THE green light for Hinkley C last week means that the community is set to benefit from £13million of investment.

The funds, which are part of a section 106 agreement, will be managed by the Somerset Community Foundation.

Justin Sargent, SCF’s chief executive, said: "I am looking forward to Somerset Community Foundation playing an important role in realising the potential that Hinkley Point C, one of the largest construction projects ever seen in Europe, brings to Somerset.

"Most importantly, we want to ensure that this fund enhances people’s quality of life in the communities that will be most affected through the construction period."

Work with local communities, local councils and other stakeholders is set to start in 2017.

For more information, visit www.somersetcf.org.uk.