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Plans have been proposed to restore the fire-damaged roof after a suspected arson attack on a former Union Street night club.
Disappointing opponents packed to the walls of the City Council chambers, the council on Tuesday approved a rezoning that allows a controversial housing development off Somerset Drive in ...
Three publicly owned buildings will be sold off following the completed refurbishment of a former council headquarters. West Somerset House, on Killick Way in Williton, was the joint headquarters of ...
Photo by Derek Martin Photography The council said grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis – ‘subject to budget availability’ – and will exclude franchises, national chains, and ...
North Somerset Council ’s licensing subcommittee heard that Orchard News had played a “significant role” in saturating the town centre with cheap illegal vapes and tobacco, in a licensing ...
A council said it will spend £3m on external consultants to review the pay structure of its staff. Liberal Democrat-run Somerset Council said it was "high time" a pay and grading review was ...
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Somerset Council has completed the sale of County Hall’s C Block in Taunton to Prime plc for redevelopment into key worker housing. Prime, a specialist developer of health and care property ...
This is 26% higher than in 2022-23, while the number of council employees taking home over £150,000 has risen by 32% in the same period. 262 council fat cats walked home last year with more than ...
With the new financial year, on April 1, bills such as energy, council tax, and car tax among others will be going up. It’s important to be aware of these changes to help you budget accordingly ...
But their hands are tied by the government.” The government has given North Somerset Council a mandatory target of building 23,895 homes by 2040 — 1,593 homes a year.