About Village Cabs

Village Cabs pride themselves on their customer service record and the quality of their vehicles. Taxi hire in and around Glastonbury & the Street area, covering as far as Lydford to Somerton, we also offer a small parcel delivery service along with airport transfers. Situated in the heart of the somerset villages where we can easily serve the likes of Baltonsborough, Keinton-mandeville, Butleigh, Barton st David, be it short distance ride required to collect your shopping from Street & Glastonbury or be it to get you to you Bristol, Heathrow or Gatwick airport at the required time. Male & female drivers, friendly and presentable drivers who speak English. We both monitor and value our customers thoughts and views regarding our service so we can improve any area of the business that will help both ourselves and the customer experience.

Minehead Fireworks Festival

The skies over the ‘Northern Gateway to Exmoor’ will be lit up in spectacular style as the Minehead Fireworks Festival gets underway on Thursday, November 3.

Fireworks spectacular to return to Minehead | Event Industry News …

The skies over the ‘Northern Gateway to Exmoor’ will be lit up in spectacular style as the Minehead Fireworks Festival gets underway on Thursday, November.

Minehead Fireworks Festival – November 4

News and Press Releases for West Somerset Council.

Minehead Fireworks Festival – November 4

Oct 27, 2010 Minehead Fireworks Festival is set to light local skies in

Somerset fireworks displays: Ten top choices for Bonfire Night celebrations
This is Somerset, on Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:47:01 -0700

6) The Grand Firework Display is always a central part of the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival celebrations, and this year’s spectacular will be held on Thursday, November 3. It takes place in St Matthews Field from 7pm. 7) The free Minehead Fireworks

Minehead Fireworks Festival next Thursday
Somerset County Gazette, on Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:20:38 -0700

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Crackdown on Single Person Discount fraud

All households in West Somerset claiming the single person’s discount on their Council Tax bills are being checked for their authenticity using sophisticated data matching technology.

 

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Jun 7, 2010 Experian has already delivered over £30m of savings for local authorities by identifying Single Person Discount fraud. This is cash straight back

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Risk based approaches to fraud management – electoral register. To Audit Fraud Investigation involving Experian Ltd and ‘single person discounts‘. ..

Amnesty time over ‘honest’ Council Tax benefit errors
Spalding Today, on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:36:00 -0700

The council will soon be checking the cases of each person who claims the single personsdiscount to make sure their cases are genuine. Councillor Paul Przyszlak, district portfolio holder for finance, said: “People should check their Council Tax

Local governance
Information Age, on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:33:52 -0700

Searches for missing persons are easier when family names are formalised in the database. And fraud control officers have new cross-checking tools at their disposal, which have helped Brent save £1.2 million in Single Person Discount fraud.

Crackdown on council tax fraudsters
Horncastle Today, on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:14:26 -0700

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ELS Demo Days

Natural England has laid on a series of drop-in farm demonstration days for those farmers who are in ELS and would like to know more about how to best manage their options, gain tips on avoiding common pitfalls identified during ELS inspections and have the opportunity to talk to a range of experts on agri-environment options.

 

No-Kill Farming: The Rise of Low-cost, Low-carbon Biofuels Through Continuous …
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:16:12 -0700

That was the “drop in, tune out” part of the story. In the latter part of the essay, we introduced an even newer set of technologies — not always well understood — that held the promise of continuous harvest. Here at the Digest we use a lot of

Christchurch Sheep Farm Visit, Christchurch Day Trips | Viator.com

Find and book the Christchurch Sheep Farm Visit or other Christchurch Day Taxi Trips from Visit a working sheep farm, watch a shearing demonstration and feed the farm Hotel pickup and Taxi drop off from centrally located Christchurch hotels

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Avon and Somerset Police Rural Newsletter

Steely action against metal theft – Avon and Somerset Police officers made 26 arrests and seized some 40 tonnes of suspected stolen property as part of a crackdown on metal theft.

 

Police in South Gloucestershire crack down on unlicensed scrap metal dealerships
Gloucestershire Gazette, on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:52:41 -0700

Following raids in September, which saw over 300 officers from Avon and Somerset Police simultaneously enter and search over 40 scrap metal dealerships and make 26 arrests, officers have been following up their Relentless on Metal Theft campaign with

Avon and Somerset Constabulary – 300 police officers mobilised to …

Sep 13, 2011 Avon and Somerset Constabulary are reaffirming their pledge to the public to continue to be “Relentless on Metal Theft” as police forces around

Avon and Somerset Constabulary – Forcewide news

Avon and Somerset Constabulary are reaffirming their pledge to the public to

BBC News – Avon and Somerset Police make arrests in scrap metal …

Sep 12, 2011 Avon and Somerset Police make arrests in scrap metal raids. Policeman looking at scrap metal Theft in metal costs the country over £1bn every

No further M5 crash bodies found | Stock Market News – Business …
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crash in Somerset could rise and emergency services had been searching for more victims. But Avon and Somerset Police said on Sunday morning all vehicles had been removed from the site and their “worst fears have not been realised”.

Police work to identify UK crash dead | Someone who gives a damn
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“Overnight all the vehicles involved in this tragic incident have been removed from the scene,” said incident commander Assistant Chief Constable Anthony Bangham of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary. “Our worst fears have not been

M5 crash death toll confirmed at 7 | maagg.com
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