Green councillors at Bath and North East Somerset Council are urging the adoption of a comprehensive ethics policy on artificial intelligence (AI) amid the council’s growing investment in the technology. This push comes as …
North Somerset Council faces a “deeply depressing” £1 million overspend in its waste recycling budget due to unstable recycling markets and rising costs. While councils typically generate income by selling materials collected …
North Somerset Council is considering requesting permission to raise council tax by more than the usual 5% limit next year, as it grapples with a projected £25 million budget deficit for the 2026/27 financial year. Facing a …
Thousands of Somerset’s most vulnerable residents have experienced significant increases in their council tax bills due to recent changes in both central and local government policies. Before setting its annual budget in …
Thousands of vulnerable Somerset residents are grappling with significant hikes in their council tax bills following recent policy changes at both central and local government levels. Somerset Council revised its council tax …
Seventeen-year-old Olive Trowsdale has transformed her college placement at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater into a permanent role, impressing both staff and residents with her commitment and compassion. A student of Health …
North Somerset Council is facing a dire financial crisis and will require “exceptional financial support” from the government to avoid insolvency next year. A forthcoming report, scheduled for the council’s cabinet meeting on …
Somerset Council is warning that without continued financial support from central government, it may have to make significant cuts to local services. The council has relied heavily on exceptional government funding, known as …
North Somerset Council leader Mike Bell has labelled the government’s proposed ‘fair funding review’ as “austerity in disguise,” highlighting concerns that the changes could slash the council’s funding by nearly a fifth. The …
Somerset Council sold over £90 million worth of assets last financial year and plans to generate an additional £35 million through further sales by March 2026. The council has been grappling with a financial emergency since …
Somerset Council is on the brink of declaring effective bankruptcy by April 2026 unless the government reforms the funding system for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The demand for specialist education for …
Ensuring Somerset residents have access to reliable GP and dental services requires urgent reforms and increased funding, local health experts emphasized during the recent “Rebuilding our NHS” event at Taunton’s CIC Centre on …
Local health experts emphasize that increased funding and urgent NHS contract reforms are essential to guarantee Somerset residents can easily access GP and dental services. On Friday evening, May 30, dozens of residents …
Britain’s historic churches, long cherished as cornerstones of community life, now stand at a precarious crossroads. MPs have sounded the alarm over a looming crisis as funding cuts coincide with soaring repair costs, …