Local Plan Consultation
Work is starting on a new Local Plan covering the Somerset West and Taunton Council area. SWT are consulting the Issues and Options document from Monday 13 January to Monday 16 March 2020. The Local […]
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Have your say on Climate Strategy
The public are being urged to have their say on the creation of Somerset’s first Climate Emergency Strategy. All four district councils and Somerset County Council declared or recognised climate and ecological emergencies in 2019, […]
Work to begin on £300,000 upgrade to Musgrove Park Hospital’s birthing centre
Parents-to-be in Taunton and Somerset will soon have access to a state-of-the-art birthing centre following a £300,000 upgrade. Musgrove Park Hospital’s Bracken Birthing Centre, where women who have a low risk of complications can give […]
Leading Law Firm Launches Taunton Summer Scheme
Undergraduates or recent graduates are being offered the chance to spend a week with one of the country’s leading law firms at its Taunton office. Clarke Willmott LLP’s vacation scheme allows applicants be paired with […]
Accessible Santa is arriving soon at Compass Wellbeing
Accessible Santa is a unique festive experience in the heart of Taunton, at Compass Wellbeing on the Belvedere Trading Estate. Accessible Santa is now in its 3rd year and is always hugely popular with families from […]
Christmas craft fayre & tastings to kick start the festive season
SOMERSET folk are invited to a free Christmas Fayre at a farm shop in the county this month (November, 2019) to help officially kick off the countdown to Christmas. Rumwell Farm Shop is hosting the […]
Musgrove Park reaches national awards final for its dementia friendly care
Patients at Musgrove Park Hospital are being cared for in one of the best dementia friendly environments in the country, according to national experts. The hospital reached the final in the Dementia Friendly Hospital category […]
Tea, Cake, and Death: Death Cafe Taunton to meet on Saturday,23 November 2019
Following a successful and well-attended August meeting of Death Cafe Taunton, organisers are planning another, to be held on Saturday, 23 November, 2019, at the Creative Innovation Centre, Taunton, from 2 to 4 pm. […]
In Bloom accolade for Taunton
TAUNTON has received recognition for its stunning floral displays winning a Silver Gilt award in the Pennant Town category at this years’ South West in Bloom awards. South West in Bloom is one of eighteen […]
Taunton’s Park and Ride to open on Saturdays
Taunton’s Park and Ride Saturday service is being re-instated from 2 November with buses running every 20 minutes from the sites at Junction 25 and Silk Mills. Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT) has been […]