The Government justified allowing six councils – Bradford, Newham, Windsor and Maidenhead, Birmingham, Somerset ... regions showed three of the 33 London councils have opted to increase council ...

Somerset Council has been given special permission to increase its share of council tax by 7.49% , above the usual 4.99% cap Somerset Council's top finance officer has warned the authority remains ...

An independent report into Somerset Council's precarious financial position has identified 45 key risks – 32 of which have been given the highest risk rating. They include council reserves ...

Somerset Council is calling on visitors to Ham Hill Country Park to help them safeguard skylarks A council is urging visitors to a popular beauty spot to "tread carefully" and "keep pets on leads ...

Somerset residents will have a larger increase in their council tax bills from next month, after councillors approved a 7.49% increase. It comes after the authority was given special permission by ...

A Somerset Council spokesperson said: “This [housing emergency] is something that will be covered in the Somerset Local Plan. The council has commissioned the evidence base on housing need ...

Major layoffs at Somerset Council will hurt council services and do not mean it can avoid going bust, trade unions have warned. The council is laying off more than 550 people as part of its ...

Somerset Council's top finance officer has warned the authority remains in a "critical" position despite a planned almost 7.5% increase in its share of council tax bills. A report by Maria G ...