The prestigious Somerset Business Awards annually encourage businesses in Somerset to shout about why their business is so fantastic. And now the organisers, sponsors and previous winners want to pass on their hot tips for entering the Awards. On Tuesday 30 July, a breakfast seminar – Profiting from Awards – will take place, to encourage, inform and empower local businesses thinking about entering the Awards. Full Story: Read More
South Somerset welcomes preliminary findings of the Local Plan Inspector
South Somerset District Council has received the letter setting out the Planning Inspector’s Preliminary Findings from the Local Plan Examination in Public that was held in May and June of this year. The Inspector’s letter has not raised any fundamental concerns with the core elements of the plan which included the scale of housing growth – 15950 dwellings across a 22-year period – and its distribution across the towns and villages in South Somerset. Full Story: Read More
BBC News – A371 road closed for Ansford rail bridge repairs
A road in Somerset has closed for five months of urgent repair work which local traders say will have a major impact on their businesses. Network Rail has closed the A371 for 19 weeks in order to repair Ansford Bridge, near Castle Cary. The company said it was not legally obliged to compensate traders for loss of business. While the bridge is closed for repairs, some local drivers will face an 18-mile diversion. Full Story: Read More