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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
