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
Stopping HGV Petition in North Petherton 30th January 2024 Ashley Fox, Bridgwater Parliamentary Candidate, is supporting local residents in North Petherton who are concerned about the impact of HGVs driving through the... Local News
Ashley Fox meets North Petherton Residents 20th January 2024 Ashley Fox, Bridgwater Parliamentary Candidate, joined local Councillor and farmer, Alan Bradford, in North Petherton today to meet local businesses and... Local News
Conservatives Secure Victory in both Bridgwater & Highbridge By-Elections 19th December 2023 Monday night (18th of December) witnessed a double victory for the Conservatives as Alistair Hendry, Conservative Councillor on Somerset Council, unseated the... Local News
Ashley Fox visits Othery and Middlezoy Business Owners 16th December 2023 Ashley Fox, Bridgwater Parliamentary Candidate, has been out in Othery and Middlezoy today meeting with small business owners which are a vital part of our... Local News
Ashley Fox Endorsed by Lord King 1st December 2023 Ashley Fox, Bridgwater Parliamentary Candidate, met with Tom King, former MP for Bridgwater from 1970 to 2001, to receive his support for the upcoming election... Local News
Meeting with the Federation of Small Businesses 24th November 2023 Ashley Fox, Bridgwater Parliamentary Candidate, met with Ruth Lambert from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Somerset to show his support for all... Local News
Bridgwater businesses set to benefit from reduced inflation 22nd November 2023 As we await this month's Autumn Statement, recent economic developments have provided a glimmer of optimism, writes Diogo Rodrigues. The annual rate of... Local News
Conservative Councillor Elected Chair of Bridgwater LCN 6th October 2023 Bridgwater LCN aims to Drive Community Progress The Bridgwater Local Community Network (LCN) is forging ahead on its mission to empower and improve the local... Local News
Lib-Dem Decision could lose car park £173000 a year – after £1 million revamp 2nd October 2023 Claims Taunton' Crescent car park could lose £173,000 a year A CAR park in Somerset’s county town could lose £173,000 a year in income after the local authority... Local 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
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News