Waste Collection Strike Important Update

Unite union members working on Somerset waste collections still plan to take industrial action starting from Wednesday 12 July. Further talks between the parties are scheduled for tomorrow morning (11 July). We hope that Unite would put a revised offer to a ballot and suspend strike action pending its outcome. In the event of strike…

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Stroke services in Somerset, what you need to know.

Stroke Services in Somerset are set to change. This could include closing the Stroke Acute Care Unit in Yeovil. A consultation has been running by NHS Somerset on a couple of proposals. That consultation is now closed. One of the proposals is to close Yeovil Hospital Acute Stroke Care Unit and expand the unit in…

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Serving Locals at Sunny Alhampton’s Open Gardens

The sun was out for Alhampton’s Open Gardens (May 21st) with hundreds of people visiting the village to explore 8 incredible gardens, some of which have been created and tended to by leading horticulturalists. This year’s event was celebrating 10 years of Haddon Woods, which the local community conceived, developed and maintained with the Woodland…

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Sign-up for the latest climate news

Somerset Council is asking residents to sign-up for its new climate newsletter. The new Somerset Council cross-county monthly newsletter was launched near the end of April, and you can sign-up to receive it on the new Somerset Council website. Sent on the last Friday of every month, it will be full of news, project updates,…

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Taking steps forward for Local Community Networks in Somerset.

Local Community Networks (LCNs) will be the focus for Somerset Council’s community engagement. They will be a conduit for sharing information with communities on the areas, topics, decision making that affect our daily lives. There are 18 LCNs being established across the County. LCNs will help Somerset Council understand evidence-based community priorities. They will bring…

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Happy Easter!

Alex Wiltshire and I were elected as Lib Dem County Councillors for Mendip South on May 5th 2022. We are part of the Lib Dem lead ruling group at Somerset Council. On April 1st, Somerset Council became a Unitary Council, replacing the county and four district councils. Somerset Council, with 110 councillors, will be one…

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