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The app details changes to bin and recycling changes in North Somerset

New app details recycling and bin collections in North Somerset

A NEW app has been launched aimed at making it easier for people in North Somerset to recycle. The free…

A weather warning for the south west on Good Friday and Easter Saturday. Picture: Met Office

Weather warning issued for south west ahead of ‘changeable’ Easter weekend forecast for Somerset

A WEATHER warning fringing on Somerset says heavy rain could cause some travel disruption over the Easter weekend. The Met…

Nonwovenn employs hundreds of people in Bridgwater

Bridgwater firm named among world’s greenest companies

SPECIALIST Somerset fabric firm Nonwovenn has won global recognition for efforts to adopt sustainable business practices. The firm, which employs…

The tree, in Yeovil Country Park, has been invaded by fungus

Work on centuries-old Yeovil tree invaded by fungus will close cycle route

A CENTURIES-old beech tree in Yeovil is set to be ‘reduced’ to an eco pole after being invaded by…

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in The Salt Path, filmed across Somerset

Somerset stars alongside Gillian Anderson in upcoming movie The Salt Path

TOURISM chiefs in Somerset are hopeful of seeing a boost in visitor numbers as the county features in an…

Recycling collections will change across Somerset this week and next. Picture: Somerset Council

Easter bin and recycling collection changes in Somerset: What you need to know

THE coming Easter weekend means changes to recycling and rubbish collections across Somerset. Collections that would usually happen on Friday…

New wetlands and grasslands would be created on the Somerset Levels under the Wessex Water plan. Pictures: Wessex Water

£5 million wetland plan on Somerset Levels to tackle harmful nutrients and boost wildlife

A £5 MILLION project to create new wetlands has been unveiled in a bid to cut harmful nutrients on…

More details as bin collections to go three-weekly – and days to change – in North Somerset

CHANGES to waste and recycling collections in North Somerset – including three-weekly rubbish pick-ups – are coming in June. North…

SWT Youth Forum members at the Restore Nature Now demonstration in London. Picture: SWT

Youngsters helping shape Somerset’s environmental present – and future

A SCHEME which sees young people empowered to take environmental matters into their own hands is celebrating a year…

Taunton & Wellington MP Gideon Amos has long campaigned for a new station

Wellington rail campaigners urged to join MP’s lobby bus to Parliament

ADVOCATES of new rail stations serving Wellington and Cullompton are being urged to join a delegation to Parliament to…