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
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
