Impact of Parking Charges on Small Businesses Overlooked by Council Friday, January 23, 2026 parking business emissions council midsomernorton radstock charges economy vibrancy sustainability Bath and North East Somerset Council has not conducted any focused studies on how new parking charges are affecting small businesses in Midsomer Norton and Radstock. Last year, the council introduced emissions-based parking … Read More
Council Overlooks Impact of Parking Charges on Small Businesses Friday, January 23, 2026 parking business emissions charges council bath midsomernorton radstock impact transport Bath and North East Somerset Council has not conducted any specific studies on how its recent decision to introduce parking charges in two towns affects small businesses. Last year, the council implemented emissions-based … Read More
Decision on 400 Homes Near Taunton Delayed Amid ‘Green Wedge’ Review Friday, January 23, 2026 housing development taunton greenwedges planning trull infrastructure environment council somerset A decision on the proposed construction of 400 new homes across three sites near Taunton has been postponed to allow for a thorough review of the town’s ‘green wedges’—key environmental buffers designed to prevent urban … Read More
South West’s Safest Labour Councillor Quits Party Citing 'Constant U-Turns' Thursday, January 22, 2026 labour councillor independence paulton uturn council politics keirstarmer localgovernment environment Grant Johnson, a long-serving councillor representing Paulton—the former coal mining village deemed the safest Labour seat in South West England—has announced his departure from the Labour Party to serve as an independent. … Read More
Councillors Challenge Council Leaders as Children’s Social Worker Strike Looms Thursday, January 22, 2026 strike pay socialcare council industrialaction morale negotiation unison acas children Councillors at Bath and North East Somerset Council are pressing senior officials for answers as a strike threat grows within the children’s social care department. Last week, team managers and deputy team managers in … Read More
Somerset Council Reverses Approval for Sparkford Industrial Units Near A303 Thursday, January 22, 2026 somerset sparkford a303 industrial planning development flooding legal section106 council Somerset Council has reversed its earlier approval for a new industrial estate near the A303 after legal roadblocks stalled progress on critical agreements. In June 2022, Anthony Canvin submitted plans to construct up to 34 … Read More