High Street Bank Closures, does it matter?
Halifax is planning to close their Bridgwater branch, and Lloyds their Burnham-on-sea branch. Has your local bank already closed or about to close? What does it mean to you and our local communities? The banking giant Barclays has said it cut around 5,000 jobs in 2023 to “simplify and reshape the business”. Lloyds say that…
Read MoreNew Year misery for NHS staff in the new Bridgwater Constituency as government fails to deliver promised pay increase.
Christmas and New Year should be a time of cheer and happiness but for many NHS workers in Somerset, a failed government promise of a 6% pay increase will heap more misery on an already overworked and stretched workforce. In July last year, the government announced funding would be made available to implement a 6%…
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 MoreThe government “need to be held accountable” for collapsing “new” school buildings fiasco in Bridgwater.
The Lib Dem candidate for the Bridgwater parliamentary seat Claire Sully has welcomed the news that Haygrove secondary school in the town will be rebuilt at a new site, but said pupils, staff and parents have been badly let down by the government. Haygrove School was forced to close part of its site in August…
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 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 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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