Memorial Football Match to Honor Beloved Father Lost in A371 Crash Wednesday, March 4, 2026 memorial football crash tribute a371 wells community family michaelknowlson safety sport A heartfelt memorial football match will take place this Sunday to honor Michael Knowlson, a devoted father and cherished member of the community who died in a tragic crash near Wells last month. Michael passed away at the … Read More
Fears Grow That “Small Friendly Village” Could Become a Suburb of Bristol Wednesday, March 4, 2026 pill northernsomerset greenbelt housing localplan infrastructure community development bristol planning Residents of Pill, a small village in North Somerset, are voicing strong concerns over plans to build 1,000 new homes on the surrounding greenbelt land. They fear this development will transform their close-knit community … Read More
Concerns Grow Over Greenbelt Housing Plans Threatening Village Identity Wednesday, March 4, 2026 pill northsomerset greenbelt housing development localplan bristol infrastructure community petition Residents of Pill, a small and friendly village in North Somerset, are voicing strong concerns over plans to develop 1,000 new homes on the greenbelt land surrounding their community. Many fear this large-scale construction … Read More
New Council Houses Open on Former Taunton Pub Site Wednesday, March 4, 2026 taunton housing council somerset development affordable construction environment sustainability community Taunton has welcomed a new wave of council housing on the site of the former Oxford Inn pub, which closed in 2018. Following the property’s acquisition by Somerset West and Taunton Council, plans were set in motion to … Read More
New Council Homes Completed on Former Oxford Inn Site in Taunton Wednesday, March 4, 2026 taunton councilhousing affordablehousing laviniahouse somerset development construction housingcrisis community zerocarbon The former Oxford Inn on Roman Road, Taunton, has been transformed into eight new council homes, now fully occupied by local families. After the pub closed in 2018, Somerset West and Taunton Council purchased the site with … Read More
The South West Village Turned Ghost Estate After Eight Years of Abandonment Tuesday, March 3, 2026 calstock housing ghostestate socialhousing cornwall affordablehomes development council construction community For eight long years, a once-promising new housing estate in Calstock has remained eerily empty, earning the label of a “ghost estate.” The development, consisting of 33 newly built houses, lies unfinished and … Read More