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.

Then last night (Monday December 9), Bath and North East Somerset Council wrote again to families to say that the planned closure had now been “paused” and to apologise for distress caused.

For Somerset, that position is decided by the voters. Whichever council member out of the 12 wards who receives the highest number of votes takes on the role.

Council officers have been forced to take "critical actions" to try and speed up their planning system. Somerset Council said the growing backlog of applications meant the workload of its staff ...

Somerset Council’s leader has backed calls for urgent reform of the council funding system. Cllr Bill Revans welcomed the findings of a cross-party parliamentary report that described the current ...

A town council in Somerset has said it wants "transparency" over the decision to close a coastal route. Due to coastal erosion, the B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor has been closed since ...

Mar. 4—The Somerset City Council has announced a special called meeting to be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. to discuss the issue of EMS. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at the ...