerset Council and the volunteer organisers regret to announce that the Ham Hill Dog Show, originally scheduled for this Sunday 11 August, has been postponed due to the forecast of extremely hot weather. The welfare of our beloved dogs is…

Somerset Council’s new partner Kiely Bros launched the next phase of its surface treatment schedule on roads across the county this week. This year’s programme is the biggest in at least four years and will see 1,000,000 sqm of road…

Fiveways School, Yeovil, has been awarded Centre of Excellence status for their MOVE (Movement Opportunities via Education) programme. The MOVE programme supports disabled children and young people to move on their own. It helps children with complex disabilities, such as…

Residents in a block of flats in Wells can now easily recycle their electricals with the launch of a pilot project. Thanks to funding from Material Focus, the not-for-profit leading the UK-wide  ‘Recycle your Electricals’ campaign, the two month trial…

On behalf of all the people of Somerset, we are compelled to speak out publicly to condemn the recent unrest and disorder which we have sadly seen elsewhere in the country. Any act of violence or racism is deplorable, and…

Somerset Council is thrilled to announce that four of their managed open spaces have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award for 2024. Ham Hill, Yeovil Country Park, Wellington Park, and Blenheim Gardens in Minehead have been given the prestigious…

Fiveways Special School, Yeovil, has been awarded an Outstanding Ofsted rating following an inspection in June. The LA maintained school has upheld its Outstanding rating for the nineteenth consecutive year. In their report, Ofsted highlighted: “Pupils excel in all areas…

The efforts and achievements of more than 370 Somerset children and young people in care have been celebrated at this year’s Annual Achievement Awards .  The event was organised by the Somerset Council Engagement and Participation team and hosted by…

2 roads in Bridgwater will see traffic controls in place next week to allow works linked to the planned Agratas battery facility. The works, being carried out by Agratas’s contractor, JSM Group Services Ltd, are needed to install underground power…

Somerset Council has been made aware that fraudulent QR code stickers are being displayed on some of its parking machines. The Council would like to remind the public that if they are paying for parking by phone, to only use…

Bus services provided by Buses of Somerset (BoS) could be subject to further disruption as a result of industrial action next week. The RMT has announced 2 days of strike action on Friday 9 August and Monday 12 August, along…

A decision has been made to progress the 12-acre heritage site, Saxonvale, which is situated in the heart of Frome. At a meeting of the Somerset Council Executive, hosted by Frome Town Council at the town hall yesterday (31 July…