Weston College Principal calls for businesses, schools, community groups and the public to support the Queen’s Green Canopy by planting a tree for the Jubilee.
February 21, 2022
Weston College have joined the national campaign to support the The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) - a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. The Principal and Chief Executive Dr Paul Phillips CBE, was…
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Winners announced for Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards
February 21, 2022
More than a hundred businesses joined the online celebrations for the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards 2021/22. Giles Adams and Nell Barrington hosted an emotional ceremony during which 60 awards were announced for the best tourism and hospitality businesses in the region. Entrants were in high spirits and gathered with their teams from across…
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Specialist grants available to drive business growth
February 18, 2022
Small and medium-sized businesses in Somerset have the opportunity to apply for grant funding worth up to £6,000 to help them grow and develop. The Business Growth Support Programme is the latest initiative to launch as part of Somerset’s work funded by Community Renewal Funding from the UK Government. The Business Growth Support Programme will…
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S Roberts Group Launches New BoomBags to Meet Demand for Home & Garden Renovations!
February 15, 2022
A FAMILY-RUN waste management company from Somerset has launched a new product to meet growing demand for home and garden improvements and to provide added convenience for customers (February 2022). S Roberts Group, which is based in Bridgwater, has created its new BoomBags in two sizes as an alternative to bulky skips for householders working…
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CARNIVAL SHOW RETURNS AFTER A TWO YEAR GAP
February 14, 2022
A long established show in Bridgwater’s annual event diary returns to the town at the end of March after a two-year gap. The Old Folks Show, which features the Bridgwater carnival clubs, will take place at Bridgwater Town Hall between Thursday 24 March and Saturday 26 March 2022. The clubs first staged the free show…
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North Somerset business set to Accelerate
February 14, 2022
Organisations in North Somerset have joined together, to create Accelerate, which is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund. The new initiative has been created to support local business to thrive, through short term training designed to establish a culture of innovation and growth. It will be run by several local…
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Trustee Board Member for Brainwave
February 14, 2022
Do you share in our passion and ambition to deliver high quality, compassionate and ‘life changing’ therapies to ‘unlock’ the potential of disabled children? Then take a step towards joining Brainwave… We currently have vacancies on our board of trustees and in particularly would be keen to hear from those with experience in the following…
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Funds on offer for new ideas to boost Somerset’s tourism economy
February 14, 2022
A new grant scheme has launched which will help expand Somerset’s tourism offer as the county’s visitor economy recovers from the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 are available for Somerset SME businesses (small and medium size businesses of up to 250 employees), business partnerships, or community organisations wishing…
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February 14, 2022
Business groups in Somerset that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are being given the opportunity to apply for grant funding this month. The grants are worth up to £5,000 and can be used by business groups (including Social Enterprises), networks and clusters to aid the recovery from Covid. The scheme is particularly…
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SQUIBBING YOUTUBE FILM BECOMES INTERNET SENSATION
February 1, 2022
A short film about Bridgwater Carnival’s spectacular squibbing made by a popular Youtuber has been watched over one million times.The six minute film made by Tom Scott during last November’s low key and symbolic carnival activities in the town, has become an overnight internet sensation after the youtuber turned his squibbing experience into one of…
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Somerset leads the way on climate action
January 28, 2022
Somerset County Council has been ranked as the top county council in the UK when it comes to taking a lead on climate change. Climate Emergency UK has ranked all 409 local authorities, scoring them against nine categories, including how well councils’ plans would mitigate the impact of climate change locally, whether the climate and…
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Boundary Commission Review for Parliamentary Boundaries – 2023
January 25, 2022
The Boundary Commission has the task of periodically reviewing all the Parliamentary constituencies in England. It is currently conducting a review on the basis of rules most recently updated by Parliament in 2020. These latest rules retain 650 constituencies for the UK Parliament as a whole and require constituencies that they propose or recommend to…
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Sedgemoor District Council’s Employment and Skills Outreach staff are helping to change the shape of its residents – Literally!
January 25, 2022
The award nominated 100 Women First Programme helps to build confidence, upskill, re-train and get women into the job of choice. However, body image can be a huge barrier for people when returning or looking for employment. To help overcome this, 100 Women First put a Business case together to Slimming World, asking for their…
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New State of the Art Website Launched for Bridgwater Carnival
January 21, 2022
A new state of the art website has been launched for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival asthe spectacular procession returns to the town’s streets later this year after a two year gap. Designed by Taunton web design company, Somerset Web Services, the new eye catching website (www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk) includes the introduction of custom built features which will…
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Next step for Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
January 20, 2022
The £100m Bridgwater Tidal Barrier - designed to protect some 13,000 homes and businesses from tidal flooding - is one step nearer. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), George Eustice, approved the Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO), which was submitted in December 2019 and grants powers to construct and…
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Covid Recovery Grants - Update from Sedgemoor District Council
January 11, 2022
Guidance has now been issued to Local Authorities with reference to the new grant scheme announced by the Government on the 21st December 2021. Sedgemoor are now analysing and processing the guidance and will shortly be launching an application process for businesses who met the criteria to apply for a grant payment. This scheme will…
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