The A361 across the Somerset Levels has now reopened after a successful clear-up operation following recent flooding. A significant stretch of the road had been flooded since last week with…
Evening bus services get underway
Evening bus services on some key routes in Somerset begin running from next week, (Monday, 30 January 2023). Somerset County Council is subsidising evening services from Monday to Saturday connecting…
£4.2m housing development
Regeneration Plans to Provide New Homes Homes in Sedgemoor are delighted to report that work has begun building 14 new affordable rental homes in Bridgwater. The £4.2m investment by Sedgemoor…
Somerset unitary plan praised by Local Government Association
An expert team from the Local Government Association (LGA) has commended work to create a new unitary council on 1 April this year. The new Somerset Council will replace Somerset…
Starting or transferring to a new school in 24/25? Last chance to have your say in the school admissions consultation
Somerset County Council have asked the people of Somerset to have their say on the proposed admissions criteria changes for Somerset schools, including some academies, for 2024/25 and now are…
Bridgwater Town Council is Electrifying!
Bridgwater Town Council is Electrifying! Bridgwater Town Council has taken delivery of its first electric van. As part of the Council’s ambition to reduce its carbon footprint the environmentally friendly…
Social care like you’ve never seen it before – bold new recruitment campaign launched in Somerset
The ‘My Time to Care’ campaign was shot entirely in Somerset and stars local carers in six new videos being launched today (Monday, January 16). Somerset County Council has joined…
CHAT BENCH INSTALLED IN BRIDGWATER LIBRARY
CHAT BENCH INSTALLED IN BRIDGWATER LIBRARY The Rotary Club of Bridgwater has sponsored the instalment of a new ‘chat bench’ in the foyer of the Bridgwater Library which is designed…
A361 reopened by Council after successful pumping operation by Environment Agency
The A361 across the Somerset Levels has been reopened this evening (11 January) following effective action by the Environment Agency (EA) to reduce water levels. The EA advised Somerset County…
Preparation works set to get underway for Bridgwater’s £5.3m Dunball improvements
The first phase of a major project to improve the busy Dunball roundabout linking Bridgwater and Junction 23 of the M5 starts later this month. Somerset County Council is with…