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Easter will bring waste day changes for every household in Somerset. Pick-ups of recycling, rubbish and clinical waste due on Good Friday 10 April will take place on Saturday 11 April.

Tone News has been contacted by Peter Renshaw, the Chairman of the League of Friends to advise that their shop remains open in MPH for the benefit of NHS staff:

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SWT is inviting anyone struggling to pay their Council Tax due to the pressures of Coronavirus to get in contact. The Council has a range of measures in place to help people having difficulty with payments.

SWT: “We have been working hard to ensure our local businesses get the help they need during the coronavirus crisis by responding as quickly as we can to the measures announced by the Government.”

As the UK responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, community pharmacies in Somerset are working tirelessly to ensure that everyone’s medicines and healthcare needs will be met over the coming days and weeks.

Following many months of planning, it has been announced that the Royal Navy International Air Day 2020 has been cancelled. The show was due to take place at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, on Saturday 11 July.

In the light of the recent Government announcement and to help protect patients, colleagues and the public, hospitals in Somerset are now closed to visitors.

The Mayor of Taunton, Cllr Fran Smith, has given a personal thank you on behalf of the town to a local businessman who repaired the iconic Vivary Park gates free of charge.

2020 marks the 13th anniversary of the Pride of Somerset Youth Awards. The awards are organised by BBC Somerset, the Rotary Club of Taunton and proud to be supported by Tone News.