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People are being urged to record the wildlife in their gardens, as well as parks and elsewhere in Somerset. Pictures: SWT/Danny Green/Fergus Gill/Guy Edwardes

Get counting in the garden this month to help record Somerset wildlife

PEOPLE in Somerset are being encouraged to get counting while out and about this month. The Somerset Wildlife Trust’s (SWT)…

The CR6 bus route will soon operate six days a week. Picture: Dorset Council

Boost to bus service between Yeovil and Bridport

A BUS service connecting Somerset with Dorset will operate six days a week from the end of this month. From…

Somerset youngsters inspired the artwork in Bridgwater

Somerset schools inspire new mural to glam up recycling container in Bridgwater

IDEAS from young people across Somerset inspired an artist to give a storage container used for reusable items a…

Gritting teams operate from four depots across Somerset. Picture: Somerset Council

Somerset gritters clocked up more than 117,000 miles last winter

GRITTERS clocked up more than 117,000 miles preparing Somerset roads for cold weather last winter. The Somerset Council team set…

Gideon Amos on board one of Somerset's new electric buses in March, with Cllr Richard Wilkins and Ellie Irwin, of First Bus South

‘Vital’ early-morning Taunton bus route saved – returning next month

A “VITAL” early-morning bus service in Taunton has been saved. Somerset Council has stepped up to provide funding to reinstate…

Somerset bank holiday bin collection changes: What you need to know

ANOTHER bank holiday is approaching – and bin and recycling collections across Somerset will change. Somerset Council has announced there…

Doubt surrounds the future of the Life Factory project - at Building C in Glastonbury. Picture: Google

Troubled Glastonbury regeneration project ‘may not be completed at all’ amid financial concerns

A REGENERATION project in Glastonbury may not be “completed at all” amid fears over how funding has been spent. Somerset…

Information packs are being sent to North Somerset households. Picture: NSC

Packs detailing three-weekly bin collections being sent to North Somerset households

THE change to three-weekly bin collections in North Somerset are detailed in a new information pack being sent…

Middle Hope, near Weston-super-Mare, isamong locations in The Salt Path, starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Picture: National Trust

National Trust in Somerset hoping for visitor boost thanks to The Salt Path

SOMERSET is hoping for a boost due to the stunning scenery playing a starring role in the upcoming…

Stonewater representatives with members of Somerset Council and Frome Town Council at the Cherry Grove site in Frome

Work underway on new 24-home development in Frome

WORK is underway on a 24-home housing development in Frome. Developer Stonewater marked the start of work at the Cherry…