Making Tax Digital for VAT is coming – are you ready?
January 7, 2022
Businesses are reminded to take steps to prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Value Added Tax (VAT) before it becomes mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses from 1 April this year. MTD is designed to help businesses eliminate common errors and save time managing their tax affairs. MTD for VAT is part of the overall…
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HMRC gives Self Assessment taxpayers more time to ease COVID-19 pressures
January 6, 2022
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is waiving late filing and late payment penalties for Self Assessment taxpayers for one month – giving them extra time, if they need it, to complete their 2020/21 tax return and pay any tax due. HMRC is encouraging taxpayers to file and pay on time if they can, as the…
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Gravity Local Development Order
January 4, 2022
Sedgemoor District Council’s meeting of Full Council on Wednesday, 22nd December resolved to accept a Local Development Order for Gravity Enterprise Zone at the former Royal Ordnance Factory at Puriton. The Gravity Local Development Order will be a positive planning tool used to support investment, widespread growth and prosperity to the local area and will…
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LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN ENSURE BRIDGWATER CARNIVAL IS IN SAFE HANDS
January 4, 2022
The future of Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is still very much in safe hands, despite the popular illuminated carnival procession being cancelled for the past two years. As with many other events all around the world, the Covid-19 Pandemic has meant Bridgwater Carnival as we know it has not been seen on the streets of…
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Weston College and Willmott Dixon launch Constructing Lives Together
January 4, 2022
Weston College have teamed up with construction heavyweight Willmott Dixon, to support local adults in entering the construction industry, through launched Constructing Lives Together. The new initiative which is being funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will offer free training to people across the South West. The two-week training courses which will be…
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Northgate yard celebrates topping out milestone
December 16, 2021
Bridgwater’s £16 million leisure regeneration project in the town centre has celebrated another major milestone in its construction. Sedgemoor District Council and main contractor Willmott Dixon held a topping out ceremony to celebrate the final steelwork being installed at the highest point of the structure on the site ahead of its planned opening in Autumn…
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New Service from SAV
December 16, 2021
Available from January, SAV (Stand Against Violence) are launching a series of uplifting 45-minute online training sessions to help us focus and take care of ourselves and those around us. We'll work with you to develop the skills to stay connected and energised as a team, with sessions including managing emotions, effective communication, understanding body language, active…
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Oh What a Night!
December 14, 2021
Picture credit to Jeff Searle Photography Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce hosted this year’s Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards at The Canalside in Bridgwater on Friday 19th November. Now in their 9th year the awards are a celebration of the very special and diverse local business community and this year was no different with 83 entries from a wide…
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Business Enterprise Hub Feasibility Study - Business Survey 2021
December 14, 2021
The Bridgwater Town Deal Board has successfully been awarded £23 m of government funds to help regeneration the town. The funding is subject to completion of satisfactory business cases being agreed with Government for each project. As part of the plan, the Town Deal Board included provision to establish a new business enterprise hub in…
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Weston College to Deliver FREE HGV Skills Bootcamps from Jan 2022
December 13, 2021
Weston College has been announced as the only Ofsted Outstanding education providers offering the HGV Skills Bootcamps. The Government announced the Skills Bootcamp in October, and it is part of the Skills for Life initiative, with the aim of training 5,000 (new and returning) people to become HGV drivers. The HGV Skills Bootcamps offer participants…
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A new Weston Employment Centre –Support for those who find themselves out of work
December 10, 2021
The Weston College Group and Seetec Pluss have formed a strategic partnership to create a new Employment Centre in Weston-super-Mare. The Centre will help individuals looking for employment support and training with the shared goal of assisting adults into jobs with local employers.The Weston Employment Centre, based opposite the College’s Knightstone Campus in central Weston,…
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Northgate Yard taking shape
November 22, 2021
Northgate Yard, Bridgwater’s brand-new leisure and dining hub, has reached a landmark moment in the development. The first terraced seating structure for the 7-screen Scott Cinema’s complex has been installed, allowing both residents and visitors of the town to see Northgate Yard come to life. The pre-cast concrete for the cinema’s auditoria seating has been…
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Help us shape a new unitary council for Somerset
November 22, 2021
Organisations from across the county are joining together to deliver a new unitary council for Somerset – and local people are encouraged to be part of the conversation. A public meeting is planned at Donyatt Village Hall, near Ilminster, on 25th November, 3pm until 5pm. It’s the third in a monthly series of events where…
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Consultation Events to be held by Council on ‘Positive Planning Tool’ to bring forward the Gravity Smart Campus
November 22, 2021
There will be three consultation events for local residents to hear more about the Local Development Order for the Gravity Enterprise Zone at the former Royal Ordnance Factory at Puriton. The first of these will be an online event held on Wednesday 24th November between 6pm and 7-30pm. In addition, two drop-in sessions will be…
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Monmouth Scientific appoint new Managing Director.
November 12, 2021
Alan Holcombe will take over from Founder and current Managing Director David Pomeroy. LEADING Clean Air Solution manufacturers Monmouth Scientific Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of new Managing Director Alan Holcombe. Officially commencing his role from 1st January 2022, Alan will work closely with founder and outgoing Managing Director David Pomeroy from 1st…
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How to get involved in Somerset’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
November 12, 2021
In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking seventy years on the throne. There will be year-long Platinum Jubilee celebrations as communities and people come together to celebrate The Queen’s historic reign. To help Somerset play its part in celebrating The Queen’s legacy, a new…
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