SOMERSET RIVERS AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVES NEW DREDGING

John Osman chair Somerset Rivers AuthorityA fresh round of dredging on the River Parrett will begin in the New Year, after the Board of the Somerset Rivers Authority agreed to target a stretch between Northmoor and the M5. Following on from the dredging of 8km of the Parrett and Tone in 2014, the SRA has picked out 0.75km between Northmoor pumping station and the motorway bridge for a £2.14m scheme to protect people and property and reduce the severity, extent and duration of future flooding. Full story: Read more

Levels & Moors brochure to boost local tourism

SSDC_DiscoverLevels_COVERA fold-out brochure complete with map, beautiful photographs and information about the landscape and communities of the Somerset Levels, has been updated and reissued by South Somerset District Council. The aim is to attract new visitors to discover the countryside and wildlife, heritage and traditional crafts of the area. The revised brochure has been made possible by funding which was allocated by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, to provide a boost for the recovery of tourism after the devastating effects of winter flooding in 2013-2014 which continued to have an impact into a second year. Full story: Read more

The Artistic and Musical Directors of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club perform in rural Somerset

Pete LongOrganised by a local community group, Drayton Events, this concert features the extraordinary talents of Pete Long (Musical Director of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club) and James Pearson (Artistic Director of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club) who will be combined in a concert of spectacular musicianship the like of which has not been seen in Somerset for many a year (certainly not in the ballroom of a small hotel in a small town in the middle of the Somerset levels!). Full story: Read more