Somerset Council Criticized for Delayed Suspension of Life Factory Project in Glastonbury Saturday, December 20, 2025 somerset glastonbury lifefactory governance audit funding projectmanagement localgovernment accountability townsfund Somerset Council has been criticized for taking too long to halt the troubled Life Factory project in Glastonbury, according to a recently published ‘lessons learned’ report. The report highlights critical errors in … Read More
Family of Woman Who Died in Sex Offender’s Home Claim Police Prolonged Their Trauma Wednesday, October 22, 2025 justice police investigation iopc sexoffender trauma somerset accountability family crime The family of Kelly Faiers, 61, who was found dead at the home of convicted sex offender Richard Scatchard, have expressed deep disillusionment with the justice system following a damning report from the Independent Office … Read More
Somerset Marks World News Day as Titles Unite to Celebrate Trusted Journalism Sunday, September 28, 2025 journalism somersetlive worldnewsday trustednews media reporting community censorship pressfreedom accountability Who cares about council tax rises or whether your bins are collected on time? Who pays attention to road conditions or cheers on our local teams in the Gallagher Premiership? Who considers school dinners, the cost of living, … Read More
Former Dorset Police Officer Found Guilty of Gross Misconduct for Sexualised Behaviour and Dishonesty Wednesday, September 24, 2025 misconduct police harassment sexualconduct dorset integrity lies dismissal accountability ethics Former Dorset Police Constable Mark Haseman has been found guilty of gross misconduct following a public hearing that uncovered multiple serious breaches of professional conduct. The response officer was found to have engaged … Read More
‘Shocking waste of public money’ over WECA exit payments Tuesday, September 16, 2025 weca governance exitpayments publicfunds audit localgovernment politics finance scandal accountability The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has come under fire for spending nearly half a million pounds in one year on exit payments for senior staff, a sum condemned by a councillor as “a completely shocking waste of … Read More
Former officer sentenced for stalking ex using police databases Saturday, September 13, 2025 stalking misconduct police sentencing integrity abuse investigations law accountability justice A former police officer betrayed public trust by using police systems to stalk his ex-partner. Andrew Edwards, 31, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, pleaded guilty to stalking and misconduct in public office after conducting 27 … Read More