Politics

Get the latest news and updates for local politics across the Blackmore Vale area. We talk exclusively to your local MP’s for news at home and in Westminster.

Foster carers are being sought for children seeking asylum in Wiltshire

Foster carers needed in Wiltshire for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

FOSTER carers are needed to help young people who are in the UK after fleeing danger in their home…

Council leaders Bill Revans (Somerset), Richard Clewer (Wiltshire) and Nick Ireland (Dorset) have expressed an interest in devolution in a joint statement

Leaders accept Heart of Wessex mayor plan as part of devolution proposals

SOMERSET, Dorset and Wiltshire could have a combined mayor under a possible devolution deal. Councils in the three counties have…

Jeremy Clarkson, main picture, led the farmers' protest in London, where Somerset MPs met campaigners

IHT protest: Farmers’ fury over inheritance tax changes – explainer and reaction

FARMERS parked their tractors firmly on the Government’s lawn during a demonstration against planned changes to inheritance tax on…

Salisbury Reds Electric Buses

Wiltshire bus services get £7 million government funding boost

BUS services in Wiltshire have received a boost of nearly £7 million in funding. Wiltshire Council has been awarded the…

Sarah Dyke, left, and Dixie Darch have resigned from Somerset Council

Candidates revealed to replace Sarah Dyke on Somerset Council

THE Blackmoor Vale will elect a new representative on Somerset Council this month. Candidates have been announced for the poll,…

Yeovil MP Adam Dance during his maiden speech in the House of Commons. Picture: Parliament TV

Yeovil MP uses maiden speech to encourage others – and references US election

YEOVIL MP Adam Dance has made his maiden speech in the House of Commons – and referenced today’s US…

Sarah Dyke resigns from Somerset Council role to focus on MP duties

VALE representative – and now MP – Sarah Dyke has resigned from her role with Somerset Council. The Liberal Democrat,…

Almost 5,000 could be missing out on Pension Credit – ahead of WFA means-testing

ALMOST 5,000 people in Dorset could be missing out on Pension Credit – as plans to means-test the Winter…

The centre will be developed at the former Sidney Gate Care Home site in Bridport. Picture: Dorset Council

£28m approved for Bridport centre to help elderly after falls and hospital care

A CENTRE to help elderly people recover after leaving hospital is to be created in Bridport as part of…

Council leaders Bill Revans (Somerset), Richard Clewer (Wiltshire) and Nick Ireland (Dorset) have expressed an interest in devolution in a joint statement

Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset Councils show ‘expression of interest’ in devolution

SOMERSET, Wiltshire and Dorset Councils could be set to join forces in a bid to unlock more powers and…