Nearly Two-Thirds of Somerset Residents Support Council Tax Increase, Survey Finds Tuesday, February 3, 2026 somerset counciltax budget publicservices localgovernment survey taxincrease wastemanagement publicconsultation efficiency A recent survey conducted by Somerset Council reveals that nearly two-thirds of residents are willing to accept an increase in council tax to help address a £41 million budget shortfall. The council plans to set its annual … Read More
Legal Challenge Launched to Protect Somerset’s Historic Westonzoyland Airfield from Environmental Damage Thursday, January 22, 2026 westonzoyland somerset airfield environment legalchallenge conservation wastemanagement community pollution wildlife Residents of Westonzoyland, Somerset, have initiated a legal challenge to halt plans that would drastically increase waste processing on the county’s historic Westonzoyland Airfield, which they fear will transform the site … Read More
Council Secures Refund Over Faulty Recycling Bags That Crumbled Wednesday, December 31, 2025 recycling recyclingbags northsomerset wastemanagement refund plasticrecycling publicservices bags environment sustainability North Somerset Council has successfully secured a refund from the supplier of thousands of red recycling bags that began falling apart shortly after distribution. Following a positive trial involving 6,000 households in late … Read More
Council Secures Refund for Faulty Recycling Bags That Crumbled Wednesday, December 31, 2025 northsomerset recycling bags refund plasticwaste localgovernment wastemanagement productquality environmentalpolicy community North Somerset Council has successfully obtained a full refund from a supplier after thousands of newly introduced recycling bags began deteriorating soon after distribution. The council had rolled out new red bags to every … Read More
Council Secures Refund After Faulty Recycling Bags Fall Apart Wednesday, December 31, 2025 northsomerset recycling wastemanagement council recyclingbags refund environment sustainability community publicservices North Somerset Council has successfully secured a refund from the supplier of thousands of red recycling bags that began to disintegrate shortly after being distributed to households. Following a successful trial in late … Read More
Bath's Christmas Bin Collection Schedule Announced Wednesday, December 10, 2025 bath recycling bincollection christmas wastemanagement sustainability greenwaste council holidayschedule reuse Bath and North East Somerset Council has announced changes to bin collection dates over the Christmas and New Year period. Residents should expect disruptions to the usual schedule between December 25 and Saturday, January … Read More