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Get the Facts on Fostering – New Website Launches

19th September 2018 0

Real life stories and myth-busting facts are at the heart of a new website encouraging more people to foster with Somerset County Council. Many people considering fostering think about it long before making an enquiry […]

Thinking outside the box

18th September 2018 0

Budding artists have until the end of the month to enter a competition to give the green box on Minehead seafront a makeover. Wessex Water has agreed that its equipment box near the Jubilee gardens […]

Police seize prescription drugs from shop in Taunton

18th September 2018 0

Prescription drugs being sold illegally at a shop in Taunton have been seized in a raid. A Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act Warrant was carried out on Friday (14 September) by the neighbourhood team […]

Magnifying beauty mirrors can cause a fire!

17th September 2018 0

Every year at this time when the autumn sun is low in the sky Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service attend a number of fires caused by the sun’s rays focusing through or onto […]

Police forces unite to keep drivers focussed on the road

17th September 2018 0

Police forces across the South West are working together to keep drivers eyes off their mobile phones. The increased law enforcement coincides with the National Police Chief’s Council campaign running from Monday 17 September until […]

Somerset schools sign students up for new Mini Police scheme

16th September 2018 0

Avon and Somerset police are pleased to announce the extension of their Mini Police. Schools in Somerset who have signed up for the new scheme include Somerset Bridge primary and Norton Fitzwarren primary. The scheme was […]

Young Carers decision deferred as Council makes “most difficult” savings decisions

15th September 2018 0

Somerset County Council’s Cabinet Committee this week approved the “most difficult savings proposals it has had to consider” to help secure its long-term financial sustainability. Cabinet also agreed to defer a decision on proposed saving […]

Hand hygiene campaign launched by Musgrove and Somerset Partnership

14th September 2018 0

Musgrove Park Hospital and Somerset Partnership have joined forces to launch a hand hygiene campaign. The ‘A Moment a Month’ campaign reinforces the World Health Organisation’s five moments for hand hygiene. The campaign will run […]

Police update following fatal M5 collision

13th September 2018 0

Update Emergency services have finished their work at the scene of this morning’s fatal collision in Somerset and the M5 has now fully reopened. The motorway was closed in both directions between Junction 24 Huntworth […]

Coal Orchard plans approved

13th September 2018 0

Detailed plans to regenerate one of Taunton’s prime riverside quarters have been given approval by Taunton Deane Borough Council’s planning committee. The plans for the Coal Orchard were developed by the Council with its project […]