‘We got it wrong’ on Glastonbury regeneration, Somerset Council says Monday, December 15, 2025 glastonbury somerset regeneration lifefactory audit governance liquidation council funding infrastructure Somerset Council’s chief executive, Duncan Sharkey, has publicly acknowledged significant mistakes in handling the regeneration of Glastonbury’s Life Factory project. Once a derelict site on Morland Road, the Red Brick … Read More
Somerset Council Moves to Recover Funds from Collapsed Glastonbury Regeneration Project Thursday, November 20, 2025 somerset glastonbury regeneration lifefactory liquidation publicfunds investigation council construction recovery Somerset Council is taking active steps to recover public funds tied to a troubled regeneration effort in Glastonbury after the principal contractor went into liquidation. The project, known as the Life Factory, involved … Read More
Somerset Council Aims to Recover Millions After Collapse of Glastonbury Regeneration Project Thursday, November 20, 2025 somerset glastonbury regeneration lifefactory beckery liquidation council funding investigation recovery Somerset Council is actively seeking to recover public funds following the liquidation of Beckery Construction Company Ltd., the firm responsible for delivering a key regeneration project in Glastonbury. The project centered … Read More
Major Investigation into Bridgwater Building Firm’s £15m Collapse to Continue into 2026 Saturday, September 13, 2025 investigation liquidation pension debts bridgwater construction creditors financial legal collapse A comprehensive investigation into the downfall of Henry W Pollard and Sons Ltd, a Bridgwater-based building firm burdened with more than £15 million in debts, is expected to extend well into 2026. The company, which operated … Read More
Extensive Investigation Continues into Bridgwater Building Firm’s £15m Collapse Saturday, September 13, 2025 liquidation investigation pension insolvency creditors construction bridgwater pollard financial legal A thorough investigation into the collapse of Bridgwater-based construction company Henry W Pollard and Sons Ltd, with debts exceeding £15 million, is set to continue well into 2026. This follows the discovery of a nearly £5 … Read More
New Skydiving Company Launches at Dunkeswell Aerodrome Tuesday, August 19, 2025 skydiving dunkeswell skydivesouthwest liquidation accident parachuting safety community aviation tandem Skydiving is set to return to Dunkeswell Aerodrome with the launch of a new operation, Skydive South West. This new venture emerges at the same location where a tragic accident earlier this year claimed the lives of a mother … Read More