UK’s Largest Battery Plant Reaches Key Milestone as Steel Structures Rise Monday, June 30, 2025 agratas gigafactory battery construction somerset steel ukmanufacturing ev industrialstrategy economy The Agratas gigafactory near Bridgwater, Somerset, has reached an important milestone with the installation of its first steel frames. This signals the commencement of vertical construction on what promises to be the UK’s … Read More
Staplegrove Road Widening to Unlock 1,600 New Homes in Taunton Friday, June 27, 2025 taunton staplegrove housing infrastructure roadworks development planning construction somerset bloorhomes Staplegrove Road, a key route in Taunton, is set for significant widening to enable the development of over 1,600 new homes as part of the Staplegrove urban extension. This major project will deliver 1,628 homes, employment … Read More
Work Finally Set to Begin on New Bath Police Station Wednesday, June 25, 2025 bath police plymouthhouse policing crime community avonsomerset construction publicsafety lawenforcement Construction on Bath’s new police station is officially scheduled to start this August, Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed. Initially planned for a 2025 opening at Plymouth House on Monmouth Street, the completion date … Read More
New Taunton Footbridge Installation Delayed Until 2026 Tuesday, June 24, 2025 taunton footbridge rivertone somerset cycling infrastructure governmentfunding construction regeneration community Somerset Council has confirmed that the installation of a new footbridge in Taunton town centre will be postponed until early 2026. The approved project, initially planned for summer 2025, aims to replace the existing narrow … Read More
More Limited Roadworks Planned to Complete Celebration Mile in Bridgwater Town Centre Tuesday, June 24, 2025 bridgwater celebrationmile roadworks somersetcouncil pedestrian infrastructure construction delays urbanplanning transport Somerset Council is preparing to undertake additional, though limited, roadworks to complete the much-anticipated Celebration Mile project in Bridgwater town centre. With a £9 million budget from the government-backed … Read More
Major M5 Housing Estate in Somerset Set to Expand Beyond Initial Plans Sunday, June 22, 2025 jurston somerset housing development m5 wellington affordable planning phosphate construction Plans to increase the number of homes on the substantial Jurston Fields housing estate near the M5 in Somerset are underway. The Dorchester-based developer C. G. Fry and Son Ltd. is currently building the estate along A38 … Read More