£109,000 Removed from Budget as Somerset Council Struggles to Secure Taunton Travellers’ Site Wednesday, May 20, 2026 somerset taunton travellers council budget sites gypsy roma transit funding Somerset Council has quietly withdrawn around £109,000 initially set aside to establish a new travellers' site near Taunton. This funding, carried over from the former Taunton Deane Borough Council’s capital budget, was … Read More
£109,000 for Taunton Travellers’ Site Removed from Somerset Council Budget Wednesday, May 20, 2026 somerset travellers taunton council funding gypsy roma encampments sites budget Somerset Council has quietly removed approximately £109,000 previously allocated for developing a new travellers’ site near Taunton from its capital budget. The funding originally came from the former Taunton Deane Borough … Read More
£109,000 Allocated for Taunton Travellers’ Site Removed from Somerset Council Budget Wednesday, May 20, 2026 somerset travellers council taunton funding sites budget land gypsy roma Somerset Council has quietly removed £109,000 from its capital budget that had been earmarked for establishing a new travellers' site near Taunton. This funding originated from Taunton Deane Borough Council’s earlier capital … Read More
Tributes Pour In for Somerset Legend 'Hippy Kev' and His Unforgettable Spirit Wednesday, May 6, 2026 kevin tribute hippy sprit somerset freespirit gypsy spirituality legacy travel Kevin ‘Iceman’ Bailey, a beloved father and free spirit known affectionately as ‘Hippy Kev,’ has been remembered with warm tributes following his passing after a courageous battle with cancer. Kev led an extraordinary, … Read More
New Travellers' Pitches Proposed Near Allotments in Somerset Village Thursday, April 30, 2026 somerset travellers pitches walton allotments mobilehomes planning environment gypsy development Plans to create two new travellers' pitches behind the allotments in Walton, a small village near Street in Somerset, have been submitted for approval. The site, located on East Mead Lane and currently home to five stables … Read More
Somerset Travellers’ Site Approved for Expansion to Accommodate Seven Families Thursday, April 16, 2026 somerset travellers planning expansion gypsy caravan environment housing community council Somerset Council has granted retrospective planning permission for the expansion of The Stables travellers’ site located at the junction of Isle Abbotts Road and Stowey Lane in Fivehead. The decision allows the site to … Read More