Somerset Councillors Receive First-Class Travel, Cream Teas, and Musical Hospitality Sunday, February 1, 2026 somerset councillors gifts hospitality railtravel culture events politics transparency governance Over the past six months, Somerset councillors have accepted a variety of gifts and hospitality, ranging from first-class rail tickets to cream teas and cultural event tickets. Somerset Council has now published its latest … Read More
Plans for Cramped Cul-de-Sac on Bungalow Garden Rejected Thursday, January 29, 2026 planning bungalow development saltford housing cul-de-sac overdevelopment councillors garden council Councillors at Bath and North East Somerset Council have unanimously rejected plans to demolish a bungalow at 22 The Tynings in Saltford and replace it with a cul-de-sac of five new bungalows. The proposed development on the … Read More
Top Somerset Councillors Reject Calls to Resign Amid Financial Crisis Wednesday, January 7, 2026 somerset councillors resignation counciltax socialcare finance localgovernment debt leadership community Senior councillors of North Somerset Council have firmly dismissed demands that they all resign as the authority grapples with a looming financial crisis, including an exceptional council tax increase. Council leader Mike … Read More
Permission to Expand Minehead Arcade Granted in Error Friday, January 2, 2026 minehead somerset planning arcade councillors transparency legal development council application Somerset Council recently found itself in an awkward position after inadvertently granting planning permission to expand Minehead’s seafront arcade, The Arkade. Located on Warren Road near the town’s heritage railway station, … Read More
Council Seeks to Avoid Further Frustration Over Somerset Local Election Boundaries Wednesday, December 10, 2025 somerset council boundaries lgbce elections consultation localgovernment electoralmap councillors housingdevelopments Somerset Council has decided not to provide any further input on the county’s future electoral boundaries, describing the ongoing government consultation process as “laborious, brutal and challenging.” The … Read More
Arts Centre’s Alcohol Licence Delayed Again Due to Councillor Absence Thursday, December 4, 2025 somerset artscentre licensing councillors postponement alcohol newcross southpetherton councilmeeting disability A public hearing on granting an alcohol licence to a Somerset arts centre has been postponed for the second time in a week after a councillor failed to attend. The New Cross Arts Centre and tea room, located on the outskirts … Read More