PO Box 1056,
TAUNTON,
Somerset,
TA1 9TD
Wessex Water has announced a hosepipe ban from Tuesday 18 August at 00:01hrs after months of unprecedented dry weather, heatwaves and a continued lack of rain forecast, which has led to sustained high demand for water.
Please find attached the summer edition of Community Connections from Home Instead Taunton & West Somerset.
Notice is hereby given that a vacancy has occurred in the office of parish councillor for the above parish arising from the resignation of Carl Salter from the Bishops Lydeard Ward. No nominations were received for the election - see ‘Notice of Uncontested Election' below.
The number of children coming into the care of the Local Authority is at its highest level ever – at over 700. As a result, Route1 is seeing an increase in the number of children who are asking for an Independent Visitor.
Please find attached the poster for the Taunton's Walk for a Life event.
Pandaemonium, a film about the time poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth spent in the county, will be screened twice at Hestercombe House at 2pm and 7pm on 26th September 2026. The 25th birthday of a Somerset-shot film will be celebrated with a unique screening at a landmark venue.
See when the upcoming council meetings are so you can see local governance in action.
Reports of Interest including Fiveways reports from a Parish Councillor and Avon and Police Reports
Find documents published by the council, including financial accounts, data policies, statutory documents and more.
Discover the services that we provide to residents, as well as signposting to local groups, societies and local events.
Submit issues to the relevant local authority, such as potholes, missed bin collections and more.
