More money to support elderly and vulnerable people, more money for children in need, and more money to tackle the climate emergency have all been confirmed as Somerset County Council …
From care to career – meet the Leaving Care apprentices
Leaving care can be tough – but a Somerset County Council apprenticeship scheme is helping young people use their own experiences to kickstart their careers. Four young people who have …
Crime Prevention Through Sport Fund
Avon and Somerset Police launch new Crime Prevention Through Sport fund in partnership with Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) and The West of England Sport Trust (Wesport). The Crime …
Social Workers in Schools launches in Somerset
A ground-breaking initiative to place social workers in schools to help keep children safe from exploitation has started in Somerset. Somerset County Council successfully secured £400,000 from the Department for …
Wellbeing Champion urges students to have their say
Hannah Vile, the new Young Person’s Health and Wellbeing Champion for Somerset, is urging young people from across Somerset to have their say. Hannah, who is excited to be promoting …
Are you fed-up with doing the same old walks?
Walking in Somerset is the website for you! With hundreds of walks to download and print, free, it also has books of walks, contact details for all the walking groups in …
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 …
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 …
Supporting Somerset’s visitor economy
A countywide scheme is being launched to support tourism and visitor-centred businesses in Somerset in the wake of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The visitor economy plays an …
