Wincanton resident Rachel Woods has heroically taken up the challenge to trek a stretch of the Great Wall of China for the Alzheimer’s Society. Rachel said ‘I decided to trek the Great Wall of China for the Alzheimer’s Society after my meeting some individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their carers last year. It was a humbling experience and made me realise how precious our memories are. I can’t think of a more worthy cause.’ Full Story: Read More
‘Closed loop’ recycling win for Somerset
Somerset Waste Partnership’s Sort It Plus county-wide kerbside recycling collection system has received a new national accolade as well as up to £1.25 million from retailer Marks & Spencer. The Resource Revolution “closed loop exemplar” award recognised how Somerset’s councils worked with retailer Marks & Spencer to add household plastic bottles and cardboard to the Sort It Plus kerbside collections and extend the enhanced service through the county. Full Story: Read More
Dyne Drewett solicitors announces exciting new relocation plans
Legal 500 law firm Dyne Drewett has employed the services of Exeter-based commercial property advisers Space to oversee its forthcoming relocation to new premises. After decades at Cheap Street in Sherborne and at Market Place in Wincanton, the 200-year-old regional law firm will move into newly refurbished offices in Sherborne Business Centre (above) this summer. It will continue to retain its office serving Mendip and East Somerset in Shepton Mallet. Full Story: Read More