Tag Archives: Somerset

A permanent home for a statue by Weston-super-Mare students inspired by the Knife Angel, knocking through a wall in Bath’s iconic Royal Crescent, and putting solar panels on a major leisure centre are among the schemes people are trying to get planning permission for in Bath and North East Somerset …

Concerns have been raised over delays in the delivery of the Neighbourhood Plan survey, with the council seeking financial compensation from Royal Mail. Glastonbury Town Council has also extended the consultation deadline to Monday, September 30. The consultation offers residents, retailers, and business owners a chance to share their views …

A second attempt to turn a distinctive building into a shared house, turning garages into charity offices, and installing solar panels on a village hall are among the schemes people are trying to get planning permission for in Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset. Every week, the two …

Royal Mail's six-day delivery service must continue, says business minister. Source link

Villagers in a Somerset coastal village say they have been left without a functioning postal service – with some only getting mail once every three weeks. People living in Kilve say getting their letters has become ‘a nightmare’ after their usual postie went off sick at the end of September. …

Work is being done to improve an “awful” Royal Mail service in the Yeovil area as the local MP declares “we need action fast”. Residents in parts of Yeovil and the surrounding villages have become exasperated by infrequent post in recent months. Some locals claim there have been occasions where …

A quaint former Post Office in the heart of Somerton is set to become part of a house. A planning application to incorporate the former retail site at The Triangle into the existing residential premises connected to it has been successful. The Post Office closed in March 2022, but the …

A businessman who supplied sea bass for rock legend Sir Elton John is to open a new fish shop in Somerset. Jonny Burnett, who runs the Conscious Food Co, made sure the flamboyant star had fresh fish delivered to his catering team during his UK tour last year. Seafood supplier …

Villages in the Yeovil area have been experiencing an “unreliable postal service” for more than two months. Odcombe and West Coker have seen problems due to a number of issues, according to a letter sent from a Royal Mail manager to a local councillor. Senior public affairs manger Michael Hogg …

The job of taking over Portishead’s only post office will continue to be advertised – despite a deadline for applications having passed. The post office – the only one in the town – closed in January after McColls in the High Street, where it was based, shut its doors. Portishead …