Candidates revealed to replace Sarah Dyke and Dixie Darch on Somerset Council
NEW representatives for the Blackmoor Vale and Rowbarton and Staplegrove wards of Somerset Council will be elected this month. Candidates…
Yeovil MP uses maiden speech to encourage others – and references US election
YEOVIL MP Adam Dance has made his maiden speech in the House of Commons – and referenced today’s US…
Have your say over health provision in North Somerset through new survey
NORTH Somerset residents are being urged to complete a health survey being sent to 5,000 households from this week. The…
A358 plan “a big disappointment” but “not the end of the road”, says council chief
THE A358 between Taunton and Ilminster could still see work to help cut traffic and reduce crashes, despite a…
‘More to be done’: Somerset leaders react to Rachel Reeves’ Budget
SOMERSET leaders have cautiously welcomed news of an increase in funding for the county in Wednesday’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
Plan to dual A358 between Taunton and Ilminster scrapped in Budget
PLANS to dual the A358 between Ilminster and the M5 at Taunton have been scrapped. The announcement, which had…
MP unveils plans for coffee shop and pub surgeries to meet constituents
RESIDENTS will be able to meet their MP in the pub or the coffee shop to let them know…
OPINION: ‘There is no shame in acknowledging the shameful’
AS I was growing up, on a Sunday morning in November, I would accompany my nan on the short…
Sarah Dyke resigns from Somerset Council role to focus on MP duties
VALE representative – and now MP – Sarah Dyke has resigned from her role with Somerset Council. The Liberal Democrat,…
OPINION: My idea to solve our prison and employment crises
IT’S broadly accepted the criminal justice system in the UK is in a mess. Only this summer, as hundreds of…
