Today it has been announced that once lockdown ends on 2nd December, Somerset (that is Sedgemoor, Mendip, South Somerset and Somerset West & Taunton) will
Somerset COVID 19 latest figures
The headline number of confirmed cases of COVID 19 has fallen this week. 507 new cases were confirmed across Somerset for the week to 25
Warburton wins funds for langport Station
It has been around 6 years in the making. A slew of government ministers visited Langport and Somerton in 2014 and 2015. Among the projects
“LVA” and Langport and Martock developments
We recently learnt of two major developments proposed for Martock and Langport. In both cases residents have been approached with nice glitzy leaflets. The leaflets
Mendips back office deal in trouble
We have often written about the wretched track record of Somerset councils with shared service contracts. This is something that forms one of the bedrocks
Conservatives attack Mendip land deal
Mendip’s Conservative Group yesterday launched a scathing attack on Mendip’s Social Housing program. The Mendip plan would see four sites being developed to provide around
Expensive Shrubberies for Chard
In many ways Chard has been lucky over the past few years. A new leisure centre and swimming pool. New housing and employment buildings in
Burnham Switch on online
The annual Christmas lights switch-on for Burnham on Sea and Highbridge is moving online this year. Faced with the immovable object that is lockdown, the
Somerset COVID 19 figures
This last week saw the number of confirmed COVID 19 cases in Somerset reach 4,404. The increase on the week to 11 November is 779
One NHS for Somerset too?
Just as Somerset looks destined to be turned into one or two unitary councils, so too Somerset’s NHS. The merger of the county’s mental health