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Pledge to protect natural habitats as Council declares Ecological Emergency
20 July 2022
Somerset County Council today voted to put additional focus into protecting Somerset's natural environment and biodiversity b...
Somerset County Council appoints new Chief Executive – will lead the new unitary Somerset Council fr
20 July 2022
A meeting of Somerset County Council has confirmed Duncan Sharkey as the new Council Chief Executive.
Currently Chief Execut...
New Somerset Council supports local decision-making
20 July 2022
Somerset councils today set out their plan for developing new Local Community Networks (LCNs) – groups that will be establi...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO ACT AS LABOUR SHORTAGE CONTINUES
19 July 2022
The recruitment crisis across the country shows no sign of abating, according to a survey from a top business body.
Th...
Children and young people help shape the new Children and Young People’s Plan for Somerset.
19 July 2022
Children and young people from across the county have helped shaped Somerset's Children and Young People's Plan, providin...
CETSAT ACHIEVE A GOLD EMPLOYER RECOGNITION SCHEME AWARD
19 July 2022
Launched in 2014 by the then Prime Minister David Cameron, The Employer Recognition Scheme was launched to recognise employer sup...
Regional Manufacturing Outlook 2022
18 July 2022
The Make UK/BDO Regional Manufacturing Outlook report examines the contribution of manufacturing to the economies of every Englis...
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR CHANGES TO THE INCOME TAX BASIS?
18 July 2022
Unincorporated businesses, including sole traders, the self-employed and trading partnerships, will be taxed on profits generated...
HOW TO MINIMISE INHERITANCE TAX BILLS AS HOUSE PRICES SURGE
18 July 2022
More and more people are being drawn into paying Inheritance Tax (IHT), as the price of property soars.
This is because Chan...
HMRC PENALTIES JUMP 28 PER CENT TO £571M IN PAST YEAR
18 July 2022
Penalties imposed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on taxpayers have jumped 28 per cent from £445 million to £571 m...
MILSTED LANGDON REACHES FINALS OF UK’S TOP ACCOUNTANCY AWARDS
18 July 2022
We are delighted to announce that we have been named as a finalist at this year’s Accounting Excellence Awards.
This i...
ARE THERE ANY FORMAL RULES FOR LATE PAYMENTS?
18 July 2022
Yes, in business to business transactions the rules relating to late payments are contained in the Late Payment of Commercial Deb...
