Posts by Cllr Claire Sully
Run for Bridgwater Local Medical Centres who are “under extreme pressure” due to Government’s broken primary care funding system.
Run 2 – Claire is “running the new Bridgwater constituency” in support of local Bridgwater GP Surgeries. Walkers are also welcome!When: Saturday, December 9th, 10.30amWhere: Somerset Bridge Medical Centre to East Quay Medical CentreRoute: https://www.strava.com/routes/3166385244711231140Sign-up / register an interest: https://fb.me/e/42GXJ82Iy Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new Bridgwater parliamentary constituency, believes more must…
Read MoreCommunity in Bridgwater run together to raise awareness of road safety and to remember beloved Bethany.
Family and friends came together to run with Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Claire Sully, in memory of Bethany Branson, and to highlight road safety awareness. Claire is taking on a series of organised runs which will take her across the new Bridgwater constituency, shining a light on the concerns of residents within the various towns…
Read MoreHave your say as historic Bridgwater Docks receives £5.2m of investment as part of town centre transformation
Bridgwater businesses and communities are invited to have their say and input into exciting proposals to restore and regenerate Bridgwater Docks, as part of the government’s Levelling Up programme to transform Bridgwater Town Centre. The first of a series of public consultations will take place on Wednesday, 13 December at the Bridgwater Sea Cadets Hall, Seaward Drive,…
Read MoreClaire Sully calls on James Heappey to do better on the NHS!
Claire Sully calls on James Heappey to improve the Conservative Government’s poor record on funding the NHS. Claire Sully the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency that includes Burnham-on-Sea welcomes the improved rating of Burnham and Berrow Health Centre but calls on the government to do much more to deal with the…
Read MoreParliamentary candidate Claire Sully is ‘running the new Bridgwater constituency’
Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, is to embark on a challenge of, quite literally, ‘running the new Bridgwater constituency’ to raise awareness of important issues to residents from across the length and breadth of the area. Beginning Saturday, December 2, Claire will take on a series of organised…
Read MoreShocking emergency food bank use in Bridgwater Constituencywith working families pushed to the brink by cost-of-living crisis.
The use of food banks within Sedgemoor is at nearly double the level to what it was five years ago as the crippling cost of living crisis which prevails under the failing Conservative government continues to have a shocking impact on working families within the new Bridgwater constituency. Data released by the Trussell Trust last…
Read MoreMeeting held at Highbridge Railway Station with GWR to push for upgrades
[article reproduced from Burnham-on-Sea.com] A meeting has been held at Highbridge Railway Station with train operator GWR to push for upgrades to the station. The Town Council is seeking an overhaul and discussed several potential upgrades with Luke Farley, transport integration manager from GWR, to develop several projects. Burnham and Highbridge’s Mayor Cllr Lesley Millard,…
Read MoreClaire Sully selected as Bridgwater Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal Democrats
Somerset Councillor Claire Sully has been selected as the parliamentary candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency seat in a boost to the Liberal Democrats. Widely recognised as a community champion and a hardworking elected Somerset councillor, Claire received overwhelming support from the Liberal Democrat members to contest the next general election within the newly created…
Read MoreMendip South News Round Up
Somerset Council is dealing with “a financial emergency”. Somerset Council this month voted through “urgent” measures to try to reduce a predicted £100m gap in its budget for the next financial year. An overspend has come from the soaring cost of Adult Care Services (£70m) and continuing underinvestment from central government in local authorities. One…
Read MoreChange is in the air – Lib Dem Conference 2023
At the 2023 Lib Dem conference, in Bournemouth, there is a sense that political change is in the air and there is a necessary optimism. We need a change of Government, more Lib Dem MPs in Parliament, so we can bring in policies that will help the millions of people who are worried about the…
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