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
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
The Conservative Party Leadership contest 2024 3rd October 2024 A new Leader of the Party will be chosen by members National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
