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Flag raising ceremony to mark Emergency Services Day
September 3, 2024Press Release
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,…
Councillors call for new Government commitment to net zero
August 29, 2024Climate Emergency
Press Release
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…
Public notice: Important tree preservation work at Ham Hill
August 28, 2024Climate Emergency
Community
Press Release
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…
Sale of Aztec West building complete
August 27, 2024Press Release
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…
Council’s team continues summer road maintenance programme
August 27, 2024Climate Emergency
Travel
The biggest resurfacing programme in at least four years continues across Somerset over the next two weeks. Somerset Council’s road surface treatment specialists Kiely Bros are undertaking work that will see 1,000,000 sqm of road surface dressed, equivalent to 141…
A37 Keyford roundabout resurfacing works scheduled for Barwick
August 27, 2024Press Release
Essential maintenance works with a night time road closure will take place on the A37 in Barwick and Stoford next month. The Council’s highways team will be resurfacing the A37 Keyford roundabout from Monday 2 September to Friday 6 September.…
Somerset leading the way in innovative care practice
August 23, 2024Adults
Community
Press Release
Social Care
Somerset Council’s innovative work to provide care in a more efficient way without compromising on quality has been recognised nationally. The practice, known as Optimal Handed Care, uses equipment and specific techniques to assist care workers when they are providing…
Essential maintenance works get underway in West Street Bridgwater
August 22, 2024Press Release
Travel
Vital preparation and resurfacing works are being carried out on West Street in Bridgwater. The Council’s highways team is doing the work between the A39 junction with West Gate and Durleigh Road, which includes preparation work, followed by resurfacing. A…
On your marks, get set – foster!
August 22, 2024Children and Families
Press Release
Almost 40 staff from Somerset Council plan to lace up their trainers to help raise awareness of fostering and the urgent need for more foster carers in the county. Most of the council runners entering Bridgwater Half Marathon, 10k and…
A38 resurfacing works scheduled for Bridgwater
August 21, 2024Press Release
Travel
Essential maintenance works are being carried out on the A38 in Bridgwater next week. The Council’s highways team will be resurfacing a section of the A38 from Express Park to the Bridgwater Self Serve garage just before the A39 junction…
Somerset businesses encouraged to make the most of free help to reduce their carbon emissions
August 21, 2024Press Release
Somerset Council is empowering businesses to reduce their carbon emissions by registering for the Go Green Scheme. Part of the scheme will enable businesses to take advantage of a free carbon reduction plan, which will improve energy efficiency and is…
Somerset Council announces ‘top table’ changes – and a substantial £36k saving
August 20, 2024Press Release
Somerset Council is reducing the number of its Lead, Shadow and Associate Member roles, resulting in significant savings for the Local Authority. The Executive will be reduced from eight Lead Members to seven, Associate Lead Members will be reduced from…
Wellington Library will soon be back “home”
August 20, 2024Community
Press Release
Wellington Library will be heading back to its permanent location in Fore Street next month after being refurbished. The move means the library will have to close at its temporary home in North Street from 1pm on Saturday 7 September…
Changing Places at Brean
August 20, 2024Community
Press Release
Residents and visitors to Brean Leisure and Brean beach can now have access to a Changes Place Toilet, thanks to Somerset Council working with strategic partners Brean Leisure and Muscular Dystrophy UK, using grant funds from the former Department for…
Heritage Open Days: SUEZ and Somerset Council open their gates for a behind the scenes tour of a recycling facility
August 20, 2024Press Release
Waste
Heritage Open Days is England’s largest community led festival taking place every year in September, celebrating history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Somerset Council and SUEZ recycling and recovery UK will be providing another peek behind…
Council to carry out essential road repairs on Taunton’s Obridge Viaduct
August 19, 2024Press Release
Travel
Somerset Council’s road treatment team is surface dressing the Obridge Viaduct and part of Priorswood Road in Taunton this week. Road surface specialist operator Kiely Bros will be doing the work during the during the evening of Thursday 22 August…
Pedal powered reuse initiative keeps bikes on the road
August 16, 2024Press Release
Waste
A new initiative between Somerset Council, SUEZ and On Your Bike, means that bikes collected via the council’s bulky collection service will now be donated to On Your Bike, and head back onto the road. Recycling is great but buying…
Contractor hits the ground running on Bridgwater’s Celebration Mile
August 15, 2024Press Release
Travel
Work on the ground kicks off in earnest on Bridgwater’s landmark Celebration Mile next week. The flagship pedestrian and cycle friendly route will connect the railway station and the Northgate Docks which are also in line for regeneration. Both are…
‘Walk for a Life’ Event Returns to Raise Awareness of Suicide Prevention
August 15, 2024Press Release
Public Health
Somerset Council’s ‘Walk for a Life’ event, aimed at raising awareness of suicide prevention, returns for a third year on Saturday 7 September. The walk starts at 10:30am at the Quaker Meeting House in Taunton and will pass through Taunton…
Celebrating Somerset’s exam results
August 15, 2024Press Release
Somerset Council’s Lead Member for Children, Families and Education has applauded the hard work of Somerset’s students as they collect their A-level results today (15 August) and GCSE results next week (22 August). Councillor Heather Shearer said: “Well done to…