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
RURAL GRANT INCREASE ‘ONLY FIRST STEP’ 26th January 2024 A £15 million increase in the weighting to help local authorities deliver services to rural areas can only be a first step, a Somerset MP has warned. The... Local News
MP PRAISES RESCUE MISSION FOR MEDICAL CENTRE 26th January 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has praised the outstanding teamwork which saw Minehead Medical Centre back in business after just half a day’s closure this week. The... Local News
MP’S FURY AS TENANTS LEFT TO SHIVER 24th January 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is demanding answers from Magna as to why West Somerset tenants have been left without heating in freezing weather. Elderly and disabled... Local News
MP DEMANDS ANSWERS OVER MEDICAL CENTRE CLOSURE 23rd January 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is demanding ‘immediate’ answers from NHS officials over the future of Minehead’s medical centre. Patients were informed via a notice on... Local News
COUNCIL INCOMPETENCY IS ‘PUSHING UP TAX BILLS’ 18th January 2024 Mid Devon District Council has been accused of ‘staggering incompetence’ in allowing a huge backlog of planning enforcement issues to build up. Parliamentary... Local News
TOWN COUNCIL’S 22PC TAX HIKE ‘A SCANDAL’ SAYS MP 18th January 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has denounced as ‘scandalous’ a move by Minehead Town Council to saddle tax payers with a near-22 per cent increase next year. He has... Local News
NO EVIDENCE FOR NEST DAMAGE CLAIMS, SAYS MP 17th January 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has accused nature charities of causing mischief in claiming farmers are now free to destroy the homes of nesting birds. He says no... Local News
Tell Somerset Council to save No 28 Minehead bus, says MP Ian Liddell-Grainger 17th January 2024 Let us know your views on the No 28 bus service (click here) WEST Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has called for a massive show of support to save a vital bus... Local News
‘DEPRESSING TIVERTON’ POLL A SHAM 17th January 2024 Prospective Conservative Parliamentary candidate Ian Liddell-Grainger has dismissed a newspaper’s poll ranking Tiverton among the UK’s most depressing towns as... Local News
Kemi’s speech about immigration 28th November 2024 Our country is a beacon of hope. But we can’t accommodate everyone. Read my speech about immigration here. National News
Kemi’s speech opposing the Family Farm Tax 26th November 2024 Read my speech: without farmers we have no future, no food, poor environment. So it’s critical we support you. National News
Kemi’s speech to the CBI 26th November 2024 Read my speech: we will learn from business about how to drive positive change for people in a time of major societal and technological change. National News
Why appease identity politics zealots? 29th October 2024 Why should my mixed-race children have to pick a side – just to satisfy the identity politics zealots tearing our society asunder? National News
Kemi’s Conference Speech 29th October 2024 Read my speech: For too long politicians have told the public what they wanted to hear and then done their own thing. Well, I say enough. National News
Keir Starmer caved to the mob by cancelling arms licences to Israel 29th October 2024 Labour gave in to the mob and threw UK interests under the bus by cancelling arms licences to Israel. National News
