Somerset Council
Suicide Prevention Work in Somerset Update
When I joined Somerset Council’s Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee, in 2022, I asked that suicide prevention was added to the work programme. Last week we had an update on a new (draft) Somerset suicide prevention strategy that is supporting a new national strategy, which was launched September last year. The draft strategy draws on…
Read MoreClaire’s mission to support Somerset cancer treatment fundraising
Claire Sully, MP candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, has made it one of her missions to support fundraising for cancer treatments for Somerset residents. A chance meeting with a local charity fundraiser showed Claire how important access to local care is for cancer sufferers. Claire met Gail Wills, a fundraiser for cancer charity S.U.R.E., when she…
Read MoreA Priority for the Lib Dems in Somerset: A Greener, More Sustainable Somerset
Climate change is the starkest challenge of our, and the next generation’s, lifetimes. The implementation of our change to combat the climate emergency has to be now and it needs to be profound. This Liberal Democrat-run council has led the way on the climate emergency, which is something we can all be proud of. But there is…
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 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 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 MoreThe Future of the former Greencore factory site
I was asked why we haven’t had a decision on the planning application for 120 houses at the former Greencore Factory in Evercreech. In this video I explain why we are where we are and when a decision is likely.
Read MoreWaste Collection Update – Industrial action suspended
Updated July 18th, 2023 Strike action by Somerset waste collection crews has been called off. This follows a positive ballot response from Unite union members on an improved pay offer from SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, the Council’s collections contractor. All services should be operating as usual. Please present your recycling, refuse and garden waste…
Read MoreWaste Collection Strike Important Update
Unite union members working on Somerset waste collections still plan to take industrial action starting from Wednesday 12 July. Further talks between the parties are scheduled for tomorrow morning (11 July). We hope that Unite would put a revised offer to a ballot and suspend strike action pending its outcome. In the event of strike…
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