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…
Dorset and Somerset MPs unite in calls for more council funding
MPs Chris Loder (Con, West Dorset) and Sarah Dyke (Lib Dem, Somerton & Frome) have come together in a…
