This morning, I wrote to the Secretary of State in support of Somerset Council's bid to the Government for funding to rebuild or re-route the B3191.
The B3191 is a vital link road in our area, and I am aware of the damaging impact its closure is having on local residents and businesses.
#Somerset
The B3191 is a vital link road in our area, and I am aware of the damaging impact its closure is having on local residents and businesses.
#Somerset
October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This morning, I wrote to the Secretary of State in support of Somerset Council's bid to the Government for funding to rebuild or re-route the B3191.
The B3191 is a vital link road in our area, and I am aware of the damaging impact its closure is having on local residents and businesses.
#Somerset
The B3191 is a vital link road in our area, and I am aware of the damaging impact its closure is having on local residents and businesses.
#Somerset
The #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor will be permanently closed to motorists after #Halloween, despite #Somerset Council receiving more than 1,000 objections from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557028... #LDReporter
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor will be permanently closed to motorists after #Halloween, despite #Somerset Council receiving more than 1,000 objections from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557028... #LDReporter
Myself and my Lib Dem colleagues at Somerset Council have worked extremely hard on this bid. 🤞
#B3191 #Watchet #Somerset
#B3191 #Watchet #Somerset
'Future of coastal community' in doubt but there is hope
"Residents, businesses and visitors have been left vulnerable"
www.somersetlive.co.uk
August 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I am pleased to announce that I have secured a meeting with senior civil servants to discuss the rail link proposal between Bishops Lydeard and Taunton, as well as other transport issues in the constituency.✅
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#Somerset #Devon
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Civil Servants to visit West Somerset to learn more about local transport issues
DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) officials are to visit to discuss hopes of connecting the West Somerset Railway to the mainline in Taunton and concerns about plans to permanently close the B3191 Watche...
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August 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I am pleased to announce that I have secured a meeting with senior civil servants to discuss the rail link proposal between Bishops Lydeard and Taunton, as well as other transport issues in the constituency.✅
Read more here👇
www.wsfp.co.uk/news/civil-s...
#Somerset #Devon
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#Somerset #Devon
Reopening the B3191 remains a top priority for Somerset Council and me. As your MP, I’m continuing to do all I can in Parliament to help secure the funding needed to get it reopened.
#Somerset #B3191
#Somerset #B3191
£40m bid to reopen Somerset coast road 'on track' despite Conservative claims
Somerset Council is putting together its final business case as it seeks government funding for the reopening of the B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
July 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Yesterday's gathering, organised alongside Councillor Cara Strom, was a chance for all of you to make your voices heard and send a clear message: reopening the B3191 matters to the people of West Somerset.
The Government now has an opportunity...(1/2)
#Somerset #Devon #Watchet #B3191
The Government now has an opportunity...(1/2)
#Somerset #Devon #Watchet #B3191
August 27, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Watchet has had only one vehicle route in and out of town for over three years.
I have written to the Transport Secretary, urging the Government to give Somerset Council's bid to secure investment for the B3191 the fullest and most favourable consideration. (1/2)
I have written to the Transport Secretary, urging the Government to give Somerset Council's bid to secure investment for the B3191 the fullest and most favourable consideration. (1/2)
August 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Watchet has had only one vehicle route in and out of town for over three years.
I have written to the Transport Secretary, urging the Government to give Somerset Council's bid to secure investment for the B3191 the fullest and most favourable consideration. (1/2)
I have written to the Transport Secretary, urging the Government to give Somerset Council's bid to secure investment for the B3191 the fullest and most favourable consideration. (1/2)
I am currently awaiting a response from the Secretary of State for #Transport to my Parliamentary Question, which calls for funding to finally rebuild the B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor.
#Somerset
Find out more here ⬇️🔗
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Crucial' Watchet coast road needs funds, Somerset MP says
The MP for Tiverton and Minehead calls for more funds to reopen the west Somerset coast road.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
I am currently awaiting a response from the Secretary of State for #Transport to my Parliamentary Question, which calls for funding to finally rebuild the B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor.
#Somerset
Find out more here ⬇️🔗
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Somerset
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The B3191 at Cleeve Hill has been closed for too long.
This morning, I once again asked the Secretary of State to use the new structures fund to sort it. I will keep pressing the government for this funding and will back Somerset Councils bid every step of the way.
#Somerset #Watchet #B3191
This morning, I once again asked the Secretary of State to use the new structures fund to sort it. I will keep pressing the government for this funding and will back Somerset Councils bid every step of the way.
#Somerset #Watchet #B3191
June 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I told the Government that warm words are not enough. The B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor has been closed for 2 years.
That needs to change. We need real investment in our roads, buses, and trains so we can showcase the best we have to offer here in West Somerset and Devon.
#Somerset #Devon
That needs to change. We need real investment in our roads, buses, and trains so we can showcase the best we have to offer here in West Somerset and Devon.
#Somerset #Devon
June 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
#Tiverton & #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has urged transport secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social to visit #Watchet to see first-hand the "damaging" effect of the #B3191 Cleeve Hill remaining closed: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #BlueAnchor
Crucial coastal road closure having damaging impact on Somerset town
The road has been closed to motor vehicles since January 2023 - and now set to be permanent
www.somersetlive.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
#Tiverton & #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has urged transport secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social to visit #Watchet to see first-hand the "damaging" effect of the #B3191 Cleeve Hill remaining closed: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #BlueAnchor
#Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has warned that hundreds of small businesses in #Somerset could go to the wall without business rate relief: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2617562... #LDReporter #Watchet #BlueAnchor #B3191 #Dulverton #Porlock
Somerset MP urges government to cut business rates in coastal areas
Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour has warned that small businesses in coastal areas could go to the wall without additional support
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
June 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
#Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has warned that hundreds of small businesses in #Somerset could go to the wall without business rate relief: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2617562... #LDReporter #Watchet #BlueAnchor #B3191 #Dulverton #Porlock
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address a long-standing vulnerability and secure the future of a vital piece of infrastructure, and I won't stop working to push this Government to provide the much needed support for rural and coastal communities.
#Somerset #B3191 #MP (2/2)
#Somerset #B3191 #MP (2/2)
August 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
#Watchet could get new bus services and some nearby road improvements to offset the impact of #HS2, according to local MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3191 #A39
Closed Somerset coastal road won't be reopening anytime soon
But more buses and improved roads under HS2 'mitigation plan' on the cards
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#Watchet could get new bus services and some nearby road improvements to offset the impact of #HS2, according to local MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3191 #A39
The #B3191 Cleeve Hill in #Watchet won't be reopening any time soon (despite the best efforts of @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social). Here's five schemes which could revive the town centre's fortunes in the meantime: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset
Major transport upgrades could revive Somerset town's fortunes
The town has suffered since a key road was closed
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The #B3191 Cleeve Hill in #Watchet won't be reopening any time soon (despite the best efforts of @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social). Here's five schemes which could revive the town centre's fortunes in the meantime: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset
Two new sections of the Steam Coast Trail #activetravel route will soon be delivered in #Williton following this unanimous decision by @somersetcouncil.bsky.social: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2622358... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3191 #Watchet
Popular Somerset cycle route to be extended – but some neighbours aren't happy
The Steam Coast Trail will eventually run between Minehead and Watchet - with two new sections being delivered as part of a Williton housing estate
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
June 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Two new sections of the Steam Coast Trail #activetravel route will soon be delivered in #Williton following this unanimous decision by @somersetcouncil.bsky.social: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2622358... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3191 #Watchet
Safer roads, more trains and better links to major employment sites could all be coming to #Somerset if even some of these major transport schemes see the light of day by 2050: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #A358 #Wellington #Yeovil #CastleCary #Taunton #A361 #B3191 #Frome
Major transport schemes could transform Somerset by 2050
Somerset could get safer roads, more trains and better links
www.somersetlive.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Safer roads, more trains and better links to major employment sites could all be coming to #Somerset if even some of these major transport schemes see the light of day by 2050: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #A358 #Wellington #Yeovil #CastleCary #Taunton #A361 #B3191 #Frome
(1/2) I have been working incredibly hard, with meetings and pushing our case to the Transport Secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social. This is once again an opportunity for this new Gov to show that promise of growth in every postcode means something for rural and coastal communities too.
Plans to reroute Blue Anchor road 'best news' for Watchet
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
(1/2) I have been working incredibly hard, with meetings and pushing our case to the Transport Secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social. This is once again an opportunity for this new Gov to show that promise of growth in every postcode means something for rural and coastal communities too.
West #Somerset residents united on Wednesday evening (August 26) to demand the government provide £41m to reopen the #B3191 between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2650488... #LDReporter
West Somerset residents unite to demand reopening of B3191 coast road
Somerset Council will find out before Christmas whether the government will provide £41m to reopen the B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
August 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
West #Somerset residents united on Wednesday evening (August 26) to demand the government provide £41m to reopen the #B3191 between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2650488... #LDReporter
On Sunday (August 30), #Watchet residents will march to the former paper mill on the #B3191 Brendon Road to demand better housing for local people: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2649334... #LDReporter #Somerset
Watchet residents to march on paper mill site in demand for better future
The Festival for Future Watchet will be staged on August 30
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
August 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
On Sunday (August 30), #Watchet residents will march to the former paper mill on the #B3191 Brendon Road to demand better housing for local people: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2649334... #LDReporter #Somerset
A £41m bid to reopen the #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor - backed by @somersetcouncil.bsky.social and local MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social - has been officially submitted to central government: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2644228... #LDReporter #Somerset #structuresfund
Decision on £41m bid to reopen key Somerset coastal road due within weeks
Somerset Council has requested funding from the government's structures fund to reopen the B3191 Cleeve Hill between Watchet and Blue Anchor
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
August 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A £41m bid to reopen the #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor - backed by @somersetcouncil.bsky.social and local MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social - has been officially submitted to central government: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2644228... #LDReporter #Somerset #structuresfund
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A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
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A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset
Plans to reroute coastal road 'best news' for town
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset
👇 Latest from Somerset
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset
Plans to reroute coastal road 'best news' for town
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset
A new inland road is to be built to replace the closed B3191 in Watchet, which was hit by erosion.
#somerset