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General Election 2024: Poll warns of losses for Conservatives – check your area

A NEW national poll contains some stark warnings for incumbent candidates across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. The YouGov survey, released…

Voting could land you tickets to Reading or Leeds 2024 or 2025. Picture: Paul Jones/Somerset Leveller

How voting on July 4 could land you tickets to Reading or Leeds Festivals

MUSIC fans are being urged to register to vote in the July 4 general election – and be in…

Your chance to meet the general election candidates for Frome and East Somerset

ALL Frome and East Somerset candidates for the upcoming general election will be taking part in a hustings…

Former Boris Johnson aide Meg Powell-Chandler is standing for the Conservatives in Wells and Mendip Hills. Picture: Conservative Party

Former Boris Johnson aide named Conservative candidate in Wells and Mendip Hills

CONSERVATIVE Party rising star Meg Powell-Chandler – a former aide to Boris Johnson – is hoping to be the…

Joe Joseph, from Glastonbury, is the Labour & Co-operative Party candidate for Wells and the Mendip Hills

Shepherd hopes to round up flock of voters for Labour at general election

A SOMERSET shepherd is hoping to round up a flock of voters on July 4 having been selected to…

New mayor Vanessa Garside, deputy Martin Straus and right, outgoing mayor, Nick O'Donnell

Taunton mayor and council leaders confirmed after meetings

TOM Deakin will continue as the leader of Taunton Town Council for the coming year. Last year, Cllr Deakin (Lib…

Funding has been agreed to cover staff costs at Priorswood Library. Picture: Google

Funding approved to keep Priorswood Library open

FUNDING to keep Priorswood Library open will be continued for the next three years. At a meeting on Tuesday (May…

General Election 2024: Somerset seats – runners and riders, odds, polls and more

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4. The UK will head to the polls to…

General election set for July 4: Results from our Somerset poll

AS speculation over an impending general election reaches fever pitch – we thought it was about time we updated…

“Somerset boy” Matt Chorley makes switch to BBC Radio 5 Live ahead of election

SOMERSET-born and Huish Episcopi-educated journalist Matt Chorley will host a new politics show on BBC Radio 5 Live, it…