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News from Somerset County Council
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New Cabinet Announced
Published: Thu, 25/06/2009 13:44Somerset County Council has announced the new cabinet following the recent council elections.Click here for more -
Somerset’s Spirit of Carnival photographic competition winners announced
Published: Thu, 18/03/2010 15:40The ‘Spirit of Carnival’ competition challenged budding photographers from across Somerset to capture the last year’s illuminated carnival season.Full story -
West Somerset Council strategy to cut local fuel bills
Published: Thu, 04/03/2010 08:47A raft of initiatives to help local residents reduce fuel bills and make their homes more environmentally-friendly is being supported by West Somerset CouncilFull story -
Somerset Launches Dementia Adviser Service
Published: Thu, 25/02/2010 11:21Hundreds of people in Somerset with dementia will benefit from a pioneering scheme that launches in the county this month.Full story -
Southwest One Review Launched
Published: Tue, 23/02/2010 08:39A review of a joint venture promising to deliver more than £150m in savings to Somerset County Council over ten years has been formally announced.Full story -
Somerset to Keep more Families Together
Published: Tue, 23/02/2010 08:25Parents experiencing difficulties looking after their children will receive more help to keep their family united, thanks to a new Somerset County Council scheme.Full story -
Project Pothole – Somerset Council’s Biggest Ever Effort
Published: Thu, 18/02/2010 09:52The recent severe weather has left Somerset County Council tackling a 250 percent increase in the number of potholes across the County.Full story -
Somerset County Council Tax Frozen
Published: Wed, 27/01/2010 08:59Council tax bills will be frozen in Somerset as the County Council looks to cut £40m from its spending over the next year.Full story -
Notice any potholes? Report them to Somerset County Council
Published: Fri, 22/01/2010 09:35Twenty five specialist pothole teams are being deployed by Somerset County Council to tackle potholes after the end of the big freeze.Full story -
Individual parish councils to take charge of salt distribution
Published: Wed, 11/11/2009 07:31Somerset County Council is offering parish and town councils the chance to stock up their salt supplies for rural roads in readiness for winter.Full story -
Your views sought on future electoral arrangements for West Somerset
Published: Tue, 10/11/2009 10:54Local residents are being invited to give their views on what their council looks like, as the independent Boundary Committee for England began an electoral review of West Somerset District Council last month.Full story -
Staff Review Launched At County Hall
Published: Wed, 04/11/2009 14:45A review of staff pay and conditions has been launched at Somerset County Council in a bid to reduce costs and safeguard services and jobs.Full story -
Somerset County Council name candidate for Chief Executive
Published: Fri, 30/10/2009 10:16Somerset County Council has announced that Sheila Wheeler has been recommended by the Council's Appointments Panel to become the Council's new Chief Executive.Full story -
£400,000 to bridge Somerset's generation gap
Published: Fri, 24/07/2009 13:21Somerset County Council has secured £400,000 of Government funding for a series of innovative projects that will bring older and younger people closer together.Full story -
Somerset County Council to become slimmer and more efficient over the next few years.
Published: Wed, 22/07/2009 19:19In the most significant statement from Cabinet members to Full Council today (Wednesday), Somerset County Council has announced that an early recruitment freeze is shortly to be put in place with a review in six months. Teachers and priority staff like frontline social workers would be exempt from the freeze.Full story -
Exmoor resident awarded Volunteer Driver of the Year
Published: Tue, 30/06/2009 16:19Volunteer drivers and co-ordinators received recognition for their work with the Somerset Community Car Scheme at an awards ceremony in Compton Dundon last week.Full story -
The Colours of Somerset installed in County Hall
Published: Fri, 19/06/2009 11:14The Queen's Colour and Regimental Colour of the 6th Battalion (Somerset and Cornwall) The Light Infantry (Volunteers) were placed at County Hall in a special ceremony yesterday, Thursday 18 June.Full story -
Somerset in Recovery Mode
Published: Fri, 15/05/2009 10:30Somerset is to benefit from a £5million investment to help shield it from the effects of the credit crunch.Full story -
Somerset takes Stock of its Woodland
Published: Thu, 07/05/2009 09:19Somerset County Council is to consult stakeholders and the public on a new Woodland Strategy for Somerset.Full story -
Alarm in community as Council plans for depot in Minehead residential area
Published: Thu, 23/04/2009 20:55Somerset County Council hopes to convert a playing field at Minehead Middle School into a depot for its ground maintenance staff to replace the existing site being taken over by the New Horizon complex.Full story -
New agreement to help unemployed in West Somerset
Published: Wed, 08/04/2009 09:22Somerset County Council and Jobcentre Plus partnership helps the long-term unemployed get back into work.Full story
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