SOMERSET COUNCIL - Future plans for council reorganisation Tuesday, 27 August, 2024 The following information regarding the Liberal Democrat Council's plans for dealing with the declared Financial Emergency has been provided by our Conservative Unitary Councillor for Watchet and Stogursey, Rosemary Woods, "As many of you will know from the local newspapers, Somerset Council have declared a Financial Emergency, which basically means they are running out of money and are very... Local News
GENERAL ELECTION 12th July 2024 Sadly we were unsuccessful in returning Ian Liddell-Grainger to Parliament at the General Election on July 4th. Tiverton & Minehead Conservative Association... Local News
CORPORATE GREED WILL SCAR LANDSCAPE 29th May 2024 Election candidate Ian Liddell-Grainger has expressed his ‘deep disappointment’ over the green light being given for another solar farm in West Somerset. And he... Local News
STILL TROUBLE ON THE BUSES, SAYS ANGRY MP 25th May 2024 Bus operator First Group has been accused of going back on its word to introduce improvements on its 28 route between Minehead and Taunton. MP Ian Liddell... Local News
MP’S PLEA OVER ‘DOOMED’ TB COW 25th May 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has made a last-ditch appeal to Defra to allow an Exmoor farmer to temporarily retain a cow diagnosed with TB on his farm. Michael Reed... Local News
MUCH WORK STILL TO DO, SAYS CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE 22nd May 2024 Ian Liddell-Grainger says he will be standing as a champion of the rural way of life as he contests the new Tiverton and Minehead constituency for the... Local News
‘NO TAKERS’ FOR MINEHEAD POST OFFICE WORRIES MP 20th May 2024 Minehead’s MP Ian Liddell-Grainger says he is concerned but hardly surprised there have been no offers to run the town’s post office once it leaves its present... Local News
MPS’ PRESSURE BRINGS CONCESSIONS FROM BT 20th May 2024 BT has unveiled new measures to help rural subscribers as it switches homes across the country to digital landlines. From October it’s introducing a new service... Local News
MP BACKS CALLS FOR EARLIER DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS 20th May 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is supporting campaigners’ calls for urgent action to improve dementia diagnosis. He says it is unacceptable that of the million Britons... Local News
MP WELCOMES NEW SOLAR FARM CURBS 18th May 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has welcomed the Government’s new commitment to protect the country’s best agricultural land from solar farm developments. He says the... Local News
Labour’s NHS policy descends into chaos 13th November 2019 Labour’s own research into shorter working hours has warned that a 35 hour week would hit hospitals and cause staff shortages. National News
12 Questions to Boris Johnson 12th November 2019 Boris Johnson's funny moments come up a lot in his general election broadcast, but the message is clear. National News
Only the Conservatives can be trusted to deliver jobs 12th November 2019 Since we came into office, we have fixed Labour’s mess and broken employment records.The number of people in full-time jobs is at a record high; we’ve taken the... National News
10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 12th November 2019 A Corbyn government means wasteful spending that would wreck the economy and dangerous plans to seize control of private businesses – at huge expense to the... National News
Workers to lose a month’s wages in higher taxes to pay for Corbyn’s reckless spending plans 12th November 2019 New research reveals that Labour’s reckless spending plans could hand an additional £2,400 bill to every taxpayer every year if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party can't be trusted on national security 11th November 2019 Just like they haven’t been able to decide on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party can’t be trusted not to dither on fundamental matters of national security... National News