The overwhelming volunteer response to severe flooding in Somerset in 2013-14 is sending ripples across the world – reaching as far as South America. Huge numbers of people stepped forward to help communities on the [...]

It’s now possible to sterilise the most specialist medical equipment at Musgrove Park within 24 hours thanks to a large donation by the hospital’s League of Friends. The new £75,000 hydrogen peroxide steriliser works on delicate [...]

Independent social care experts have praised Somerset County Council’s creative approach to social care. The Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE), one of the sector’s leading voices, says the authority’s innovative work offers “glimmers of [...]

Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT) is set to make a further contribution to keep the Taunton Park and Ride service running. The Council’s Executive is being asked to approve a one-off provision of £115,000 [...]

A multi-million pound scheme to improve the busy M5 Junction 25 in Taunton will enter a new phase later this month with the start of works to widen the Toneway. Somerset County Council is currently [...]