Questions over Bridgwater's cultural importance to council Monday, 7 October, 2024 QUESTIONS have been raised over the cultural importance of Bridgwater to Somerset Council’s executive. At the latest Somerset Council Full Council meeting, Cllr Diogo Rodrigues, representing Bridgwater East and Bawdrip, questioned the limited mention of Bridgwater's arts and culture scene in the Annual Report conducted by Lead Member for Communities, Housing Revenue Account, Culture and... Local News
‘Big Concern’ on Proposal to Cut Council Tax Relief for Low-Income Residents 2nd September 2024 At Somerset Council’s recent Corporate and Resource Scrutiny Committee meeting, councillors debated the proposed changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for... Local News
Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox Pledges Full Support for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival 30th August 2024 Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, recently visited the Bridgwater Carnival Centre to meet with Dave Croker, President of the Bridgwater Guy... Local News
Focus on Local Issues, Not Political Squabbles: A Call to Bridgwater Town Council Leader 27th August 2024 I was so disappointed to read the ramblings of the Leader of Bridgwater Town Council in last week’s Bridgwater Mercury, once again spending far too much time on... Local News
Ashley Fox MP Champions Brean as a Top Somerset Tourist Spot 25th August 2024 Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, recently visited Brean, one of Somerset's most iconic coastal destinations, to meet with some local tourism... Local News
Priti Patel Criticises Labour's Winter Fuel Allowance Plans During Visit to Bridgwater 22nd August 2024 Priti Patel, the former Home Secretary and a Conservative Party leadership candidate, visited Bridgwater yesterday as part of her national campaign to engage... Local News
Ashley Fox MP Urges Swift Action on Crime and Illegal Encampments Following Meeting with Police Commander 8th August 2024 Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater & Burnham, has continued his efforts to address crime and anti-social behaviour in Bridgwater and illegal... Local News
'No one should be allowed to rock up and place themselves on unauthorised land' 1st August 2024 AS many people will know this year we have seen many unauthorised encampments in very many areas in Somerset, some in the usual places such as the car park in... Local News
Councillor Demands Improvements in Council Customer Service Response Times 30th July 2024 At the Somerset Full Council meeting on July 17th, Councillor Mark Healey voiced significant concerns about the prolonged response times experienced by... Local News
Significant concerns regarding the abrupt withdrawal of insurance coverage for volunteer groups in Berrow 25th July 2024 At last weeks Somerset Full council meeting, Councillor Tony Grimes expressed significant concerns regarding the abrupt withdrawal of insurance coverage for... Local News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News