August Bank Holiday 2023

The rain held off, well kind of, this not quite, (but nearly), sunny bank holiday! So many fetes, fun days, events in our villages this weekend. I got around to as many as I could. And I enjoyed meeting with familiar and new faces in my Mendip South division. Thank you to all the volunteers,…

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Road safety measures at The Pecking Mill Corner

Road safety at The Pecking Mill corner has been a cause of concern for local people for a long time.  I have made it one of my priority areas, since being elected in May 2022, to investigate the issues and find solutions. I have met with local residents, consulted with the police, Somerset Highways and…

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Waste Collection Update – Industrial action suspended

Updated July 18th, 2023 Strike action by Somerset waste collection crews has been called off. This follows a positive ballot response from Unite union members on an improved pay offer from SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, the Council’s collections contractor. All services should be operating as usual. Please present your recycling, refuse and garden waste…

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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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