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
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News