MP Dan Norris, representing North East Somerset and Hanham, has not voted in Parliament since July 1, following a police announcement that charges were being considered against him. Suspended from the Labour Party after his …
In his first visit to the West Country as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham reinstated a £2 fare cap on bus journeys across England, aiming to ease financial pressures on households struggling with the cost of living. This move …
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a significant measure to help households struggling with rising expenses—the reinstatement of a £2 cap on bus fares across England. This decision reverses the prior plan to raise …
The leader of the Labour Party on Somerset Council has called on the government to ramp up support and properly fund local services in the wake of Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister. Sir Keir Starmer announced …
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party on Somerset Council, Councillor Leigh Redman, has called on the government to “step up” and prioritize funding for vital local …
A councillor has condemned proposals to transfer hundreds of NHS ‘bank’ staff across Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire to a private company, labeling the plan as “not acceptable.” The Royal United Hospital in Bath, …
An Indian restaurant in the North Somerset village of Bleadon has had its alcohol licence revoked following serious labour exploitation concerns highlighted by Immigration Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) last year. During an …
An Indian restaurant in the North Somerset village of Bleadon has had its alcohol licence revoked following a serious immigration enforcement investigation a year ago that uncovered illegal workers and unauthorized …
Controversial plans by Bath and North East Somerset Council to cut social work staff are raising alarms that foster carers will be forced to leave, deepening an already critical shortage. Two foster carers spoke at the full …
Ash Cartman, a longstanding Liberal Democrat councillor for Long Ashton on North Somerset Council and two-time parliamentary candidate, has announced his resignation from the party after over 15 years of membership. Cartman …
Ash Cartman, a Long Ashton councillor and twice Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for North Somerset, has announced his resignation from the Liberal Democrat party after more than 15 years of membership. Citing an …
Bath and North East Somerset Council has approved a 4.99% increase in council tax, the highest allowed without government approval or a public referendum. This increase, effective from April, will raise the average band D …
Labour councillors on Bath and North East Somerset Council have tabled amendments aimed at preventing a proposed £10,000 reduction to the council’s public toilet contract. This cut forms part of a broader proposal to save …
Labour opposition councillors on Bath and North East Somerset Council are pushing back against a proposed £10,000 reduction in the council’s public toilet contract, part of wider efforts to cut £250,000 from the 25 largest …
Grant Johnson, a councillor representing the historic coal mining village of Paulton in Bath and North East Somerset, has announced his departure from the Labour Party, blaming “constant U-turns” and a lack of clear strategic …