Somerset Council

Have you taken the quiz? The link is here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MendipSouthQuiz For a simple guide to changes at Somerset Council for communities and Parish Councils in Mendip South click here. Answers below – Quiz Link above. Q.1 What is vesting day?A. The date the new Unitary Council takes over the Districts’ responsibilities. Q.2 What services will…

Somerset Council Report, for Mendip South, March 2023 On April 1st, Somerset Council will assume responsibility for all council services in the county. Housing, Social Care, Planning, Highways, Education, Public Health, Libraries, Recycling and much more besides – will all come under Somerset Council. This has been a mammoth task for Somerset County Council, working…

I have had five onsite Somerset Highways meetings in and around Evercreech, since being elected (May 2022). Mendip South communities in Evercreech and surrounding areas, including Stoney Stratton, Ditcheat and Alhampton have been very concerned about recent traffic incidents, including fatalities, on the A371 (including by the Bath and West entrances, Leighton Lane, Pecking Mill…

A public consultation on the development of Local Community Networks (LCNs) launched this week. It will run for six weeks until Monday October 17th 2022.  I’ve put together some key points, which I hope helps lead you into the consultation process.

Earlier this year Somerset County Council bid for £163m to improve rural bus services, however the Government has only offered just £11.9m, just over seven per cent of what Somerset County Council estimated would be needed. Patronage on local bus services across the county fell dramatically during the pandemic.  This has not recovered with passenger…