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
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News