A 19th century house has been sold
for £1 by Somerset County Council to a trust as a community asset. Hestercombe Garden Trust has been responsible for running and maintaining Hestercombe House for the past year. The deal now means the trust will also own the house under an agreement which obligates it to operate the venue to benefit the community. Full Story: Read More
Garden rubbish collections back as normal (From Yeovil Express)
GARDEN waste collections are now being mad
e 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