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Green light for green initiatives to slash County Council’s carbon footprint

13th October 2021 0

Somerset County Council has approved major investment to help save hundreds of tonnes of carbon every year. Earlier this year, Somerset County Council successfully bid for £4.1m from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, provided by the Department […]

Join Get Outside in Somerset for the Active Autumn Challenge

10th October 2021 0

The nights are drawing in and temperatures are cooling off, but Somerset’s great outdoors is still open and getting our daily dose of fresh air during autumn is more important than ever. To help encourage […]

Walk for the World this October

7th October 2021 0

October is International Walk to School month and Somerset County Council is putting the call out to all pupils to get involved if they can. Walking instead of driving where possible is better for your […]

Stoptober is back – make it your month to quit

6th October 2021 0

Stoptober is back for its 10th year calling on smokers to kick the habit once and for all and join 2.3 million others who all quit since the campaign launched a decade ago. Supporting the […]

Find out more about the Toneway project

5th October 2021 0

A multi-million-pound scheme to improve Taunton’s Toneway Creech Castle Junction is moving on apace following overnight work last week. Road users travelling regularly along the route may have noticed a change in traffic management layout following […]

Urgent appeal for ‘brilliant people’ to fill social care vacancies

5th October 2021 0

Somerset County Council has launched an urgent appeal calling on residents and job seekers to fill social care vacancies in the midst of a national staffing crisis. The campaign, which launched on Monday 4th October […]

Become a Somerset Member of Youth Parliament

30th September 2021 0

Somerset’s Youth Parliament is seeking nominations from young people aged 11 to 18 wishing to become a Member of Youth Parliament (MYP). Nationally, over 300 elected representatives work with central and local government to make […]

Shining a light on Private Fostering

29th September 2021 0

Some people in Somerset may be looking after someone else’s child and not realise they are actually a private foster carer – that’s the message being shared by Somerset County Council as part of Private Fostering Awareness Week. This week Somerset County […]

Young people invited to shape Somerset climate emergency response

28th September 2021 0

11 to 18-year-olds in Somerset are invited to attend two virtual events next month to help shape Somerset County Council’s Climate Emergency Strategy. Somerset Youth Parliament is running two free sessions via Zoom on Monday […]

Somerset’s Public Health Director thanks residents ahead of Government’s Winter Plan rollout

22nd September 2021 0

Health leaders in Somerset welcome a cautious approach as the Government unveils its plans for tackling Covid-19 during Autumn and Winter, placing an emphasis on the importance of vaccinations, testing and tracing. In the coming […]