Demands for Improvements to Council Phone Line Response Times Monday, 29 July, 2024 At a recent Somerset Full Council meeting, Councillor Mark Healey voiced significant concerns about the prolonged response times experienced by residents trying to contact Somerset Council. Highlighting frequent complaints from constituents, Councillor Healey stressed the urgent need for the council to improve its customer service operations. Councillor Healey described the frustration expressed... 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
Councillor Chucked Out of Meeting While Challenging £420k Budget Black Hole 24th June 2024 Councillor Diogo Rodrigues was removed from the Bridgwater Town Council’s Extraordinary Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting this morning while... Local News
The Conservative Party Leadership contest 2024 24th July 2024 A new Leader of the Party will be chosen by members National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 1st July 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 28th May 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 28th May 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 28th May 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
General Election Speech in Full 28th May 2024 Rishi Sunak's speech in full as the Prime Minister announces a General Election in July National News