A new initiative aiming to improve opportunities for young people in Salisbury is launching this month, bringing together voluntary groups and professional organisations to share skills, knowledge, ...

Railway 200 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway. So far, over 300 events celebrating the past, ...

The imposing Ashton Court Mansion on the edge of Bristol is one of the city’s most famous landmarks and even featured in the opening titles and logo for ... of Bristol City Council ’s ideas ...

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 ...

Somerset Council's top finance officer has warned the authority remains in a "critical" position despite a planned almost 7.5% increase in its share of council tax bills. A report by Maria G ...

An independent report into Somerset Council's precarious financial position has identified 45 key risks – 32 of which have been given the highest risk rating. They include council reserves ...

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 ...

Job cuts at a cash-strapped council will hurt services and may not save it from going bust, union leaders have warned. Somerset Council, which is raising council tax by 7.49% in April, is letting ...

North Somerset Council ’s planning committee voted unanimously on March 19 to grant Taylor Wimpey planning permission for the huge 39 hectare development in Backwell at Grove Farm. 1,291 people ...

Major layoffs at Somerset Council will hurt council services and do not mean it can avoid going bust, trade unions have warned. The council is laying off more than 550 people as part of its ...

A Somerset Council spokesperson said: “This [housing emergency] is something that will be covered in the Somerset Local Plan. The council has commissioned the evidence base on housing need ...