Yeovil Businesses Face Collapse if Key Town Centre Car Parks Are Developed Monday, December 15, 2025 yeovil business carparks regeneration council development accessibility independent retail planning Businesses in Yeovil’s town centre are sounding the alarm over plans to build on crucial car parks in the area. Tim Northcott, owner of OfficeWyse on Princes Street, has expressed deep concerns that redeveloping the North … Read More
‘We got it wrong’ on Glastonbury regeneration, Somerset Council says Monday, December 15, 2025 glastonbury somerset regeneration lifefactory audit governance liquidation council funding infrastructure Somerset Council’s chief executive, Duncan Sharkey, has publicly acknowledged significant mistakes in handling the regeneration of Glastonbury’s Life Factory project. Once a derelict site on Morland Road, the Red Brick … Read More
Somerset Reindeer Ranch Responds to Council’s Zoo Licensing Dispute Saturday, December 13, 2025 somerset reindeer ranch licensing council agriculture welfare zoo defra animalrights Somerset Reindeer Ranch has spoken out following a licensing dispute with Somerset Council that threatens the future of their beloved reindeer herd. Sarah Sutton, 51, the reindeer herder and owner, revealed that the council’s … Read More
Somerset Reindeer Ranch Faces Licensing Battle and Threat of Culling Saturday, December 13, 2025 somerset reindeer ranch licensing council zoolicence agriculture animalwelfare herding controversy Somerset Reindeer Ranch is at the center of a heated licensing dispute with Somerset Council that could jeopardize the future of its animals. Sarah Sutton, the 51-year-old reindeer herder and owner, revealed she might have to … Read More
B&NES Council Spends Over £18,000 Annually Maintaining Empty Historic Bath Mansion Featured in BBC’s Empire Saturday, December 13, 2025 bath council theatre heritage charity georgian mansion empire museum culture Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council is currently spending thousands of pounds each year on maintaining Number 4 The Circus, an impressive Georgian townhouse in Bath’s historic Circus, despite the property sitting … Read More
B&NES Council Pays Over £18,000 Annually for Upkeep of Empty Historic Bath Mansion Saturday, December 13, 2025 bath charity council mansion conservation trustees heritage maintenance history museum Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council is currently spending significant public funds to maintain an empty historic mansion at Number 4 The Circus, one of Bath’s most celebrated streets. Despite being unused for … Read More