Blake Museum in Bridgwater is pleased to announce its transition to summer opening hours starting 8 April 2026. The museum will be open to visitors Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday …
Somerset showcases community-led solutions during Chief Medical Officers visit
Cllr Graham Oakes, Lead Member for Public Health, and Somerset’s Director of Public Health, Alison Bell, were delighted to welcome Professor Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer for England, …
People urged to back County businesses and ‘make the most of what’s on your doorstep’
Residents in Somerset are being urged to give county businesses a boost this spring by shopping and eating locally when they can. Whether it is your local pub, cafe, deli, …
Somerset Council launches Best Start in Life programme
A new early years programme to help children, parents and carers thrive from pregnancy through to school is being rolled out by Somerset Council (1 April 2026). Called ‘Best Start …
Bridgwater Town Council appoints Interim Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer
Bridgwater Town Council has confirmed that Sally Jones, the Council’s current Director of Finance and Responsible Finance Officer (RFO), has been appointed as Interim Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer. …
New resources open Somerset’s stunning coastline to more visitors
Exploring the King Charles III England Coast Path is now easier than ever thanks to Somerset’s Accessible Coast, a new suite of leaflets and interactive virtual tours. Created to help …
Somerset welcomes its new Members of Youth Parliament
April marks the beginning of a two-year term of office for our three Somerset Members of Youth Parliament. And Eva, Blake and Luca, will kickstart their election-winning campaigns. Eva will …
Surface dressing programme helps protect Somerset roads
Somerset Council’s Highways team and contractor Kiely Bros are preparing to surface dress some roads as part of the spring/summer maintenance programme. Surface dressing is a nationally recognised maintenance technique …
New investment aims to boost gully clearance and spruce up signs, lines and footpaths
Somerset Council’s Executive is set to give the green light to a £5m enhanced maintenance programme featuring a huge gully clearance push and work to tackle faded road markings, broken signs and overgrown pathways. Councillors are expected to agree the first £2 million for 2026/27 next week (April …
Festival of music and fun paves the way for ‘lovely jubbly’ Eastover future
Eastover and Angel Crescent in Bridgwater are hosting a big party to showcase the areas and local businesses following completion last year of a Government-funded Town Deal scheme. The Pave …
