Somerset Council is facing significant financial challenges, prompting the government to issue a formal notice addressing the situation. This intervention underscores the seriousness of the council’s financial position. In …
Tensions rise in Bath as houseboat residents on the River Avon face eviction orders from Bath and North East Somerset Council. The council has instructed boaters moored downstream of Pulteney Weir to vacate by September or …
Somerset Council has disclosed that it spent nearly £19 million on consultants over the past three years, council leader Bill Revans revealed in a recent meeting. Since its establishment in April 2023, the council has …
Over the past six months, several Somerset councillors have accepted a variety of gifts and hospitality, including first-class train tickets, cream teas, tapas, and football match tickets, all valued at £50 or more. Somerset …
Over the past six months, Somerset councillors have accepted a variety of gifts and hospitality, ranging from first-class rail tickets to cream teas and cultural event tickets. Somerset Council has now published its latest …
Somerset Council is considering revising its policies on gifts and hospitality after an officer was left £1,000 in the will of an elderly resident whom the council had supported for five years. The granddaughter of the …
Somerset Council recently found itself in an awkward position after inadvertently granting planning permission to expand Minehead’s seafront arcade, The Arkade. Located on Warren Road near the town’s heritage railway station, …
The deputy leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Liz Leyshon, has been officially cleared of any conflict of interest related to the troubled Life Factory regeneration project in Glastonbury. The Life Factory project forms …
Green councillors advocating for Bath and North East Somerset Council to adopt a formal AI ethics policy faced criticism likening their concerns to the dystopian Skynet from the film The Terminator. Skynet, a self-aware AI …
Green councillors advocating for Bath and North East Somerset Council to adopt a formal AI ethics policy have faced pushback, with some accusing them of fearing a fictional “robot uprising” akin to the one in the movie The …
Dorset Council has terminated the contracts of 11 interim officers following serious breaches of financial regulations and undisclosed gifts, according to a recently released internal audit report. These officers were …
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is proposing changes to inpatient beds across its 11 community hospitals, potentially closing, relocating, or repurposing them to focus on treating more patients closer to home. These hospitals, …
Yeovil Town has entered a promising new era under the ownership of Prabhu Srinivasan, who plans to guide the club with a focus on three key principles: Calmness, Competitiveness, and Community. Last week, Prabhu Srinivasan …
On the second anniversary of a devastating stabbing attack that shook Nottingham, the mother of one victim has accused the NHS of concealing the truth about the care provided to the attacker prior to the tragedy. Valdo …
The Labour party has insisted that its online political advertising for the West of England Metro Mayor candidate, Helen Godwin, fully complies with all guidelines, despite concerns raised regarding the lack of prominent …