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Marcus Fysh and Diane Abbott.

Diane Abbott remarks ‘clearly racist and completely wrong’, says Tory Marcus Fysh

A SOMERSET MP has condemned a Tory donor’s alleged comments about Diane Abbott as “clearly racist and clearly completely…

Charlotte Church is set to speak in Bath as calls for a ceasefire in Gaza continue. Pictures: Pixabay/Keven Law

Charlotte Church set to appear at Gaza rally in Somerset this weekend

SINGER and campaigner Charlotte Church will be speaking about Gaza at a rally in Somerset this weekend. The star is…

Nick Clegg and David Laws endorse Adam Dance.

Nick Clegg supports Yeovil parliamentary candidate Adam Dance

NICK Clegg, former deputy prime minister, has endorsed the Yeovil Lib Dem candidate. Adam Dance, a Somerset Councillor…

Dr Greg Chambers, left, will stand for Labour and David Hall for the Conservatives in Somerton

Former cabinet member and junior doctor among Somerton by-election candidates

A FORMER county council cabinet member and a junior doctor are among candidates in an upcoming by-election in Somerton. Voters…

Bridgwater peace conference against return of US nuclear weapons

BRIDGWATER will host a peace conference ahead of American nuclear weapons returning to the British mainland. The event, on March…

General election polling: What’s predicted in YOUR area?

2024 is the year of elections. The UK is poised to head to the polls when the urge takes Rishi…

MD of First South, Simon Goff, left, with Cllr Mike Rigby last year. Picture: Somerset Council

Under-threat bus routes saved after council deal with Buses of Somerset

UNDER-threat bus routes in Somerset – including the 54 service between Taunton and Yeovil – have been saved for…

Somerset Council passes balanced budget after stormy meeting

A STORMY meeting ended in cash-strapped Somerset Council passing a balanced budget – amid warnings of potential bankruptcy. The…

Somerset Council leader Bill Revans, left, and Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh

Leader slams ‘disgraceful’ cancer remarks from MP in Somerset budget debate

THE Lib Dem leader of Somerset Council – who is battling kidney cancer – has lambasted his Conservative Party…

Somerset Council is struggling to balance the books amid a £100m funding gap

‘I am angry’: Somerset’s ‘precarious’ financial future debated as budget measures approved

“I AM angry. I am angry. I am angry.” Those were the words of Somerset Council leader Bill Revans (Lib…