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Goodbye Mendip, Hello Somerset Unitary

As of April 1 2023, Mendip Council is no more, Somerset Council now covers the whole of Somerset.

The new unitary council brings together the services previously provided by the four district councils in Somerset (Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, and South Somerset) alongside the services provided by Somerset County Council.

For more information on the transition, and for links to all the services previously provided by Mendip, such as recycling collections, online council tax services, planning portal, highways… and more

CLICK HERE