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
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
How we are supporting small businesses during COVID-19 19th March 2020 We’re providing a £330 billion package of loans and guarantees to keep businesses afloat in critical times. National News
