Bridgwater’s Traffic Woes Set to Intensify Without Strategic Housing Development Planning, Councillor Warns Tuesday, January 20, 2026 bridgwater traffic congestion housing development planning somerest council infrastructure transport Bridgwater faces escalating traffic congestion unless a more strategic approach is taken to the mounting housing developments, a local councillor has cautioned. The town’s housing growth is propelled by several major factors, … Read More
Upgrading Bridgwater’s Cross Rifles Roundabout Deemed of Limited Benefit Amid Rising Costs Tuesday, January 20, 2026 bridgwater roundabout infrastructure traffic council transport somerset congestion upgrade construction Plans to upgrade Bridgwater’s busy Cross Rifles roundabout have been abandoned, with officials stating the project would offer limited benefits and cause significant disruption for local motorists. The Cross Rifles roundabout … Read More
Limited Benefits Seen in Proposed Upgrade to Bridgwater’s Cross Rifles Roundabout Tuesday, January 20, 2026 bridgwater roundabout infrastructure traffic somersetcouncil crossrifles transport congestion levellingup highways A planned major upgrade to one of Bridgwater’s busiest junctions, the Cross Rifles roundabout, has been cancelled due to concerns over limited traffic benefits and substantial disruption, a senior Somerset councillor … Read More
Council Refutes Reform UK’s Misleading Claims on Asylum Seeker Students at Bridgwater School Monday, January 19, 2026 somerset bridgwater asylum education reformuk robertblake migration localgovernment schools immigration Somerset Council has officially rejected claims by Reform UK that one in five pupils at Robert Blake Secondary School in Bridgwater are asylum seekers housed at the nearby Holiday Inn in North Petherton. The Holiday Inn, … Read More
Former Bridgwater Pub Site Set for Potential Transformation into Nine Homes Amid Appeal Wednesday, January 14, 2026 bridgwater development housing planning appeal somerset council redevelopment residential urban The former Three Crowns pub site at 15 St. Mary Street in Bridgwater town centre could be redeveloped into nine new homes, pending the outcome of a planning appeal. The pub shuttered in 2003, and permission for its demolition … Read More
Former Bridgwater Pub Site Faces Appeal to Build Nine New Homes Wednesday, January 14, 2026 bridgwater development housing appeal planning somerset redevelopment architecture sustainability residential The former Three Crowns pub site in Bridgwater has the potential to be transformed into nine new homes, pending the outcome of a current appeal. Located at 15 St. Mary Street in the town centre, the pub closed its doors in … Read More