Disturbing and shocking news from the County Council - it is axing its
Countryside, ecology and environment services. Despite the results of the survey conducted recently by SCC own free newspaper to householders, Your Somerset, which showed that people wanted MORE investment in environment, flooding and planning (which was totally misleadingly portrayed by SCC as a wish for more cuts for environment!)
Somerset will be the ONLY rural county with NO countryside service. The current leaders at SCC are without doubt anti-environment, despite it being one of the county's major assets and attractions....
For further info see:

http://tinyurl.com/bjx854s

http://tinyurl.com/aje2gex

http://tinyurl.com/a9ppbo3

The final decision will be taking at the (Tory) Cabinet meeting on 6 Feb.
Environmental NGO's are asking people to lobby their Councillors about this
NOW!!