Somerset Waste Partnership continue to collect waste from communities cut off by the floods, working with local volunteers and in some cases with the Red Cross and Fire Brigade to use their amphibious vehicles.  So far, collections have focused on the collection of refuse for disposal, but arrangements are also being made to start collections […]

Yeovil’s Liberal Democrat County Councillors are telling Somerset County Council think again over their proposed bus service cuts. A letter was sent covering 286 signatures from several local petitions expressing concern that Somerset County Council that the number 11 bus service could be cut. On 6th January Lib Dem councillors joined local residents at a […]

As you can see from the extract above, Brympton has an incredibly low Job Seekers Allowance rate compared to the South Somerset and national rates.

I have now met with Phil Poulton, the SSDC Tree Officer. The storm damage to the Oak in Oak Tree Park is obviously very severe, with the main crown of the tree failing and taking off all of the lower branches on one side. It was very unbalanced and a further, lower limb has failed […]

Gas generation starts at Walpole Digester   Deliveries of food waste to the anaerobic digester commenced on 20th August as part of the commissioning process. The amount of food waste will be increased gradually over the commissioning period until the point where all food waste arisings collected by SWP from the county will be received. The plant is already producing […]

Fly-tipping figures released today [15 October 2013] by the government show incidents county-wide have dropped by 497 or 8.7% from 5,687 to 5,190. South Somerset’s fall has carried on into the first three months of this financial year, down by 114 to 338 on the same period last year, and down by 94 on January-March […]

English Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are predicting greater investment according to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer. Half (50%) of the 682 companies questioned expect to spend more on new machinery and premises over the next six months. “This sense of optimism is also present when it comes to employing new staff. 43% of SMEs […]

Your local councillors (Parish, District and County) are working together with YTFC to try to reduce the match day problems, but we recognise that any fix is dependent on help from the Police and from County Highways. The councils’ main concerns are: safety for pedestrians, getting the bus route roads working and allowing residents to […]

Looking for Charity Work or just trying to “put something back”? Abbey Manor Community Centre needs volunteers and more Committee Members. Some roles such as Chairman (and Deputy), Honorary Secretary, Bookings Secretary, Treasurer, Minutes Secretary and Caretaker are year round. Other roles form around tasks or events, for example fundraising to refurbish the Toilets and organsing an […]