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
New face on Wellington Town Council 28th October 2017 Solicitor Ben Shepherd became the newest Conservative town councillor in Wellington on Thursday evening (26th October 2017) winning a by-election in the South... Local News
Leader of SCC Conservative Group hits back at Labour’s misleading claims 25th October 2017 Cllr Leigh Redman, Leader of the Labour Party at Somerset County Council has recently published a number of accusations through his party website with reference... Local News
Visit from Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP 19th September 2017 Party Chairman Patrick McLoughlin made a special visit to Taunton to meet with local supporters and Conservative Council Leaders. He last visited Taunton during... Local News
Whats been going on at Somerset County Council (August) 4th September 2017 I mprovements to Delayed Transfer of Care: Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health has written to congratulate and thank Somerset County Council for the... Local News
Conservative Cllr's working to solve Cades Farm issue 23rd August 2017 Residents living on parts of the new Cades Farm estate in Wellington were this week being surveyed about postal and parcel delivery problems due to possible... Local News
Cllr Richard Parrish welcomes the end of rip off credit card fees 22nd August 2017 Taunton Deane Borough Council has welcomed the Government announcement that credit card fees on transactions will be outlawed from January 2018. The Council... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP says “it’s the end of the road for unsafe pavement parking” 10th July 2017 Rebecca Pow MP attended a Guide Dogs event at the House of Commons on 3 July to show their support for the campaign to end problem pavement parking. At the... Westminster News
Rebecca Pow Appointed DEFRA PPS 28th June 2017 Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow has been appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Ministers in the Department for the Environment, Food and... Westminster News
Rebecca Pow Praises Government for Sound Fiscal Planning 19th April 2017 This week Rebecca Pow, the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, spoke in the Finance Bill praising the Government for their long-term financial planning and... Local News
CPC23 Address from Chris Heaton Harris 1st October 2023 Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland addressed Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Find his speech here. National News
CPC23 Welcome from Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands 1st October 2023 Greg Hands welcomed everyone to CPC23 in Manchester National News
A new way to reach Net Zero 21st September 2023 Rishi Sunak announced a new approach to Net Zero which is pragmatic and realistic. National News
Delivering Net Zero 20th September 2023 Rishi Sunak has outlined a new way to get to Net Zero. National News
Labour’s open border policy = 100,000 more migrants 14th September 2023 Keir Starmer and Labour would let 100,000 more illegal migrants into Britain. National News
How we’re backing childcare 25th August 2023 Find out about many of the initiatives we are backing to give every child the best start in life. National News