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PLANNING APPLICATIONs – Works ancillary to the operation and restoration of Westdown Quarry

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin June 28, 2022

Please ask for: Peter Bond Email: planning@somerset.gov.uk Date: 28 June 2022 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 Planning Application Consultation Application No: SCC/3795/2021 Proposal: Application No: Works ancillary to the operation and restoration of Westdown Quarry, including the construction of an upgraded access, on landthat sits outside…

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MENDIP DISTRICT COUNCIL – NEWS

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin April 21, 2022

UTILITY ENERGY REBATE As part of the government’s initiative to help households with rising energy costs, a £150 Utility Energy Rebate has been announced for certain households. More information can be found on the MDC website Most households in council tax bands A-D are included. We urge you to set up direct debit payments for…

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin April 16, 2022

SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL HEALTH UPDATE – Click on the date for this week’s update – 30 JUNE Healthy Somerset website where all the courses we are currently offering can be found, including details of how to book, please follow this link: Somerset’s Mental Health Training Offer – Healthy Somerset Frome climate and health conference is being…

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ENVIRONMENT – WILDLIFE, ECOLOGY, CLIMATE

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin April 15, 2022

Are your local community spaces full of amazing wildlife? Could you, your friends and your neighbours be our eyes on the ground keeping watch over what’s happening to wildlife populations on your doorstep? If so, then please come along to our special FREE virtual event to find out how you can put YOUR community and its wildlife on our nature recovery…

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Would you like to save your local heritage?

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin February 18, 2022

Further information can be found by clicking on the following link Local Heritage List poster

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICES

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin February 18, 2022

Temporary Road Closure: ttro311659ME – YBME7007 – Conduit Hill, Mells Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=128679602 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_128679602_3459426_216719230c.pdf The order becomes effective on 28th July 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 2nd August 2022 and last for 1 day to enable Somerset Highways to carry…

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SOMERSET BUSES UNDER THREAT – WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin February 18, 2022

Our Buses Are Under Threat April 2022 was meant to augur in a new era for our buses. It was the month when the £3 billion as part of Bus Back Better, National Strategy for Buses for England, could be used to improve bus services. People could be invited to abandon their cars and opt…

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FROME TOWN CLERK’S UPDATE – 23 JUNE 2022

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin January 18, 2022

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Somerset Waste Partnership – June briefing

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin January 14, 2022

Somerset Waste Partnership briefing with key information on the below items. Click the link for the full details (SWP Briefing 2022 07 JULY final 01) ■ Last chance to renew expiring garden waste subscriptions ■ Triple-decker savings on bargain compost bins ■ Somerset residents’ efforts see recycle rate soar ■ Fixy van is busy and…

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QUARRY NEWS

Local NewsBy mellspcadmin January 14, 2022

COMMUNITY MATTERS NEWSLETTER The Community Matters newsletter will be hand delivered to homes within an approximate 3km radius of both Whatley and Westdown quarries and is also available to download from the quarry website: www.hanson-communities.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/document/13/c2/community-matters-spring-2022-print.pdf April 2022 issue issue includes FAQs about the proposals for Westdown, an update on the quarry’s new trucks at Whatley plus…

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