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
Ashley Fox Delivers Maiden Speech as MP for Bridgwater 24th July 2024 Ashley Fox, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, delivered his maiden speech in the House of Commons yesterday (23/7/24), emphasising his... Local News
Calls for Urgent Action on Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation 23rd July 2024 In a recent Somerset Full council meeting, Councillor Gill Slocombe raised a pressing issue regarding unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments within... Local News
M5 Closures Can't Be Allowed To Continue Says Councillor 22nd July 2024 At the Somerset Full Council meeting on 17th July, Councillor Alan Bradford voiced serious concerns about the frequent closures of the M5, which have... Local News
Councillor Gill Slocombe on how to clean up the town 19th July 2024 Bridgwater – Good or Not? Well what is good about it I hear you say, writes Cllr Gill Slocombe, leader of the Conservatives on Bridgwater Town Council. We have... Local News
New Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox Visits Foodbank 18th July 2024 Ashley Fox, the new Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, recently visited the Bridgwater Foodbank to gain a stronger understanding of the services it provides... Local News
Ashley Fox MP shows support for Friends of Berrow Beach 16th July 2024 Friends of Berrow Beach were pleased to welcome their new Member of Parliament, Ashley Fox MP, to Berrow Beach recently (on 12 July). This was in response to a... Local News
Ashley Fox elected as Bridgwater and Burnham-On-Sea’s new MP 5th July 2024 Ashley Fox has been elected as the new MP for Bridgwater and Burnham-On-Sea at Thursday’s General Election. The new MP said he is “delighted and enormously... Local News
Councillor Chucked Out of Meeting While Challenging £420k Budget Black Hole 24th June 2024 Councillor Diogo Rodrigues was removed from the Bridgwater Town Council’s Extraordinary Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting this morning while... Local News
Ashley Fox Engages with Local Businesses at Election Hustings 22nd June 2024 Ashley Fox, candidate for the Bridgwater constituency, took part in the recent General Election Hustings organised by the Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce. The... Local News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News
The Spending Review 2020 in Full 25th November 2020 Read and watch the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review in full. National News
Amanda Milling: 'We’re delivering our manifesto promises against the odds' 24th November 2020 Amanda Milling, Chairman of the Conservative Party, talks about how we're delivering on our 2019 Manifesto pledges against the odds. National News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News