Somerset Council passes balanced budget after stormy meeting
A STORMY meeting ended in cash-strapped Somerset Council passing a balanced budget – amid warnings of potential bankruptcy. The…
General election polling: What’s predicted in YOUR area?
2024 is the year of elections. The UK is poised to head to the polls when the urge takes Rishi…
Stalwart Somerset district councillors receive Alderman titles
WHEN Somerset Council was created on April 1 last year, the former district councils were disbanded. Taunton Deane Borough Council,…
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…
