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Somerset’s Public Health leaders encourage residents to take new freedoms ‘day by day’
From Monday (March 29), lockdown restrictions will continue to be eased. And while we all want to make the most of the new freedoms, we must be careful too. Somerset’s Public Health leaders are urging residents to be responsible and stay safe as lockdown eases in order to keep infection rates down. The changes to […]
Caution urged as lockdown map is unveiled
Somerset’s Director of Public Health has urged people to be ‘cautious and sensible’ after the government’s roadmap out of lockdown has been revealed. Trudi Grant has warned that if people act irresponsibly, the risk of virus rates rising sharply again is very real. Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled his plan earlier this week. The first […]
Somerset enters new Tier 4 restrictions
Somerset will be escalated to Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions from midnight tonight (31 December) following an announcement from the Health Secretary Matt Hancock this afternoon. The Tier covers all four districts – Mendip, Sedgemoor, South Somerset and Somerset West and Taunton. Leader of Somerset County Council David Fothergill said: “In the last three weeks in […]
Board urges people to follow government guidelines as Mendip sees increase in positive coronavirus cases
The Somerset Local Outbreak Engagement Board is urging people in the Mendip area to stay vigilant after a significant rise in positive coronavirus cases. Although the rates of infection remain low in Somerset as a whole, there is an increase in numbers in the county with more cases emerging in Mendip. Of the 59 new […]
Cycling and walking improvements near busy Creech Castle junction to start next month
Advance works to improve cycling and walking facilities near the busy Creech Castle junction in Taunton are due to start early next month. Somerset County Council originally planned to start work on a major improvement scheme on the Toneway Creech Castle junction in April 2020 but this was postponed until 2021 to support the local […]
Areas identified for further improvements to support Cycling and Walking in Somerset
More permanent measures are planned across Somerset to install further, more permanent schemes to cement cycling and walking habits. In a bid to secure the second tranche of funding from The Department for Transport’s £250m emergency active travel fund*, The Active Travel Group has worked together and taken onboard community feedback to identify opportunities for […]
Help further improve Somerset’s Streets
Members of the public are urged to have their say on temporary walking and cycling measures in Somerset. A number of temporary measures, including pedestrianised high streets, introduced to encourage social distancing and positively support the safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists, have now been in operation for around 4 weeks. Feedback and information on […]
Somerset’s Public Health advise Burnham on Sea’s Businesses at Chamber meeting
Public health officials have been working with businesses in Burnham-on-Sea to give advice on how to react to a positive or suspected Covid-19 case at their premises. This comes as a second positive case has recently been identified in the town. These cases are not thought at this time to be linked. Somerset’s Public Health […]
£120k for temporary measures to encourage walking and cycling
Somerset has been allocated £120,000 in emergency funding for temporary measures to encourage walking and cycling. The Department for Transport has now confirmed details of the first £45m from its £250m emergency active travel fund*. The five Local Authorities in Somerset have been working with the police and other partners to identify a list of […]
Coronavirus Public Health Messages – on the Road
Vital public health messages are going mobile in Somerset as Somerset County Council uses its fleet of highways vehicles to spread the word about some of the best ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19. From this week, around 29 Council vans will be seen around the Yeovil, Taunton, Minehead, Glastonbury and Bridgwater areas sporting […]
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