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Weston College has been named as the Bristol and Bath Apprenticeship Provider of the Year for the second year in a row.

Visit Somerset offers a wealth of information on exploring the county – from things to do, shopping and holiday accommodation. The newly launched site also puts the focus firmly on accessibility. It’s one of the UK’s first official tourism websites that features Browsealoud technology to give online users a little extra help whenever they need it.  

We are all very excited here at the Visit Somerset office's, as we are going to shortly launch our very own Chocolate as part of our retail portfolio and our Buy Somerset strategy.

Visit Somerset is to begin working with Minehead BID in an effort to raise the profile on of the town and help put Minehead on the tourism map in Somerset and beyond.

Customer feedback rates overall and business passenger satisfaction highly 

Dr Paul Phillips CBE, Weston College has won the FE leader of the year at the annual Tes FE Awards 2019.

Are you aware of the government’s Fair Terms Campaign?

You may have seen TV adverts talking about Making Tax Digital. This is HMRC’s drive to close the “Tax Gap” and to make the UK “the most digitally advanced tax authority in the world”. It will mean significant changes to how and when businesses deal with tax.

The Visit Somerset team is going through huge transformations at present with big changes to our business evolution both on and offline.  We can finally confirm a soft launch date for our new website of 22nd May 2019, with the official launch at the Summer Conference on the 4th June. 

Workshops Announced for ‘New Look’ Tourism Awards