Conservatives respond to Lib Dem Financial Crisis Saturday, 18 November, 2023 Conservative Group Leader David Fothergill, responds to the financial emergency at Lib Dem Somerset Council. "As Conservatives, we believe that taxpayers are the best judges of how their money should be spent. This means only collecting taxes that are essential to delivering public services and not a penny more. Between 2009 and 2022 (when Conservatives ran the County Council) we gratefully... Local News
Lib Dem Turmoil leads to By-Election 8th March 2021 A By-Election in Somerset West & Taunton Council has been triggered following the resignation of a Liberal Democrat Councillor on 26 February 2021. Cllr Martin... Local News
Councillor joins SW&T Conservative Group 5th March 2021 Taunton Deane Conservatives are delighted to welcome Marcus Barr back to the party. Marcus represents the Rockwell Green ward and has joined the Conservative... Local News
Now is the time for One Somerset 23rd February 2021 Somerset County Council is calling on residents and businesses to get behind its ambitious plans for a new model of local government which offers improved... Local News
David Fothergill: Centralisation of social care would be a costly mistake 16th February 2021 Cllr David Fothergill is the Leader of Somerset County Council and the Health and Social Care spokesman for the County Councils Network. We’ve heard the phrase... Local News
Column | Rebecca Pow MP - 19th Jan 19th January 2021 On the Covid front it seems that as a result of entering Tier 4 here in Somerset at the end of last year and the subsequent national lockdown, cases across the... Local News
Council Leader to sell off park breaking election promise! 7th December 2020 Decision Day. After months of dithering and delay, and breaking one of their election promises, Cllr Federica Smith-Roberts, The Liberal Democrat Leader of... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP welcomes £5.9million Government funding to level up Taunton Deane 4th August 2020 Government has announced more than 300 ‘shovel-ready’ projects in England to share £900 million investment to build homes and infrastructure and create jobs... Local News
Home for Rough Sleepers 24th July 2020 Early on in the action to control Coronavirus, Government made it a priority and provided emergency funding to ensure all rough sleepers had a place to go... Local News
Application to reopen Wellington’s Railway Station has been approved 23rd May 2020 The application to reopen Wellington’s Railway Station has been approved and is on track to progress to the next stage, Rail Minister, Chris Heaton Harris MP... Local News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News