Somerset Council has been awarded £316,700 of grant funding from Phase 2 of the government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund (SPSF). The ringfenced money from Sport England and the National Lottery will be used to install new energy efficiency measures in…

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has generously funded Jasmine’s position for the next three years as part of their support for the “Uncovering Ham Hill’s Past for its Future” project. It aims to safeguard and restore key archaeological features, including…

Somerset Council Leader Bill Revans has welcomed today’s news of additional funding for local councils but stressed it does not fix a fundamentally broken system and won’t be enough to fill a £100m budget gap for next year.   The Government…

Somerset Council Leader Bill Revans has welcomed a letter sent today from more than 40 MPs calling for an urgent rethink on council funding plans. The letter, from the County Councils Network (CCN) and County All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)…

Somerset Council has received £1.5m in external funding which could be used to deliver the next phase of a cycling and walking route on the A39 between Carhampton and Minehead. The ring-fenced grant from Active Travel England could see the…

Somerset Council has secured £9.6m of Government funding to deliver phosphate mitigation measures which will unlock the delivery of new homes across the area and provide for long term nature recovery. The award comes after the Council working in partnership…

Confirmation of a below national average increase in funding for Somerset Council has been described as ‘bitterly disappointing’ by Leader Bill Revans. As part of the Monday’s Local Government Finance Settlement, the Government announced a 6.5% increase in Core Spending…

Willow Man receives study funding boost as public engagement starts A plan to revive the once-iconic Willow Man sculpture has received a funding boost from National Highways, the company responsible for England’s motorways and major A roads. Willow Man, close…

The Leader of Somerset Council has written to Michael Gove, Secretary of State for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), calling for urgent action to fix the social care funding crisis. In his letter, Cllr Bill Revans…

Somerset Council has been awarded £211,208 from the government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund (Phase 1). The money will be divided across five swimming pool facilities within Somerset at Frome Leisure Centre, Shepton Mallet Lido, Wells Leisure Centre, Brean Splash and…

Selling properties, increasing Council Tax further, and reducing services are among options being considered as Somerset Council faces up to a £100m funding blackhole. Latest budget figures which go before Somerset Council’s Executive on 8 November are expected to show…

Somerset Council launched a new consultation, asking for the public’s views on some of the ways education is funded. In Somerset, £568m is spent on education each year and supports 70,000 children and young people in the county. The consultation…

Local businesses can now take advantage of some of the busiest spots on Somerset’s road network to advertise socially responsible goods and services. Somerset Council is one of the first local authorities in the UK to develop an ethical advertising…

Somerset Council is hoping to secure Government funding to deliver phosphate mitigation measures which will unlock the delivery of 18,000 new homes across the area and provide for longer term nature recovery. The Council working in partnership with the Farming…

Somerset Council is welcoming a new Assistant Countryside Ranger at Ham Hill Country Park. The post is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Geoff Rowland will help deliver a wide range of improvements and activities. The appointment will help deliver…

The Council has been appointed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to lead the preparation of a new Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Somerset. As one of 48 Responsible Authorities across the UK, the Council…

A bursary fund which helps disadvantaged young people in Somerset take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) scheme has received a welcome boost from a fundraising bike ride. DofE participants from Frome Community College joined cyclists from Somerset…

Businesses and organisations in Somerset are being encouraged to find out if they are eligible for capital funding grants aimed at supporting businesses and community infrastructure in rural areas. The funding is available following Somerset Council’s successful £3.4 million submission…

40 free places on the Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue Summer School activities are up for grabs thanks to funding secured through Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) and the ‘Happy Healthy Holidays Somerset’ scheme. Happy Healthy Holidays Somerset…

Householders in Somerset could be due for government payments to help towards the costs of heating their homes, under two separate schemes. The first scheme is for those who heat their homes with an alternative fuel such as wood pellets,…