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Community volunteers and local people gathered to celebrate another step forward in the Strawberry Line Path in Somerset today (Friday 14 November). They were joined by Somerset Council representatives at…
To mark National Tree Week (22 to 30 November), Somerset Council is planning a week-long programme of tree planting at Pit Wood, Ham Hill, culminating in a Community Tree Planting…
Somerset Council has revealed that Halloween celebrations lead to a frightening 146 tonnes of extra food waste in the 2 weeks that followed Halloween last year. That’s equivalent to a…
Volunteers are being asked to step forward to help keep open the Ilminster-Chard Shared Path, also known as the Cycleway or The Stop Line Way. The call has come from…
Somerset Council is working in partnership with the Environment Agency to deliver a £6 million flood alleviation project to help protect homes and businesses in Taunton from flooding. The improved…
A Somerset Council and Government initiative has helped significantly reduce pollution at 3 county hotspots with poor air quality ratings. East Reach, Henlade and Yeovil town centre had their status…
Somerset Council is helping businesses to reduce their carbon emissions and save money on their energy costs by rolling out the next phase of a twin grants and support scheme.…
Plans to introduce on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, and expand Somerset’s overall EV charging network, have taken a significant step forward. Somerset Council has been allocated £3,783,000 in capital funding…
Somerset Council and arts company Emerald Ant, are opening up the Iguanodon Restaurant, a quirky piece of free street theatre coming to Ham Hill Country Park on Saturday 26 July.…
Somerset Council is celebrating success after winning three prestigious awards from the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) SW. The Council, alongside its appointed contractor Milestone Infrastructure, won the…
Work is starting on Somerset Council’s major scheme to strengthen Chard Reservoir’s barrier and help protect the dam from extreme future flooding events. The project, part funded by Somerset Rivers…
Somerset Council is urging visitors to Ham Hill to tread carefully and keep pets on leads when exploring the popular plateau fields at the south end of the site, to…
Somerset Council is excited to announce a special event to address the growing need for Retrofit Coordinators and installers in the Southwest. Partnering with Retrofit Academy and Bridgwater and Taunton…
Somerset Council teams have continued to support communities following the recent flooding experienced at the end of January. As flood water subsided council teams worked hard to clear roads of…
A new visitor centre and other improvements are on the way for an iconic Somerset landmark as a major project at Somerset Council’s Ham Hill Country Park starts soon. The…
Somerset Council has hosted an event to drive forward the ‘greening’ of road transport in the county. The successful session brought together more than 70 highways and transport experts from…
Somerset Council has secured £0.5 million of Government funding to bring 100’s of trees to towns across the county. The £500,000 grant from the Urban Tree Challenge Fund will see…
Work is due to start this month to remove a small number of trees along the embankment wall of Chard Reservoir Dam and to cut back 2 further trees due…
A new cycling and walking route complete with eco-friendly lighting and forming part of an ever-growing network has been opened in Bridgwater. Children from Northgate Primary School were on hand…
Somerset Council is shining a spotlight on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, which takes place on 27 November, to highlight the challenges faced by households struggling to afford adequate heating. Fuel poverty…