Somerset Council’s Highways Team is doing some essential drainage works on Church Street in Winsham. The scheme, which will reduce the potential for road flooding and hazardous surface water ahead of the winter, is located between Court Street and Back…

Somerset Council has welcomed proposed improvements to Watchet Marina under the new leaseholders Western Marinas Limited. Western Marinas Ltd has taken on the assets that were previously under the management of The Marine & Property Group Ltd. Its plans include…

Somerset Council’s Highways Team is resurfacing sections of one of the key roads into Hinkley Point C next week. The phased work will take place on the C182 between the entrance to the plant and the Cannington Roundabout. The Council’s…

More than 90 staff at Leonardo in Yeovil, the Home of British Helicopters, know their numbers after taking part in the blood pressure awareness campaign yesterday (17 September 2024). ‘Take the Pressure Off’, a joint initiative between Public Health at…

Somerset Council is warning that fraudulent text messages about unpaid parking fines have been sent to Somerset residents. The council are reminding the public that the council does not text residents with parking fines (PCN). If you receive one of…

Somerset parents and carers of children due to start school or move on to their next school in September 2025 are being urged to apply for their place online and on time. Parents and carers of children due to transfer…

The biggest resurfacing programme in at least four years comes to a close this month with a final specialist treatment on roads across Somerset. Somerset Council’s contractor Kiely Bros has carried out 1,000,000 sqm of road surface dressing in the…

Somerset Council’s Libraries service is relaunching its Winter Coat Exchange scheme, designed to support the community by providing access to warm coats for everyone in need. As children settle in to the new school year, a ‘Back to School’ appeal…

Time is running out for Somerset residents to have their say on possible changes to a scheme which offers financial support to working-age adults on low incomes. The deadline to respond is 1 October. In November 2023, Somerset Council declared…

Somerset Council is replacing ageing traffic signals and upgrading crossings on Taunton’s busy Hurdle Way which will also improve access for cyclists, pedestrians and buses. Both sets of traffic lights on the Hurdle Way/Mansfield Road and Hurdle Way/ Silver Street…

Somerset Council has launched a new consultation to ask local people for their views on where they live and the services the council provides. The 2024 Resident Survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and the results…

A series of recommendations have been made by the Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) following the death of a Somerset resident from peripheral vascular disease and frontal lobe dementia. The recommendations are shared in a report published today (10 September…

Somerset Council is launching a consultation today (September 9th), asking for the public’s views on proposals which aim to ensure provision for children with additional needs can secure better outcomes and experiences for children, families and schools fairly and efficiently.…

An innovative new Therapeutic Education provision will be opening in Somerset in September, offering places for children and young people with additional and SEND needs. The Education service in Misterton, owned by the Diocese of Bath and Wells, will be…

Somerset and Exmoor Coast Festival, due to start on September 21, has announced a major partnership which will see organisers working with a project co-founded by TV presenter Julia Bradbury. The Festival has signed up The Outdoor Guide as a partner…

The next stage of traffic controls to allow works for the planned Agratas battery facility will start in Bridgwater next month. The works, being carried out by Agratas’s contractor, JSM Group Services Ltd, are needed to install underground power cables…

Somerset Council and Taunton Town Council will be showing their support for the Emergency Services by holding a flag-raising ceremony on Friday, 6 September. The ceremony will be hosted at County Hall in Taunton by the Chair of Somerset Council,…

Somerset Council’s Lead members for the environment have written to Ed Miliband asking for a renewed Government commitment to helping local government achieve the nation’s net zero targets. The letter to the new Secretary of State for Energy and Net…

Steps to remove diseased ash trees in part of Somerset Council’s Ham Hill Country Park will start next month. The work is essential on health and safety grounds and will be carried out by a contractor on behalf of the…

Somerset Council has completed the sale of its property at Aztec West, Bristol. The building is one of many commercial assets that the Council is disposing of as part of its property rationalisation programme established in response to the financial…