Urgent Calls for Action After Two Deaths at Frome Travellers’ Site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome travellers somerset council inspection deaths housing licensing regulation pines Two recent tragedies at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller’s community on Berkley Lane at the edge of Frome, have prompted urgent calls for action from local officials and residents. The site, located near Commerce Park … Read More
Council Allocates £370,000 to Sustain Five Somerset Leisure Centres Amid Operator Administration Thursday, April 9, 2026 somerset leisure council fusion administration funding community sports recreation facilities sport Somerset Council has committed £370,000 to keep five leisure centres operational after their managing operator, Fusion Leisure, entered administration earlier this month. The council oversees 16 leisure facilities across … Read More
Calls for Urgent Action Following Two Deaths at Frome Travellers’ Site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome travellers somerset council caravansite inspection deaths licensing livingconditions planning A Somerset councillor has called for immediate intervention after two residents died at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller’s community located on Berkley Lane in Frome. The site, situated near the Commerce Park … Read More
Calls for urgent action after two deaths at Frome travellers’ site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome sommerset travellers residential inspection licensing deaths council planning housing Somerset councillor Adam Boyden has called for immediate inspection and intervention at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller community in Frome, after two residents recently died under non-suspicious circumstances. Located … Read More
Leaflet Error in Somerset Village Prompts Lib Dem Apology Wednesday, April 8, 2026 somerset saltford libdems elections byelection council leaflets politics apology candidate In a surprising mix-up, the Liberal Democrats in a Somerset village mistakenly identified Hossein Pirooz, a narrowly defeated candidate, as a sitting councillor on recently distributed leaflets. Pirooz lost the Saltford … Read More
Reform UK Welcomes Second Councillor on North Somerset Council Tuesday, April 7, 2026 reformuk northsomerset councillor andycole localpolitics elections conservative liberaldemocrat byelection council Reform UK has strengthened its presence on North Somerset Council with the addition of Andy Cole, the independent councillor for Nailsea Golden Valley. Cole, a longstanding local politician since 1995, announced his decision … Read More