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All change for Easter collection days

6th April 2020 0

Easter will bring waste day changes for every household in Somerset. Pick-ups of recycling, rubbish and clinical waste due on Good Friday 10 April will take place on Saturday 11 April. No collections on Easter […]

Man in his 50s struck from behind and knocked over in Taunton

3rd April 2020 0

Avon and Somerset Police are investigating a potential robbery in Taunton on Sunday 29 March and are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The victim, a man in his 50s, was walking along Railway Street […]

Two Somerset NHS trusts merge to create unique provider of NHS services

1st April 2020 0

Today, on Wednesday 1 April, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust have completed their merger to create Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Somerset FT). Somerset FT provides community services, including […]

Accommodation for rough sleepers

1st April 2020 0

Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT) and its partners have been working to identify and provide self-contained accommodation for rough sleepers and tenants of homeless hostels who find it difficult to self-isolate and practice social […]

Somerset provides rapid response to offer mental health support during Covid-19 pandemic

31st March 2020 0

The Somerset Mental Health Alliance has expanded its services to support adults and older people who may be struggling with their mental health as the county responds to the Covid-19 pandemic. Somerset Mindline, a service […]

This year’s Taunton Flower Show cancelled

30th March 2020 0

Organisers of Taunton Flower Show have decided not to hold a show in 2020 due to the uncertainties caused by the coronavirus situation. The show’s directors announced that they have decided to focus their efforts […]

Help for businesses

30th March 2020 0

Somerset West and Taunton Council have been working hard to ensure that local businesses get the help they need during the coronavirus crisis by responding as quickly as they can to the measures announced by […]

Arrests made after officers spat on and coughed at while attending incidents overnight

29th March 2020 0

Arrests have been made after officers were spat on, coughed at and physically attacked while attending incidents in our force area overnight. Ch Supt Carolyn Belafonte said any assault on officers of this nature were […]

Volunteering in Somerset during Coronavirus outbreak

29th March 2020 0

Would-be volunteers are reminded they can still help communities and those most in need during the Coronavirus (COVID 19) Pandemic. The five councils in Somerset – Somerset County Council, Mendip District Council, Somerset West and […]

Three people cared for at Musgrove Park Hospital and tested positive for COVID-19 have died

28th March 2020 0

Three people who were being cared for at Musgrove Park Hospital and tested positive for COVID-19 have died. A spokesperson for Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust said: “Sadly, we can confirm that three people […]