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Remembering voter ID has been added to the 'election to-do list'. Picture: Electoral Commission

Voter ID: Protecting – or gerrymandering – UK democracy?

“WE take the risk of electoral fraud very seriously,” says the Electoral Commission (EC), the body in charge of…

The Somerset Leveller General Election Poll 2024 is open now

General election 2024: How YOU can take part in the Somerset Leveller poll

MORE: Click here to take part in the Somerset Leveller General Election Poll 2024 AS the UK prepares to…

Candidates for the role of PCC in Avon & Somerset have been revealed - and told you why they deserve your vote...

Avon & Somerset PCC candidates confirmed: Why they say you should vote for them…

THE final list of candidates hoping to be the next Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset has…

Leigh Redman has been selected to stand for Labour in Bridgwater

Leigh Redman to stand in new Bridgwater constituency for Labour

LEIGH Redman – Labour stalwart and Leveller columnist – has been selected to represent the party at the next…

Child poverty is on the rise, according to government figures

LONG READ: ‘Poverty nonsense’ and the betrayal of our children…

“I DON’T believe all this poverty nonsense. Go in a time machine back into when I was growing up…

Hal Hooberman is standing for Labour in Glastonbury & Somerton

Bruton-born Hal Hooberman running for Labour in Glastonbury & Somerton

A BRUTON-born candidate will be hoping to win a Somerset seat for Labour at the next general election. Hal Hooberman…

Kier and Somerset Council officials at the launch of the new contract. Picture: Somerset Council

Kier starts new contract looking after Somerset roads in £225 million deal

A NEW company will now be carrying out highways work in Somerset as part of a £225 million deal. Somerset…

Palestine Action claims it was behind the protest at County Hall in Taunton. Picture: Palestine Action

Pro-Palestine group daubs County Hall in Taunton in red paint over council links to Israeli firm

A PRO-Palestinian group said it daubed County Hall in Taunton in red paint in protest over a council investment. Palestine…

New Somerset Councillor Stephen Page with MP Sarah Dyke after his win in Somerton

Lib Dems win Somerton by-election after sad passing of Dean Ruddle

THE Liberal Democrats have continued an impressive run of election victories in Somerset – with a win in a…

The Polden Hills in Somerset is bidding to combat climate change. Picture: Barbara Cook

How a remote corner of Somerset is uniting to fight climate change…

A REMOTE corner of Somerset made up of mudstones formed in the late Triassic/early Jurassic period may feel a…