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…
POLITICS COLUMN: ‘Labour would tackle the Tory sewage scandal’
DO you think it’s right to allow raw sewage to be dumped into our rivers and beaches 800 times…
MP’S COLUMN: ‘Floods and dentists in Somerset on my agenda’
THIS week has been the first sitting week in Parliament of the new year, and I have been excited…
MP’S COLUMN: ‘Post Office scandal has sickened me’
ON Thursday last week, I visited Wessex Internet on site near Sherborne to learn about the work it is…
Council tax share for Shaftesbury Town Council to increase by 3.9%
THE share of people’s council tax going to Shaftesbury Town Council is set to rise by almost 4% in…
