Dirty Somerset beaches get Brown Flag Awards – ranked among worst in the UK
SOMERSET’S beaches have been ranked second worst in the UK for clean water. Analysis of Environment Agency summer water quality…
Changes to bin and recycling collections for 92,000 Somerset properties
BIN and recycling collection days are set to change for more than 90,000 households in Somerset. Somerset Council is currently…
Somerset bin collections over May bank holidays: Check when yours will be
BIN and recycling collections in Somerset will change due to the May bank holidays. Monday, May 6, and Monday, May…
Duchess of Edinburgh gets an organic education during Somerset visit
ORGANIC food, learning and gardening were on the agenda for a royal visit to Somerset. The Duchess of Edinburgh was…
EV myths: TV presenter’s group launches ‘myth-busting’ guide – some of the misinformation
A GROUP founded by motoring journalist and TV presenter Quentin Wilson has released a myth-busting book on electric vehicles…
Did the Earth move for you? In Somerset, it happens more than you think
AT around 10.30pm on December 4, 2019, I heard a loud bang and the earth, quite literally, felt like…
Kier starts new contract looking after Somerset roads in £225 million deal
A NEW company will now be carrying out highways work in Somerset as part of a £225 million deal. Somerset…
Police investigating ‘deliberate’ Wiveliscombe barn fire that caused £100k of damage
POLICE are investigating a deliberate fire which destroyed a barn in Wiveliscombe. The blaze happened at a farm off Taunton…
Plan to install 50 storage containers in field near Wiveliscombe
UP TO 50 storage containers could be installed in a field near Wiveliscombe. Plans have been submitted to Somerset Council…
How a remote corner of Somerset is uniting to fight climate change…
A REMOTE corner of Somerset made up of mudstones formed in the late Triassic/early Jurassic period may feel a…
