Negotiations could save Somerset recycling centres under threat of closure
RECYCLING centres in Somerset could be saved as leaders look to make savings through contracts rather than closures, a…
Somerset parks could be locked overnight in bid to save money
PARKS in Wellington, Minehead and Taunton will be locked overnight in a bid to save money, if plans are…
Stalwart Somerset district councillors receive Alderman titles
WHEN Somerset Council was created on April 1 last year, the former district councils were disbanded. Taunton Deane Borough Council,…
Around 1,000 jobs could go at Somerset Council amid ‘financial emergency’
MORE than 1,000 Somerset Council workers could lose their job as the authority tries to avoid bankruptcy. Facing a £100…
Fears Somerset bus routes could be axed amid financial crisis
FOUR bus routes in Somerset could be under threat if extra funding cannot be agreed. In recent years, Somerset Council…
MPs’ committee calls on government to fix “out-of-control financial crisis” at councils
THE Government “must fix” a £4 billion hole in local councils’ budgets amid an “out-of-control financial crisis”. That is the…
CCTV services could be saved – but jobs set to go at Somerset Council
CCTV services could be saved from cuts as Somerset looks to cut a £100 million funding deficit – but…
£5m extra funding will “not help” plug £500m blackhole in Somerset budget
AN extra £5 million will “not help” plug a £100m hole in Somerset’s finances. Councils in England will receive a…
Somerset leader backs MPs’ call for better council funding
THE leader of struggling Somerset Council has welcomed a letter from more than 40 MPs calling for an…
Dorset and Somerset MPs unite in calls for more council funding
MPs Chris Loder (Con, West Dorset) and Sarah Dyke (Lib Dem, Somerton & Frome) have come together in a…
