Press release issued on behalf of Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service. A Somerset farmer has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 for failing to test chickens and eggs for salmonella before they went into the food…

The Board of Bridgwater Town Deal is pleased to announce the appointment of Taylor Woodrow as main contractors for the delivery of Bridgwater’s landmark Celebration Mile – a pedestrian and cycle friendly route connecting the railway station to the reinvigorated…

Somerset Council is pleased to announce the appointment of SWH (Taylor Woodrow) Ltd as contractors for the delivery of Yeovil’s Active Travel schemes, integral to the town’s programme of regeneration – the Yeovil Refresh – and improving the town’s transport…

Somerset Council will be sending the Government a ‘Productivity Plan’ – setting out how the council is improving efficiency and reducing waste, while also highlighting the barriers facing local government. The key document, which will be discussed by the council’s…

Essential maintenance work is being carried out by Somerset Council on the A39 at Periton Road later this month. Resurfacing is being done on a section of road concerned is between Parkhouse Rd and Middlecombe junction. Access for homes and…

Councillors will meet next week to consider steps to secure waste collections in Somerset. Earlier this year, Somerset Council’s waste collections provider, SUEZ, disclosed that it is making unsustainable losses on its Somerset contract. It advised the council that unless…

Recycling crews will be out collecting on Saturday, 6 July, following a week of disruption caused by multiple closures of the M5. The message for anyone who has had a missed collection in the last few days is leave it…

The result of the election in the Frome and East Somerset constituency is: Anna Sabine (Lib Dem) – 16,580 [E] Lucy Trimnell (Conservative) – 11,165 David Swain (Reform UK) – 6,441 Robin Moss (Labour) – 6,416 Martin Dimery (Green Party)…

The result of the election in the Taunton and Wellington constituency is: Gideon Amos (Lib Dem) – 24,331 Charles Hansard (Reform UK) – 8,053 Rebecca Pow (Conservative) – 12,392 Rochelle Russell (Communist Party of Britain) – 134 Ryan Trower (Green…

The result of the election in the Tiverton and Minehead constituency is: Jonathan Barter (Labour) – 4,325 Laura Buchanan (Green Party) – 2,234 Rachel Gilmour (Lib Dem) – 18,326 Fred Keen (Reform UK) – 7,787 Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) – 14,819…

The result of the election in the Yeovil constituency is: Steve Ashton (Independent) – 608 Laura Bailhache (Reform UK) – 7,677 Adam Dance (Lib Dem) – 23,765 Marcus Fysh (Conservative) – 11,497 Rebecca Montacute (Labour) – 3,002 Serena Wootton (Green…

The result of the election in the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency is: Tessa Munt (Lib Dem) – 23,622 [Elected] Meg Powell-Chandler (Conservative) – 12,501 Helen Hims (Reform UK) – 6,611 Joe Joseph (Labour) – 3,527 Peter Welsh (Green Party)…

The result of the election in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency is: Tom Carter (Reform UK); 7,678 Jon Cousins (Green Party); 2,736 Sarah Dyke (Lib Dem); 20,364 Hal Hooberman (Labour); 3,111 Faye Purbrick (Conservative); 13,753 Sarah Dyke is elected as…

The result of the election in the Bridgwater constituency is: Pele Barnes (Independent) – 334 William Fagg (Reform UK) – 8,913 Ashley Fox (Conservative) – 12,281 Charles Graham (Green Party) – 1,720 Leigh Redman (Labour) – 10,932 Claire Sully (Lib…

There was a referendum for the parish of Puriton on Thursday, 4 July to decide whether the residents of Puriton wish to request formally that Somerset Council uses the Puriton Neighbourhood Plan when deciding planning applications. The referendum asked voters…

Somerset voters heading for polling stations for the General Election tomorrow (4 July) are being urged to remember to bring photo ID with them. It’s now the law to produce ID before being issued with a ballot paper – acceptable…

Somerset Council is warning of disruption to waste collections across the county this week following an emergency closure of the M5 on Monday, 1 July. Collection crews regularly use the M5 to access the depot where vehicles are emptied and…

Somerset Council is warning of major disruption to waste collections across Taunton and the surrounding areas following a serious accident on the M5 this morning. The associated road closures and congestion are unfortunately having a significant impact on collections of…

Somerset Council’s Public Health team have joined forces with Somerset Drug and Alcohol Service (SDAS) to offer free health checks across the county from 1st – 5th July 2024, as part of Alcohol Awareness Week. The theme of this year’s…

Worried about not receiving your postal vote for the General Election on 4 July? Don’t be, they are still in the process of being sent out. Some residents will have already received theirs, but with increased numbers of people asking for…