GARDEN waste collections are now being made again as usual across South Somerset. The Somerset Waste Partnership suspended collections across the county on January 25 in South Somerset, Mendip and Taunton Deane because of the backlog it was experiencing due to the bad weather conditions. Full Story: Read More
Government to set £75,000 cap on care costs for elderly | This is Somerset
The Government will today announce that elderly care bills are to be capped by the state in a £1 billion move expected to be funded by dragging more people into inheritance tax. To the disappointment of many campaigners, the cap will be set at £75,000 – more than double the £35,000 recommended by the independent Dilnot Commission. Full Story: Read More
BBC News – PCC Sue Mountstevens rejects police precept increase call
Avon and Somerset’s PCC has rejected a call for her to reconsider plans not to seek a rise in the the amount council taxpayers contribute to the police. PCC Sue Mountstevens, Independent, has set out a budget of £279m for 2013-14, £3m less than this financial year. Full Story: Read More