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
Highways England Allocates £4million to Unlock Junction 25 Potential 21st March 2017 Rebecca Pow, the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, is delighted that her campaign for the final tranche of funding that will help unlock a strategic... Local News
J24 to J25 of the M5 to receive Government Funding to Help Ease Congestion. 10th March 2017 Rebecca Pow, Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, is delighted that the Government is to provide £7.1million of funding for a Queue Prevention Scheme between... Local News
Conservatives Gain Rockwell Green from Labour 24th February 2017 On Thursday 23rd February 2017, Lynda Russell-Cairns was elected to Wellington Town Council following a call for a by-election. Commenting on her victory Lynda... Local News
Taunton to get £6M road deal for Toneway 23rd February 2017 Taunton, the county town of Somerset is one of the big winners in the latest round of Government Growth Deal funding. £6.7m has been allocated for the upgrade... Local News
Rebecca Pow Welcomes Greater Protection for Ancient Woodland’s 20th February 2017 Rebecca Pow, the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, welcomes new measures in the Housing White Paper to improve the protection granted to ancient woodland... Local News
Taunton Deane MP meets with HSBC over closure of Wellington branch 26th January 2017 Wellington’s MP, Rebecca Pow, recently met with representatives of HSBC to discuss the closure of their Wellington Branch on Fore Street. The branch, which is... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment 23rd January 2017 This week Rebecca Pow MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and... Local News
Green light for Garden Town 9th January 2017 Last week’s confirmation that Taunton had been chosen to become one of only three Garden Towns has delighted all of those involved in planning for Taunton’s... Local News
Leader of TDBC responds to Bridgwater MP 23rd December 2016 It’s essential that the public understands the basic facts: West Somerset is too small to be viable in the current climate of massive pressures on local... Local News
Spring Budget 2024 rundown 6th March 2024 Find out how we're growing the economy, with inflation down, wages rising and National Insurance cut from 12% to 8%… National News
Let’s stick with the plan which is working 19th February 2024 Get the latest from the Chancellor on our economic progress here. National News
We are pointing in the right direction 8th January 2024 We're making progress on the country's top priorities. Find out more here. National News
The Sir David Amess Fund 14th December 2023 Find out about our tribute to our beloved colleague and friend, Sir David Amess. National News
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
What the Autumn Statement means for you 22nd November 2023 What the Autumn Statement means for you… National News
