Two Deaths Highlight Urgent Need for Enhanced Homeless Support in Somerset Saturday, December 20, 2025 homelessness support safeguarding somerset mentalhealth addiction eviction riskassessment multisector ssab An independent review prompted by the deaths of two men in Somerset has underscored the urgent need to bolster support services for people experiencing homelessness in the county. Between 2023 and 2024, safeguarding referrals … Read More
Calls for Enhanced Homeless Support in Somerset After Two Deaths Saturday, December 20, 2025 homelessness somerset safeguarding mentalhealth support eviction substanceabuse review nhs housing An independent review triggered by the deaths of two homeless men in Somerset has called for improved support and intervention for vulnerable individuals facing homelessness in the county. Between 2023 and 2024, safeguarding … Read More
Council Risks Becoming a “Laughing Stock” Over Unresolved Eviction at Former Somerset Factory Tuesday, August 12, 2025 somerset glastonbury council eviction zigzagbuilding planning enforcement antisocial pspo community Somerset Council faces criticism and the risk of becoming a “laughing stock” if it fails to evict residents living in the disused Zig Zag Building in Glastonbury, according to local Conservative councillor Susannah Hart. The … Read More
Council Faces Criticism Over Inaction on Former Somerset Factory Occupation Tuesday, August 12, 2025 somerset council glastonbury zigzagbuilding enforcement planning antisocial pspo eviction community Somerset Council risks becoming a “laughing stock” if it fails to remove residents living in the disused Zig Zag Building in Glastonbury, warns local Conservative councillor Susannah Hart. The Zig Zag Building, located on … Read More
Council Secures Injunction to Halt New Occupants at Somerset Travellers’ Site Tuesday, July 29, 2025 somerset council injunction travellers greenacres northcurry planning eviction legal accommodation Somerset Council has obtained a High Court injunction aimed at preventing additional occupants from settling on the Greenacres travellers’ site located on Oxen Lane in North Curry, near Taunton. Currently, over a dozen … Read More
Chaos as Travellers Swarm Seaside Town and Dump Nappies in the Sea Saturday, July 26, 2025 burnham-on-sea travellers somerset encampment eviction localcouncil community tourism pollution law Residents of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, have voiced strong frustration after a group of Travellers set up multiple caravans on the town’s seafront lawns on July 13, causing significant disruption to locals and holidaymakers … Read More