#NorthPetherton will see its former library turned into housing despite the best efforts of local #Somerset councillor @billrevans.bsky.social: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2554565... #LDReporter #A38
Former Somerset library damaged in storm to be turned into housing
The library relocated to the nearby community centre in September 2022
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#NorthPetherton will see its former library turned into housing despite the best efforts of local #Somerset councillor @billrevans.bsky.social: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2554565... #LDReporter #A38
BREAKING: Transparent martyr spotted close to North Petherton college. #NorthPetherton #BREAKING
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
BREAKING: Transparent martyr spotted close to North Petherton college. #NorthPetherton #BREAKING
Up to 190 new homes could be built near the #M5 in #NorthPetherton if these plans go ahead: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557459... #LDReporter #Somerset
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Up to 190 new homes could be built near the #M5 in #NorthPetherton if these plans go ahead: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557459... #LDReporter #Somerset
The new #Wilstock Primary School, on the southern edge of #Bridgwater, has been delayed after the cost rose by £3.5m: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2642777... #LDReporter #Somerset #NorthPetherton
New Bridgwater primary school delayed as costs rise by £3.5m
The new Wilstock Primary School was originally due to open in September 2027 - but it could be another two years before it sees the light of day
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
August 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The new #Wilstock Primary School, on the southern edge of #Bridgwater, has been delayed after the cost rose by £3.5m: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2642777... #LDReporter #Somerset #NorthPetherton
New on the map: a Queen Victoria Wall Box in North Petherton, Somerset. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/6a7c6bc4ba4b8eca5217d10d #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenVictoria #WallBox #StandardRed #NorthPetherton
August 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
New on the map: a Queen Victoria Wall Box in North Petherton, Somerset. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/6a7c6bc4ba4b8eca5217d10d #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenVictoria #WallBox #StandardRed #NorthPetherton
A new GP surgery could soon be built on the #A38 #Taunton Road in #NorthPetherton - alongside 45 new homes, a 66-bed care home, a scout hut and a junior cricket pitch: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #NHS
New GP surgery for growing town moves closer
The current surgery is vastly over-capacity
www.somersetlive.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A new GP surgery could soon be built on the #A38 #Taunton Road in #NorthPetherton - alongside 45 new homes, a 66-bed care home, a scout hut and a junior cricket pitch: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #NHS
Existing #Somerset residents are "being sacrificed" to allow new homes to be delivered in and around #NorthPetherton, a local resident has warned: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2616891... #LDReporter #Bridgwater #A38 #M5 #flooding
Residents "being sacrificed" to allow hundreds of new homes near Bridgwater
North Petherton has seen significant housing growth in recent times - and local residents want no further homes without major infrastructure changes
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
June 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Existing #Somerset residents are "being sacrificed" to allow new homes to be delivered in and around #NorthPetherton, a local resident has warned: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2616891... #LDReporter #Bridgwater #A38 #M5 #flooding
If you're struggling to see a doctor in #NorthPetherton, there's some good news - the town's planned new medical facility has moved one step closer: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2528694... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #NHS
Revised plans for North Petherton medical centre clear first hurdle
Revised plans for new homes, a care home and a medical centre in a growing Somerset town have cleared the first hurdle in the planning process.
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
If you're struggling to see a doctor in #NorthPetherton, there's some good news - the town's planned new medical facility has moved one step closer: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2528694... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #NHS
#Somerset Council has formally debunked claims by Reform UK that one in five pupils at a #Bridgwater secondary school are asylum seekers living in a nearby hotel: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2577564... #LDReporter #NorthPetherton
Council debunks Reform UK claims over asylum seeker numbers at Bridgwater school
Reform UK claimed that one in five pupils at a Bridgwater secondary school were asylum seekers - but the actual figure is far lower
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 AM
#Somerset Council has formally debunked claims by Reform UK that one in five pupils at a #Bridgwater secondary school are asylum seekers living in a nearby hotel: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2577564... #LDReporter #NorthPetherton
If Barwood Land gets its way, 250 homes could be built less than a mile from this popular woodland walk in the Quantock Hills: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2617809... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #NorthPetherton
250 new homes planned near popular Somerset forest walk
Barwood Land has launched a public consultation on plans for 250 homes less than a mile from the King's Cliff forest walk near the Quantock…
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
June 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
If Barwood Land gets its way, 250 homes could be built less than a mile from this popular woodland walk in the Quantock Hills: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2617809... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #NorthPetherton
More volunteers are needed to improve the "awesome" #Wilstock and #Stockmoor Country Park, located near the #M5 between #Bridgwater and #NorthPetherton: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2619876... #LDReporter #Somerset @billrevans.bsky.social
Volunteers urged to get involved in 'awesome' country park near M5
The Wilstock and Stockmoor Country Park is located near junction 24 of the M5 - and more volunteers are needed to help shape and secure its future
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
June 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM
More volunteers are needed to improve the "awesome" #Wilstock and #Stockmoor Country Park, located near the #M5 between #Bridgwater and #NorthPetherton: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2619876... #LDReporter #Somerset @billrevans.bsky.social
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More than 120 new jobs could be created if @somersetcouncil.bsky.social approves plans for a new McDonald's within the #Bridgwater Gateway site near junction 24 of the #M5: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2629744... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #NorthPetherton
New McDonalds near M5 in Somerset could create more than 120 jobs
Plans have been submitted for a new McDonald's restaurant and drive-thru within vacant land on a key employment site on the outskirts of…
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
July 22, 2026 at 6:10 AM
More than 120 new jobs could be created if @somersetcouncil.bsky.social approves plans for a new McDonald's within the #Bridgwater Gateway site near junction 24 of the #M5: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2629744... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #NorthPetherton
15 low-cost homes for local people will be delivered within the #Bridgwater Gateway site after plans were approved by @somersetcouncil.bsky.social: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2621621... #LDReporter #Somerset #M5 #A38 #NorthPetherton
New low-cost homes approved within Bridgwater Gateway site near M5
15 new affordable flats for local people will be delivered as part of the wider Bridgwater Gateway development near junction 24 of the M5
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
June 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
15 low-cost homes for local people will be delivered within the #Bridgwater Gateway site after plans were approved by @somersetcouncil.bsky.social: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2621621... #LDReporter #Somerset #M5 #A38 #NorthPetherton
A Conservative councillor has admitted blocking a country lane with his tractor while the #M5 was closed following a crash: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2618603... #LDReporter #Somerset #Bridgwater #Taunton #NorthPetherton #NorthNewton
Somerset councillor admits blocking village lane with tractor during M5 closure
Councillor Alan Bradford said he blocked the road to North Newton for an hour-and-a-half to "make a point" about the impact of M5 closures…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
June 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
A Conservative councillor has admitted blocking a country lane with his tractor while the #M5 was closed following a crash: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2618603... #LDReporter #Somerset #Bridgwater #Taunton #NorthPetherton #NorthNewton
Work will begin "promptly" on delivering 361 new homes within the #Bridgwater Gateway site near junction 24 of the #M5: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2610357... #LDReporter #Somerset #NorthPetherton
361 'smart-looking' houses to be built near M5 in Bridgwater
Keepmoat Homes and LiveWest are ready to begin construction on the Bridgwater Gateway site following a vote by local councillors
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
May 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Work will begin "promptly" on delivering 361 new homes within the #Bridgwater Gateway site near junction 24 of the #M5: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2610357... #LDReporter #Somerset #NorthPetherton
Up to 580 new council houses will be delivered across #Somerset by 2030 - but not every part of the county will see the immediate benefits: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2604324... #LDReporter #Taunton #CharltonAdam #Wedmore #NetherStowey #Highbridge #NorthPetherton @gideonamos.bsky.social
580 new council houses to be delivered across Somerset by April 2030
Somerset Council has published a new strategy to deliver low-cost housing across the county - but not every area will immediately benefit
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
April 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Up to 580 new council houses will be delivered across #Somerset by 2030 - but not every part of the county will see the immediate benefits: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2604324... #LDReporter #Taunton #CharltonAdam #Wedmore #NetherStowey #Highbridge #NorthPetherton @gideonamos.bsky.social
New jobs will be coming to #Bridgwater after new commercial units near the #M5 were approved by #Somerset Council: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2604254... #LDReporter #A38 #NorthPetherton
New jobs coming to Bridgwater as commercial units near M5 approved
New jobs will be coming to the Bridgwater Gateway site off the A38 Taunton Road after four new commercial units were approved by Somerset Council
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
April 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
New jobs will be coming to #Bridgwater after new commercial units near the #M5 were approved by #Somerset Council: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2604254... #LDReporter #A38 #NorthPetherton
The new GP surgery planned for #NorthPetherton may not open until at least 2027 - by which time hundreds of new homes may have been approved in the town: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2576539... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #M5
New North Petherton GP surgery may not be built until at least 2027
Hundreds of additional homes could be built at either end of North Petherton before the town's new doctors' surgery can be delivered on Taunton Road
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The new GP surgery planned for #NorthPetherton may not open until at least 2027 - by which time hundreds of new homes may have been approved in the town: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2576539... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #M5
Plans for 140 further homes in #NorthPetherton have cleared the first hurdle in #Somerset Council's planning system. Here's what is planned - and what happens next: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2568435... #LDReporter
Plans for 140 new North Petherton homes clear first hurdle
Bloor Homes South West has teased proposals for 140 homes on Dancing Hill in North Petherton - with more detailed expected in the new year
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Plans for 140 further homes in #NorthPetherton have cleared the first hurdle in #Somerset Council's planning system. Here's what is planned - and what happens next: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2568435... #LDReporter
Great news for #Bridgwater parents as #Somerset Council gives the green light for the town's newest primary school at a cost of just over £7.7m: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2564436... #LDReporter #NorthPetherton #Wilstock #Stockmoor #CIL
Work to begin soon on Bridgwater's new £7.7m primary school
The new Wilstock Primary School will be constructed on Cosmos Drive and will welcome its first pupils by September 2027
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Great news for #Bridgwater parents as #Somerset Council gives the green light for the town's newest primary school at a cost of just over £7.7m: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2564436... #LDReporter #NorthPetherton #Wilstock #Stockmoor #CIL
#NorthPetherton will be getting a meeting doctors' surgery, scout hut and junior cricket pitch as part of this planned development of 64 homes on the #A38 #Taunton Road: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2562330... #LDReporter #Somerset
New GP surgery near M5 in Somerset could begin construction in summer 2026
North Petherton could get a brand new medical centre, a scout hut and a junior cricket pitch if plans for 64 homes near the M5 are approved
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#NorthPetherton will be getting a meeting doctors' surgery, scout hut and junior cricket pitch as part of this planned development of 64 homes on the #A38 #Taunton Road: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2562330... #LDReporter #Somerset
ICYMI, here's how the #phosphates crisis is affecting small housing developers in #Somerset: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #DutchN #Taunton #Wellington #CreechStMichael #NorthPetherton
'Catastrophic' crisis hitting small housing developers in Somerset
Around 12,000 homes are being held up by the crisis
www.somersetlive.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI, here's how the #phosphates crisis is affecting small housing developers in #Somerset: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #DutchN #Taunton #Wellington #CreechStMichael #NorthPetherton
Housing developments across #Somerset have been badly hit by the #phosphates crisis - with small developers having to shell out huge sums to offset their new homes: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #DutchN
#Taunton #Wellington #NorthPetherton #CreechStMichael
#Taunton #Wellington #NorthPetherton #CreechStMichael
'Catastrophic' crisis hitting small housing developers in Somerset
Around 12,000 homes are being held up by the crisis
www.somersetlive.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Housing developments across #Somerset have been badly hit by the #phosphates crisis - with small developers having to shell out huge sums to offset their new homes: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #DutchN
#Taunton #Wellington #NorthPetherton #CreechStMichael
#Taunton #Wellington #NorthPetherton #CreechStMichael