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
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
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
