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Yeovil MP Adam Dance, centre, addressed Sir Keir Starmer, left, as health secretary Wes Streeting, right, looked on. Pictures: Parliament TV

WATCH: MP raises Yeovil hospital maternity closure with the Prime Minister

MP Adam Dance (Lib Dem, Yeovil) raised the sudden announcement of maternity services at the town hospital being shut…

MP Adam Dance has launched a petition over the maternity unit closures at Yeovil Hospital. Picture: Yeovil Lib Dems

Yeovil Hospital maternity closure: Somerset Council reacts and MPs launch petitions

SOMERSET leaders are continuing to react to the closure of maternity services at Yeovil Hospital – with two…

Mandy Bishop, inset, is set to take over at North Somerset Council

New chief executive announced for North Somerset Council

MANDY Bishop has been revealed as the new chief executive of North Somerset Council. The announcement comes after an extensive…

Frome and East Somerset MP Anna Sabine with fellow MP Alistair Carmichael and members of the Mounty family in Wanstrow

MP takes chair of committee to Somerset farm to hear about impact of changes

AN MP at the forefront of farming legislation visited Somerset to find out more about how changes to the…

Glastonbury & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke called for fairer funding during the debate. Pictures: Pixabay/Parliament TV

Somerset MP highlights “broken” SEND funding in plea to minister

“THE SEND system is broken, and unequal funding is a major reason.” Those were the words of MP Sarah Dyke…

Glastonbury & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke called for a bespoke customs union with the EU for farmers

Somerset MP calls for ‘bespoke’ EU customs union to boost farming

SOMERSET MP Sarah Dyke has called on the government to form a “new and bespoke customs union” with the…

Your chance to have a say over pharmacies in Somerset

PEOPLE are being urged to have their say over current and future pharmacies in Somerset. Somerset Council has launched a…

Staff at Pyrland School in Taunton are braced for a damaging Ofsted - despite their anger at the inspection

School in Taunton hits out at Ofsted as fresh inspection report looms

A SCHOOL in Taunton has hit out at Ofsted ahead of a new inspection verdict – carried out after…

Members of Pauline’s family with Rachel Gilmour MP, Jeremy Browne, Cllr Ros Henley and Jackie Ballard

Tributes to stalwart of Taunton and Wellington political scene, Pauline Sturgess

THE life of Wellington Lib Dem activist Pauline Sturgess, who passed away in January aged 95, was celebrated at…

Tricia O’Brien, second from right, with Adam Dance MP, Cllr Jason Baker, and Cllr Victoria Bates

New Chard councillor wins election – by ONE VOTE

TRICIA O’Brien has been elected to Chard Town Council after winning a by-election by ONE VOTE. Lib Dem candidate Tricia…