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Somerset Residents invited to join a flood recovery drop-in event
Somerset Council teams have continued to support communities following the recent flooding experienced at the end of January.
15 February 2025
Somerset Council teams have continued to support communities following the recent flooding experienced at the end of January.
Valentine’s Day – 14 February – will mark the start of a new venture to encourage people to fall in love with Somerset and its rich natural heritage.
Somerset Council teams are supporting communities after heavy rain caused flooding in several locations in the county yesterday.
It’s a huge milestone this month as the 500,000th patient received a diagnostic test at one of Somerset’s community diagnostic centres.
Police have added more items, including a picture, jewellery, coins, china and collectables, to an online gallery of suspected stolen property from across Somerset and the Blackdown Hills into Devon
Somerset Council will be resurfacing one of the county’s key roads next week.
Winter can be a lonely time for people who find themselves housebound. But they can venture into a whole new world of reading thanks to the Home Library Service (HLS).
Since 2020, Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) has committed over £350,000 to 5 community-owned shops, cafes, and pubs across Somerset, helping to launch and grow these vital local businesses and community assets.
Officers who have seized suspected stolen property have created an online gallery in a bid to identify the rightful owners of the items.
PCC Clare Moody launches new Police and Crime Plan, shaped by public PCC Clare Moody has launched her Police and Crime Plan to guide
The Met Office have issued an amber warning for Taunton and surrounding areas for wind on Saturday (7th December) and the most severe red warning
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, visited two schools in his constituency as part of UK Parliament Week.
The Met Office have issued a yellow severe weather warning for much of the West Country for Thursday. The warning states a spell of rain
Apple FM once again were your hosts for the annual Wyvern fireworks display in Taunton on Friday 8th November. The weather was dry and quite mild for the time of year.
Somerset Council’s Highways team are resurfacing the ‘Wickes’ roundabout in Taunton next month. The road will need to be closed between 8:15pm and 6:00am each
Pizza lovers from Somerset can tuck into homemade pizzas during a themed evening at an award-winning farm shop in Somerset next month (July 2022). Rumwell
2022 marks the 15th anniversary of the Pride of Somerset Youth Awards. The awards are organised by BBC Radio Somerset, the Rotary Club of Taunton and
Luis Martelo, a busker well known to Taunton shoppers was presented with the Citizen of Somerset Award by Thomas Sheppard, the High Sheriff of Somerset
Talking about mental health can be difficult. It is especially difficult for many older people. If you do see your role as talking with older
BOYS and girls from Somerset who qualify for Santa’s ‘nice’ list will be able to meet him at a Christmas tree farm in the county
SOMERSET residents are being invited to attend Rumwell Farm Shop’s festive Christmas carvery which is making its return on December 11 this year (2021). The Candlelit
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