Community & Charity News

Monday 18th to Sunday 24th August 2024

Somerset Council and its waste collections contractor SUEZ are urging people not to put gas canisters in kerbside recycling bins.

Changes to Somerset bus routes have been made with new stops added and times revised.

Avon and Somerset Police are asking jewellers, taxi and private vehicle hire drivers, for help with tackling so-called courier fraud.

Monday 11th to Sunday 17th August 2025

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says it’s dealing with an increase in false alarm calls.

Avon and Somerset Police are encouraging dog owners to protect their pets from theft by entering their details into a DNA doggy database.

Somerset County Council’s road safety team is working with partners to urge drivers to keep their fixed eyes on the road.

The Curry Rivel Active Travel Group has been working for several years to create a link within the village to a planned car-free route across the Somerset Levels

Two new litter-pick stations have been installed, equipped with litter pickers and reusable bags for anyone to borrow and do their own two-minute clean-up at countryside sites across South Somerset.

People attending church services in South Somerset are being asked to check to see if they can see any bats lodging in roof spaces.