Somerset Council

Live traffic data collected by Somerset Council has concluded there is no evidence the Celebration Mile regeneration scheme completed last year caused acute congestion in Bridgwater. The live journey time data collected between November and May following the opening of the scheme is one of a suite of documents published as part of a review of the scheme and discussed at this we...

Somerset Council has launched a formal consultation inviting residents to have their say on proposed changes to the way education is organised in Frome. The consultation asks for views on a detailed proposal to move from the current three tier system of first, middle and upper schools to a two tier model of primary and secondary education. It comes as the number of school-age ...

Somerset Council has today set out the next steps in its plans to strengthen support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The Council’s Executive Committee discussed the Somerset SEND Reform Plan (...

Somerset Council is awarding an interim two-year contract to operate leisure centres in the East of Somerset – the former Mendip area – after the previous operator, Fusion Lifestyle, went into administration. Freedom Leisure, which currently runs leisure services in the south (Yeovil, Wincanton and Chard) and north (Bridgwater) of the county, is being awarded the contract from ...

A series of recommendations have been made by the Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) following the death of a Somerset resident from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated by Flu. The recommendations are shared in a ...