News from across the Council

The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, will host a community carol service at Taunton Minster as part of the Royal Foundation Christmas celebrations. The Together at Christmas service will take place on Friday 6 December and will reflect the carol…

They are Suresh Ariaratnam, from Bath, Jennifer Duke, who lives on Exmoor, and Sheila Wheeler, who lives in a village on the Quantock Hills. They bring to 41 the number of DLs in Somerset, spread over a wide geographic area.…

Two new Deputy Lieutenants have been appointed to assist and support the Lord-Lieutenant in Somerset. They are Brigadier Nigel Beacom QVRM TD VR DL, from Wedmore, and Justin Sargent OBE DL, from Ashwick.  They bring to 34 the number of…

A Yeovil special school is celebrating 19 years of ‘Outstanding’ education. Staff and pupils from Fiveways Special School were joined by guests including the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, and Leader of Somerset Council, Cllr Bill Revans, to unveil…

Crowds of people gathered in Taunton today for the unveiling of the Knife Angel in Somerset as part of a nationwide anti-violence tour. The statue, which aims to raise awareness of the negative effects of violence and aggression, stands at…

3 Somerset charities are celebrating after winning the coveted King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). Equivalent to an MBE for individuals, is the highest award given annually to voluntary groups in the UK, celebrating outstanding work done by charities. Only…

Two Somerset men have been awarded honours for services to their communities. John Bishton, from Bruton, has received an MBE and Christopher Rutt, from Kilve, a BEM. Both received their honours from the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, during a…

Four Somerset charities are celebrating after winning the coveted King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). Equivalent to an MBE for individuals, KAVS is the highest award given to voluntary groups in the UK, celebrating outstanding work done by charities. They…

A tree – donated by Buckingham Palace – is being planted in Taunton to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III. The red oak will be formally planted in the Sensory Garden at Vivary Park by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset,…

A new multi-user path has opened in Easton, connecting the village with Westbury-sub-Mendip for the first time since the railway line closed in September 1963. The new path has been made possible thanks to Somerset Council, The Strawberry Line Society,…

Three Somerset ‘Community Champions’ have been awarded British Empire Medals at a ceremony held in Taunton. The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, handed out the medals to Andrew Samuel from Taunton,  David Scott from Williton, and William Mellersh from Stanton…