Somerset Council will set its annual budget on March 5 - which will include an expected increase of 7.5 per cent in its share of council tax bills. In this third and final budget preview pieces, the ...

Somerset Council has been given special permission to increase its share of council tax by 7.49% , above the usual 4.99% cap Somerset Council's top finance officer has warned the authority remains ...

The leader of Somerset Council has said the authority will try to maintain a high quality service with fewer resources. The council plans to make cuts of £47m in the year ahead to avoid ...

Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare town councils have agreed to work with North Somerset council on managing key services such as parks, open spaces and street cleaning.

Somerset residents will have a larger increase in their council tax bills from next month, after councillors approved a 7.49% increase. It comes after the authority was given special permission by ...

An Independent councillor has been “removed” from the Liberal Democrats group on North Somerset Council after social media posts praising Trump, Elon Musk, and repeating Tommy Robinson’s ...

However, Somerset Council rejected the plans, saying the development would harm the character of the listed building and the village. Woodlands Castle, which dates back to the 17th Century ...

On Tuesday 25 February, Avon and Somerset Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner met key representatives from Taunton Chamber of Commerce, Taunton Town Council, Somerset Council and local ...

A serving Avon and Somerset police officer has been charged with making indecent images of children. James Gullis, 28, a constable who was based in east Somerset, was arrested in December 2023 ...

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