Finance chief of cash-strapped Somerset Council requests voluntary redundancy
THE man overseeing struggling Somerset Council’s finances has requested voluntary redundancy – at a cost of more than £500,000. Jason…
More than 200 Somerset Council jobs to go in voluntary redundancies
DOZENS of council staff are set to be made redundant in a bid to save more than £40 million…
Bridgwater takes over running a range of services in devolution deal
STREET cleaning, road sweeping, parks, open spaces and fly-tipping in Bridgwater will be the responsibility of the town council…
Charles Hansard will represent Reform in new Taunton and Wellington seat
REFORM UK has selected its candidate for Taunton and Wellington, ahead of the next general election. Charles Hansard, 59, will…
Somerset Lib Dems hold Mendip South after by-election win
THE Liberal Democrats have defended a Somerset Council seat with another by-election win. It was called after Cllr Alex Wiltshire…
Labour’s Clare Moody wins race to become new Avon & Somerset PCC
A NEW Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will oversee the Avon & Somerset force after yesterday’s election. Labour candidate Clare…
Yeovil Reform candidate shares anti-Muslim and pro-Enoch Powell social media posts
REFORM UK’s parliamentary candidate for Yeovil has been accused of liking tweets that could be considered racist, Islamophobic and…
Every Somerset Reform UK candidate announced so far
REFORM UK has confirmed four candidates in Somerset, with a further three expected to come. Britain formally left the European…
‘I’ll never tire’: Somerset MP reacts to Lee Anderson’s yawn during Commons question
SOMERSET MP Sarah Dyke (Lib Dem, Somerton & Frome) didn’t get the reaction she hoped for when speaking during…
MP brands Taunton paint protests “out-and-out yobbery” as County Hall targeted again
CAMPAIGNERS who have targeted County Hall in Taunton over Somerset Council’s ownership of premises used by weapons supplier Elbit…
