Industrial action by members of the Unite union is due to start on Wednesday 12 July, striking on Wednesday, Thursday Friday, each week for the four weeks from Wednesday 12 July to Friday 4 August.
Somerset Council’s waste services are preparing for planned industrial action by some of the county’s waste collection crews. The council was informed this week that members of the Unite union intend to start industrial action
Somerset Council is backing the movement to go single-use plastic free and asking residents to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Last year Somerset households recycled close to 6,500 tonnes of plastic, which
Armed Forces Day will be marked in Burnham-On-Sea with a traditional parade through the town centre in July. Burnham and Highbridge Town Council is working with Burnham’s branch of the Royal British Legion to hold
Stamp out recycling fire starters Residents are being urged to help end a surge in dangerous fires caused by poorly sorted recycling and rubbish. Fire services have joined Somerset Council and its collections
Waste collections will begin from 6am next week, from Monday 19 June to Monday 26 June (inclusive). The early starts are to help crews impacted by the hot weather conditions and to beat the potential
Burnham on Sea and Highbridge Town Council will be holding the next Town Council meeting on Tuesday 27th June at the Morland Hub in Highbridge. Doors will be open at 6.45pm and the meeting will start
13 June 2023 Gardening season is here, time to sign up to a garden recycling collection. Somerset residents are being reminded that they can sign up for a fortnightly home garden waste recycling
Somerset Council is inviting residents and businesses to comment on its updated Licensing Policy. A consultation is now open for six weeks until 13 July 2023, and you can have your say here: https://somersetcouncil.citizenspace.com/licensing/licensing-policy/. Somerset
Really exciting news… Acts for Front Garden Music Festival 10-11th June are confirmed and the programme is now out!!!! its sounding great and is set to be the best free family weekend in Sedgemoor this
Cartons and Tetra Pak will no longer be taken at Somerset recycling sites from mid-June thanks to the success of kerbside collections. All 12 of the 16 sites which currently take these items – commonly
MAY 2023 Recycling statistics: DEFRA’s recently published league tables shows Somerset’s 2021-2022 recycling rate of 56.2% ranking it 28 out of 228 local authorities – putting it in the top 15%. Previously this was 59
Somerset Council libraries are looking for volunteers to help support this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Ready, Set, Read!’. The challenge, which runs across all Somerset libraries, aims to encourage children to read six books during
Somerset Council is reminding residents that with the late spring bank holiday around the corner there will be a change to household waste collection days. Crews will be collecting all waste a day later
Are you ready for the weather? Thinking ahead and preparing for what the weather may bring can make a real difference. There are some simple steps you can take to stay safe and healthy at
Sedgemoor’s unique Front Garden Music Festival is back for a third year and it is set to be even bigger and better than before. Everyone can enjoy a weekend of free LIVE music right in
Somerset’s Fixy initiative celebrates its first birthday this month, having started the repair and reuse conversation with nearly 3,000 people since its launch last May. The celebrations coincide with this year’s, ‘The Big Fix’, a
Every Somerset resident has a chance to win 6 all-weekend tickets worth up to £380 for a popular local music festival by finding special pebbles hidden around the county. 100 specially stickered competition pebbles have
New figures released on Somerset Day show that nine out of ten households in the county are now recycling. Looking at a representative sample of more than 3,000 homes in March this year, 91%
Name of Authority Burnham and Highbridge Town Council Name of member who the allegation has been made about Cllr Mike Murphy Name of the person who made the original allegation Elaine Dutton Name of the
The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023, with an additional bank holiday on Monday 8th May 2023.
We are keen to hear from groups/organisations in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge that are looking to celebrate the Coronation. The Town Council has £1500 available to allocate to events being organised to celebrate the Kings Coronation. The maximum grant to be allocated per event will be £500.
You must meet the following criteria for your application to be considered:
– The event will be open to all members of the public
– The event will be free of charge
– The event will take place within the Coronation weekend
– The event will take place within Burnham on Sea or Highbridge
Applications will close on Monday 6th March at midday.
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