MP leads tributes to ‘champion of Bridgwater’ Julie Nicholson
TRIBUTES have been paid to Bridgwater stalwart Julie Nicholson, who has passed away aged 90. Julie, nee Quick, of Wembdon,…
Reform wins first town council seat in Somerset after Chard election
REFORM UK has landed its first seat on a Somerset town Council – by just eight votes – after…
MP tables Parliamentary motion to recognise Glastonbury councillor Nick Cottle
NICK Cottle – the former Glastonbury councillor who represented his community for 25 years before he passed away…
Somerton councillor resigns over “increasing level of bureaucracy”
A SOMERTON councillor has resigned amid frustration over “an increasing level of bureaucracy”. Phil Flowers has stood down from Somerton…
North Somerset takes first step to joining West of England group
PEOPLE living in Weston-Super-Mare, Portishead and Clevedon could soon become part of a new authority. At a meeting on Tuesday…
LETTER: ‘Shame our work on Wellington station was not acknowledged’
I WRITE to express my absolute delight that finally Wellington will get its long dreamed of rail station. I welcome…
Wellington station work entering “exciting phase” – with new train stop timescale touted
WORK on a £40 million new train station in Somerset is in “the exciting phase”, according to a county…
Yeovil part of national investigation to improve NHS maternity services
A NATIONAL investigation into maternity services in the UK will include Yeovil District Hospital, the Government has announced. In May,…
North Somerset play areas and allotments could soon be run by parish and town councils
PLAY areas and allotments in North Somerset could soon be handed to town and parish councils as district chiefs…
Soaring care costs lead to £5 million funding hole in North Somerset budget
SOARING costs for adult and children’s social care has led to a funding gap of almost £5 million in…
