Fears Somerset bus routes could be axed amid financial crisis
FOUR bus routes in Somerset could be under threat if extra funding cannot be agreed. In recent years, Somerset Council…
Government turns down 10% council tax rise in Somerset
THE Government has refused a request from Somerset Council to raise council tax 10% in a…
How you could earn some cash as a poll worker in Dorset elections
DORSET residents will head to the polls on May 2 – and some could be heading to work. Administrator of…
Work experience students come up with plans for major Gillingham project
WHILE most work experience students can expect t make a lot of tea – two youngsters in Gillingham got…
Petition launched to prevent possible closure of Somerset recycling centre
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save a Somerset recycling centre at risk of closure under cost-cutting plans. It is…
MPs’ committee calls on government to fix “out-of-control financial crisis” at councils
THE Government “must fix” a £4 billion hole in local councils’ budgets amid an “out-of-control financial crisis”. That is the…
CCTV services could be saved – but jobs set to go at Somerset Council
CCTV services could be saved from cuts as Somerset looks to cut a £100 million funding deficit – but…
£5m extra funding will “not help” plug £500m blackhole in Somerset budget
AN extra £5 million will “not help” plug a £100m hole in Somerset’s finances. Councils in England will receive a…
Somerset leader backs MPs’ call for better council funding
THE leader of struggling Somerset Council has welcomed a letter from more than 40 MPs calling for an…
Watch: Somerset MP draws ‘aaaahhhs’ during Commons debate on pets
SOMERSET MP Rebecca Pow (Con, Taunton Deane) has name-checked her pets in the House of Commons. During a debate on…
