Food WorksSW Enhances Support for Small Producers with New SALSA Auditor and Lab Partnership Tuesday, November 4, 2025 food innovation salsa auditing laboratory microbiology safety smallbusiness testing partnership The Food WorksSW, a regional food and drink innovation centre based in Weston-super-Mare, has significantly expanded its support for small producers by introducing a new auditing qualification and partnering with a leading … Read More
Spooky Send-Off as Museum Ends Season with Halloween Ghost Tour Tuesday, November 4, 2025 halloween ghost theatre museum somerset wellington youth performance refurbishment community A thrilling blend of local theatre and history attracted a packed audience at Wellington Local History and Museum Society’s Halloween event, marking the close of the museum’s annual schedule. On the evening of Saturday, … Read More
Lib Dems Demand Pensioner Helpline Amid HMRC Call Handling Crisis Tuesday, November 4, 2025 hmrc tax pensioners customerservice libdems helpline calls incometax personalallowance support The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, has called for the introduction of a dedicated helpline for pensioners, following alarming new data revealing that more than 80 million calls to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) … Read More
Plans for 18 ‘Cramped and Awkward’ Homes in Somerset Town Rejected by Inspectors Tuesday, November 4, 2025 housing somerset planning countryside development environment sheptonmallet inspection phosphate conservation Plans to build 18 homes described as “cramped and awkward” in the growing Somerset town of Shepton Mallet have been officially rejected by planning inspectors. The original proposal, submitted in May 2022 by … Read More
Frome’s Safer School Streets Scheme Made Permanent for Lasting Child Safety Tuesday, November 4, 2025 frome school traffic safety cycling pedestrians community transport somerset roads Frome schoolchildren will benefit from safer journeys to and from school indefinitely, following the decision to make the Safer School Streets scheme permanent. Since its launch in April 2024, the initiative has transformed … Read More
Historic Former Somerset Mill to Become 46 New Homes Tuesday, November 4, 2025 vineybridgemill crewkerne somerset development heritage phosphates housing planning construction regeneration A housing developer is celebrating after plans to convert the historic Viney Bridge Mill in Somerset into 46 homes have been approved. The former mill, located just off A356 South Street in Crewkerne, was sold at auction in … Read More