Labour's Budget of broken promises will disappoint business owners and workers across the Bridgwater Constituency Thursday, 31 October, 2024 SIR Ashley Fox, MP for Bridgwater, has reacted to the Autumn Budget as ‘a blow to working people and small businesses’ in his constituency. Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, delivered by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, included an announcement of £40 billion a year in extra taxes. The announcements included an increase in employer National Insurance contributions to the value of £25.7 billion. 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
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
What the Autumn Statement means for you 22nd November 2023 What the Autumn Statement means for you… National News
We’re delivering on our five priorities 20th November 2023 INFLATION HALVED: PRIORITY DELIVERED. And we've cut the small boat crossings by 33%. National News
Rishi Sunak: One year of taking long-term decisions to deliver the change we need 25th October 2023 Find out about Rishi's first year delivering long-term solutions to secure a brighter future. National News
CPC23 Address from Rishi Sunak 4th October 2023 Long-term decisions for a brighter future: find out what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to wrap up Conservative Party Conference 2023 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Johnny Mercer 4th October 2023 Find out what Johnny Mercer, Minister of State and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Penny Mordaunt 4th October 2023 Find out what Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, said to CPC23 here. National News