Two roads in Bridgwater will see traffic controls in place next week to allow works linked to the planned Agratas battery facility. The works, being carried out by Agratas’s contractor, …
QR code scams in Council parking areas
Somerset Council has been made aware that fraudulent QR code stickers are being displayed on some of its parking machines. The Council would like to remind the public that if …
Buses of Somerset – strike action announced
Bus services provided by Buses of Somerset (BoS) could be subject to further disruption as a result of industrial action next week. The RMT has announced two days of strike …
Transform your story into a screenplay
Have you ever dreamt of getting your story onto the big screen? Somerset Film is hosting a storytelling skills workshop with Hollywood screenwriter Craig Luck, whose feature film ‘Finch’ was …
Taunton Park and Ride to close for an hour to allow essential repairs
Taunton’s Gateway Park and Ride site will need to close for one hour on Wednesday 7 August next week. The temporary closure between 1.30-2.30pm is to allow Somerset Council to …
New contract gets green light
A new contract which will see more energy efficient lighting on Somerset’s roads has been signed by Somerset Council. The Council’s new lighting contractor, VolkerHighways Ltd will provide an eight-year …
Somerset Homelessness and Rough Sleeping consultation launches
A consultation is being launched to help shape Somerset’s future Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy. Somerset Council, working in partnership with the Somerset Homelessness Reduction Board, is inviting Somerset residents …
Have your say on possible changes to Council Tax Reduction support
Somerset residents are encouraged to have their say on possible changes to a scheme which offers financial support to working age adults on low incomes. In November 2023, Somerset Council …
Young readers challenged to become Marvellous Makers
The long summer holiday is the ideal chance for children aged 4-11 to visit their local Somerset Library to join the ‘Marvellous Makers’ Summer Reading Challenge, firing up their imaginations …
Second Somerset & Exmoor Coast Festival set to be bigger and better
Organisers of the second Somerset and Exmoor Coastal Festival are on their marks and getting set to make this year’s event even bigger and better than the first, having added …