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The Government will soon make a decision on how council services are delivered in Somerset which will have a significant impact for decades for every resident. Cllr Val Keitch is one of four council ...

The Leaders of Somerset’s district councils said in a joint statement today (October 10): “We have received the invitation from the Secretary of State to submit our innovative p...

The key principles which set out why Stronger Somerset is the best choice for a better future in the county have been made clear in an article for The MJ. Written by Georgina Cox, local governme...

The draft Stronger Somerset proposal has now been submitted to Government to keep key ministers up to date with our ambitious plan for a better future. While the final business case for change w...

Somerset urgently needs change to ensure our communities gain greater control over the things that matter to them, services improve and a better quality of life for everyone The district council...

You may have recently received a copy of the publication Your Somerset through your letterbox which focuses almost exclusively on the important debate around the future of local government in the cou...

A fresh start for Somerset has moved a step closer as every Somerset district council overwhelmingly backed a bold new plan - Stronger Somerset - which promises real change in the way that services a...

Somerset has been offered a once in a generation chance to improve the lives of everyone in the county. The long-term challenges faced by our young people, our families, our elderly, our busines...