Posts by Cllr Claire Sully
Shining a light on the new Bridgwater Constituency
Claire Sully, the Lib Dem candidate for the new Bridgwater Constituency, boosted her credentials to become the new constituency’s first MP at the 2024 general election, after she held a hugely successful ‘Shine A Light On…’ event yesterday evening. More than 60 people were in attendance for the ticketed event, in which Claire gave a…
Read MoreWelcome plans for a new leisure centre on Gravity site for locals
Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, has welcomed the decision that a new publicly-available leisure centre will be built on the Gravity Smart Campus site near Puriton in 2025. The development follows an announcement in February that Agratas, a subsidiary company of Tata, would inject £4 billion into the site…
Read MoreConservatives are failing business after alarming record breaking Sedgemoor closure rate revealed
Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, believes the Conservatives are no longer the party of business with recent figures showing business closure rates in the UK to be at their highest since 1990. Research released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) collating UK business deaths in 2023 has revealed…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day?
With International Women’s day this week and today being Mother’s Day, while we all celebrate women, we need to ask: is the government doing enough to address the Gender Pay Gap and are there effective policies that women need in the workplace right now? Is it any wonder the UK productivity rate has flatlined if…
Read MoreHuge Agratas investment in Gravity is a big win for Bridgwater and surrounds
Cllr Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, has hailed news of a significant new investment into the Gravity site, situated near Bridgwater, which will bring considerable benefits to local residents in Bridgwater, Burnham, Highbridge and the surrounding area, Somerset and the Country! Today (Feb 28th, 2024), Agratas – a…
Read MoreLabour risk financial future of Somerset Council by voting against crucial budget
Labour put the future of Somerset Council in jeopardy when voting against a vital budget designed to secure the immediate financial viability of the council during the Full Council meeting at Canalside in Bridgwater on February 20. Despite being faced with immense financial pressures due to a catastrophic lack of funding to local authorities from…
Read MoreElectoral registration down as Tory Britain faces democratic crisis
More than 12,000 potential voters within Bridgwater Constituency are missing from the electoral register, a vast number which could have significant implications for the anticipated General Election later this year and creates a damning indictment as to the health of democracy in the UK under the Conservatives. According to research released on February 7th by…
Read MoreWatch this space – in Bridgwater & Burnham – for a Lib Dem general election win!
Liberal Democrats are known for scoring results that may not be predicted by a standard polling model or national trends, our results in numerous recent by-elections have reflected that, including huge Liberal Democrat victories in Tiverton and Honiton, North Shropshire, Chesham and Amersham and of course Somerton and Frome, all of which were traditionally Conservative-held…
Read MoreNo problem with our medical centres in Somerset, said local MP from Strasbourg.
Minehead loses its only GP Surgery, which will be taken over by a private company. Your medical centre is at risk under the Conservatives. Local medical services are under extreme pressure due to the Conservative government’s failure to adequately resource these vital facilities, and residents in the Bridgwater constituency could be at risk of losing…
Read MoreStepping Out to a delicious cafe in Bawdrip!
Stepping Out provide social opportunities, confidence building and much fun for young adults with learning disabilities. Among their activities they cook, bake and run their own pop-up café at Bawdrip Village Hall. The pop-up cafe is run every Tuesday from 12 noon to 2.30pm.
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