A Somerset council has pledged it will not cut any services it supplies despite a budget cut of £1.4m. Officers from Mendip District Council’s cabinet are being asked to approve its medium term financial plan ahead of it being put to a full council meeting. Full Story: Read More.
Dorset girls’ school invests in inspirational new careers facility
Whether they want to be a
doctor, chef, physicist or even an astronaut when they leave school, students at Sherborne Girls in Dorset will now have the chance to research their chosen career path and the university process in a bright, modern and welcoming space, thanks to the opening of a brand-new Careers, Higher Education and Sixth Form Centre in the heart of the school. Full Story: Read More
‘Pass it on’: new life for old stuff
Far too many of Somerset ’s unwanted clothes, from suits to socks, blouses to bras, are ending up in the refuse bin and heading off to landfill. So throughout February, Somerset ’s biggest waste prevention campaign – Green Routine 2013 – is urging families with possessions they no longer want or need to “Pass it on”. The average home has around £4,000 worth of clothes, almost a third of which has not been worn for a year. UK-wide, these have a total cost of £30 billion. Full Story: Read More: