Lib Dem Turmoil leads to By-Election Monday, 8 March, 2021 A By-Election in Somerset West & Taunton Council has been triggered following the resignation of a Liberal Democrat Councillor on 26 February 2021. Cllr Martin Hill, former member for the Trull, Pitminster and Corfe Ward, has openly stated his displeasure at the way the Lib-Dem Leadership are running the council and resigned in protest. He is the second Liberal Democrat Councillor to have left the... Local News
Councillor joins SW&T Conservative Group 5th March 2021 Taunton Deane Conservatives are delighted to welcome Marcus Barr back to the party. Marcus represents the Rockwell Green ward and has joined the Conservative... Local News
Now is the time for One Somerset 23rd February 2021 Somerset County Council is calling on residents and businesses to get behind its ambitious plans for a new model of local government which offers improved... Local News
David Fothergill: Centralisation of social care would be a costly mistake 16th February 2021 Cllr David Fothergill is the Leader of Somerset County Council and the Health and Social Care spokesman for the County Councils Network. We’ve heard the phrase... Local News
Column | Rebecca Pow MP - 19th Jan 19th January 2021 On the Covid front it seems that as a result of entering Tier 4 here in Somerset at the end of last year and the subsequent national lockdown, cases across the... Local News
Council Leader to sell off park breaking election promise! 7th December 2020 Decision Day. After months of dithering and delay, and breaking one of their election promises, Cllr Federica Smith-Roberts, The Liberal Democrat Leader of... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP welcomes £5.9million Government funding to level up Taunton Deane 4th August 2020 Government has announced more than 300 ‘shovel-ready’ projects in England to share £900 million investment to build homes and infrastructure and create jobs... Local News
Home for Rough Sleepers 24th July 2020 Early on in the action to control Coronavirus, Government made it a priority and provided emergency funding to ensure all rough sleepers had a place to go... Local News
Application to reopen Wellington’s Railway Station has been approved 23rd May 2020 The application to reopen Wellington’s Railway Station has been approved and is on track to progress to the next stage, Rail Minister, Chris Heaton Harris MP... Local News
Column | Rebecca Pow MP - 30th Mar 30th March 2020 Last week, the Government announced a range of extensive and unprecedented measures to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. The Government continues to follow... Local News
Two Years On: Delivering on our Promises 24th July 2021 Two years on, we have delivered for Britain. Here's a list of some of our top achievements. National News
The Prime Minister's Levelling Up speech in Full 15th July 2021 Read and Watch the Prime Minister's Levelling Up Announcement here in full. National News
Official Briefing: Delivering on the People's Priorities 25th June 2021 Official Briefing: Delivering on the People’s Priorities National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination 25th May 2021 The independent investigation into alleged discrimination in the Party has now concluded. National News
Meet our Hartlepool Candidate, Jill Mortimer 28th April 2021 For our Campaign Spotlight on the Hartlepool By-Election, meet Jill Mortimer, the Conservative candidate for Member of Parliament in Hartlepool. National News
