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Somerton Town Council’s latest statement on coronavirus (COVID-19). UPDATED – 16:34pm on Sunday 10th May 2020 Notification of the Market Place Noticeboard change of location: (Please click on the link below) CHANGE OF NOTICEBOARD LOCATION MARKET SQUARE SOMERTON MAY 2020 Website   NEW BUS TIME TABLE 6th April 2020 Please click on the link below to view the time table: … Read More

Updated 25th July 2020  Useful links from Somerset Waste Partnership: Recycling Collection information: https://www.somersetwaste.gov.uk/recycling-collections/ Recycle More information: https://www.somersetwaste.gov.uk/recycle-more/ Useful guide to Somerton Recycling Centre: https://www.somersetwaste.gov.uk/centres/somerton-recycling-centre/ Updated 22nd June 2020         19 June 2020   Recycling sites: ‘shop-style’ social distancing on its way   Visitors to Somerset Waste Partnership’s recycling centres will find ‘shop-style’ social distancing arrangements in place … Read More

Updated 1st April 2020 at 15:50 pm URGENT REQUEST FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE – PATRICK FLAHERTY URGENT REQUEST FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE – PATRICK FLAHERTY Colleagues, I wrote to you all yesterday thanking you for your support to our redeployment effort and urging all managers to release those who we need. I now have an urgent appeal for volunteers. We … Read More

Temporary Road Closure Notices from Somerset County Council Updated 5th August 2020: ttro368912SS – Bancombe Road, Somerton Notice 1 Somerset County Council District of South Somerset District Parish of Somerton Temporary Closure of Bancombe Road TAKE NOTICE that in pursuance of Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, … Read More

Business Support – COVID19 Updated 3rd April 2020 This information relates to the Government announcements and measures that have been made in response to COVID19 and in particular around supporting businesses. This is clearly a challenging time for all businesses and at South Somerset District Council we are committed to doing all we can to support businesses through the current … Read More

Note from the Town Clerk: Planning Applications will still be considered by Somerton Town Council as they are received at the Somerton Town Council Office. However, in light of the COVID-19 recommendations and the action taken by Somerton Town Council to implement the COVID-19 Internal Plan, the procedure has changed. Planning Applications The authority to decide the council’s response to … Read More

Release: Immediate Date: 6 April 2020 Coronavirus (COVID 19): How to get support from the SSDC Wellbeing Hub   South Somerset District Council is continuing to ensure that our communities receive all the help they need during the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes offering extra support in areas where our residents need it most.   A big addition to this extra … Read More

I am writing as Chair of Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) to give you some information about the SRA’s 2020-21 programme of additional flood protection and resilience works. Could I please ask that you forward this email on to your councillors? Twenty-three new SRA projects costing nearly £2.7million are to be funded, some of these are local projects, some have countywide … Read More

From Wednesday 1 April, all recycling sites will move to summer timetables, operating 9am-6pm on open weekdays, and 9am-4pm Saturdays and Sundays year-round. Details: somersetwaste.gov.uk/recycling/centres  Latest News: Details: https://www.somersetwaste.gov.uk/latest-news/