Somerset County Council is urging people with underlying health conditions to take up the free offer of a flu vaccination if they haven’t already. Flu can affect anyone, but for…
Squibbers Way wins big again at national Highways Awards
Bridgwater’s Colley Lane Southern Access Road project, also known as Squibbers Way, has been awarded Most Innovative Highway Authority Scheme of the Year at the 2020 Highways Magazine Awards. The multi-award-winning project by Somerset County Council, in partnership with main…
Essential resurfacing on Cornhill, Bridgwater
A scheme to resurface a key road in Bridgwater town centre is planned to take place next month. Somerset County Council will be resurfacing a section of Cornhill as it…
Express yourself, boost your mood and win
Young people in Somerset can have fun expressing themselves seven different ways over seven days in a boost to improve mental health – and be in with a chance to…
SWP update: Early collections from next week
COVID continues to put pressure on recycling and rubbish collections. SWP and their contractors are doing everything they can to keep disruption to a minimum while keeping staff and public…
Growing old with domestic abuse – it’s never too late to get help
Ten per cent of older people will experience some form of domestic abuse and in Somerset the number of people over sixty-five reporting abuse is on the increase. Social isolation…
Bright Future for Bruton Enterprise Centre
Business in Bruton is set for a boost with work beginning on a new £2.7m Enterprise Centre at Combe Hill. The Bruton site will be Somerset’s eighth Enterprise Centre and…
A358 closure needed for vital repairs
Emergency repairs need to be carried out on a damaged embankment next to one of Somerset’s key roads which is posing a hazard to road users. Somerset County Council’s Highways…
This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
Smear tests aren’t always easy but they do prevent cancer. Measures will be in place to keep you safe when you attend and while the experience will be different to…
CALL TO ARTISTS – SOMERSET OPEN STUDIOS VENUE REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!
Somerset-based artists are invited to register for SOMERSET OPEN STUDIOS Somerset-based artists are invited to register for SOMERSET OPEN STUDIOS (18 Sept- 3 Oct 2021) DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2021. Now…