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News roundup
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Nearly half the content of the average Somerset bin could have been recycled, Somerset Council can reveal.
The 48% figure found this year is an impressive 11% decrease on 2018 – the last time the ‘composition analysis’ was carried out in the county. But there is still much more to do, especially when it comes to food waste.
Somerset Council foster carer, Jayne
Alongside National Parenting Week, a retired foster carer is sharing the importance of Parent & Child Carers in Somerset, a role which provides care and support for not only a young child, but their parents also.
National Parenting Week takes place from 16 to 20 October and highlights the significant influence a child’s upbringing has across every aspect of their life – from personality and development to their lifelong social and emotional welfare.
 Conflict is a normal part of all relationships, but that conflict can become unhealthy when tensions rise and it feels like there is an imbalance of power between those who are arguing. Research shows that 13% of children in Somerset are likely to live in families where parents struggle with ‘unhealthy conflict’.
Unhealthy conflict can occur when parents live together or apart, and can have a negative impact on the mental and physical health of both children and their parents.
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Image courtesy of the DWP
The Government has made an extra £842 million available to help the most vulnerable across England.
The Household Support Fund is there to help low-income households, including families, pensioners, unpaid carers, care leavers and disabled people. It provides immediate help for those who are struggling. This could include help with your energy, water, broadband and phone bills, as well as other essentials such as food, clothing and hygiene products. The fund can also assist with transport-related costs such as car repairs, buying a bicycle or paying for fuel.
Image courtesy of NHS
Getting your flu and COVID-19 vaccines means your symptoms will be milder and you’ll recover faster if you run into these viruses this winter.
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Taunton Recycling Site will remain closed next week following the major fire earlier in the month.
This comes as structural engineers confirm that the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) will need to be demolished before the public part of the site can be safely reopened.
Biffa, which owns and manages the site on behalf of Somerset Council, has instructed a demolition company to carry out the work which is expected to begin before the end of October. It is not yet known how long the work will take.
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Local businesses are being encouraged to register on a new Somerset Supply Chain website to ensure they are first in line to find out about contracts arising from a £23.6 million pot of funding to revitalise Glastonbury.
Glastonbury was one of 101 towns chosen to receive investment through the Government’s Towns Fund scheme as part of its Levelling Up agenda.
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Over the next few weeks, Somerset Council will be installing an additional 685 metres of paths at the Stockmoor and Wilstock Country Park, which will complement the paths already on site.
These paths allow all-weather access between the following locations:
- Campion Way/Wilstock Way with existing paths leading to Stockmoor
- Rhode Lane to Wills Road and its amenities
- Rhode Lane into Wilstock via Lilliana Way.
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Somerset residents are being reminded to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.
The annual canvass allows Somerset Council to keep the electoral register up to date, to identify who risks losing their voice at elections, and to encourage them to register before it is too late. Anyone not on the register cannot vote.
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