With the Somerset County Council elect
ions just around the corner, elections staff at South Somerset District Council are urging residents to act now to make sure they can vote. The county council elections take place on Thursday 2nd May, and local people need to make sure they have registered to vote by 17th April to ensure they can have their say at the ballot box. Full Story: Read More
Somerset shares waste skills
Somerset’s skills in waste management are being shared with other counties keen to achieve the same savings, efficiencies and service. Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) managing director Steve Read is being temporarily seconded for two days a week to help Gloucestershire set up its own inter-authority body to manage recycling and refuse. Full Story: Read More
Community Heritage Access Centre makes its own history after launching website
The Community Heritage Access Centre in Yeo
vil has launched its new heritage website to better connect everybody to the history and heritage of the South Somerset area. The website features an innovative interactive timeline that you can scroll across to find stories and articles relating to various episodes of Somerset’s history. Full Story: Read More