Saxonvale: 3 unanswered questions
The decision may have been taken to sell the #Saxonvale site in #Frome unconditionally, but questions are being asked about the integrity of the process. Somerset Confidential takes a closer look.
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#SomersetCouncil
The decision may have been taken to sell the #Saxonvale site in #Frome unconditionally, but questions are being asked about the integrity of the process. Somerset Confidential takes a closer look.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/saxonvale-...
#SomersetCouncil
Saxonvale: 3 unanswered questions
The decision may have been taken to sell the Saxonvale site in Frome unconditionally, but questions are being asked about the integrity of the process. Somerset Confidential takes a closer look.
somersetconfidential.substack.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Saxonvale: 3 unanswered questions
The decision may have been taken to sell the #Saxonvale site in #Frome unconditionally, but questions are being asked about the integrity of the process. Somerset Confidential takes a closer look.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/saxonvale-...
#SomersetCouncil
The decision may have been taken to sell the #Saxonvale site in #Frome unconditionally, but questions are being asked about the integrity of the process. Somerset Confidential takes a closer look.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/saxonvale-...
#SomersetCouncil
Wow! #SomersetCouncil has ordered copies of my book #TheGreatFloodOf1607 for its libraries in #Bridgwater, #Burnham and #Taunton. Onward!
If you can’t afford to buy books, ask your library to stock it. #Authors get paid for every loan
If you can’t afford to buy books, ask your library to stock it. #Authors get paid for every loan
September 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Wow! #SomersetCouncil has ordered copies of my book #TheGreatFloodOf1607 for its libraries in #Bridgwater, #Burnham and #Taunton. Onward!
If you can’t afford to buy books, ask your library to stock it. #Authors get paid for every loan
If you can’t afford to buy books, ask your library to stock it. #Authors get paid for every loan
How much? Exactly how much farmland has been lost in #Somerset. @SomersetCouncil has no idea so we thought we'd take a look....
somerset.substack.com/p/how-much
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How much?
We take a look at exactly how much farmland is being lost to development in Somerset.
somerset.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:02 PM
How much? Exactly how much farmland has been lost in #Somerset. @SomersetCouncil has no idea so we thought we'd take a look....
somerset.substack.com/p/how-much
somerset.substack.com/p/how-much
Bike hangars like this are being installed all across Bristol - should @SomersetCouncil follow suit?
https://buff.ly/409ynsf
@cllr-leigh-redman.bsky.social
#CycleInfrastructure #BikeLanes #SustainableTransport #UrbanCycling #CyclingCommunity #GreenCities #ActiveTransport #BikeSafety
https://buff.ly/409ynsf
@cllr-leigh-redman.bsky.social
#CycleInfrastructure #BikeLanes #SustainableTransport #UrbanCycling #CyclingCommunity #GreenCities #ActiveTransport #BikeSafety
January 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Bike hangars like this are being installed all across Bristol - should @SomersetCouncil follow suit?
https://buff.ly/409ynsf
@cllr-leigh-redman.bsky.social
#CycleInfrastructure #BikeLanes #SustainableTransport #UrbanCycling #CyclingCommunity #GreenCities #ActiveTransport #BikeSafety
https://buff.ly/409ynsf
@cllr-leigh-redman.bsky.social
#CycleInfrastructure #BikeLanes #SustainableTransport #UrbanCycling #CyclingCommunity #GreenCities #ActiveTransport #BikeSafety
“This isn’t the first time Somerset Council has wrongly discharged me. The Ombudsman already upheld a previous complaint, found I suffered injustice and fined the service...”
#CareAct #EqualityAct2010 #DisabilityRights #SomersetCouncil #Ombudsman #Injustice
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#CareAct #EqualityAct2010 #DisabilityRights #SomersetCouncil #Ombudsman #Injustice
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September 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“This isn’t the first time Somerset Council has wrongly discharged me. The Ombudsman already upheld a previous complaint, found I suffered injustice and fined the service...”
#CareAct #EqualityAct2010 #DisabilityRights #SomersetCouncil #Ombudsman #Injustice
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#CareAct #EqualityAct2010 #DisabilityRights #SomersetCouncil #Ombudsman #Injustice
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More farmland being sold-off for housing development.
A once 'green and pleasant' Somerset is slowly disappearing 😢 Hang your heads in shame #SomersetCouncil
www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
A once 'green and pleasant' Somerset is slowly disappearing 😢 Hang your heads in shame #SomersetCouncil
www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
Large farm near Weston-super-Mare to be sold off
Part of the land could be used for residential redevelopment
www.somersetlive.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
More farmland being sold-off for housing development.
A once 'green and pleasant' Somerset is slowly disappearing 😢 Hang your heads in shame #SomersetCouncil
www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
A once 'green and pleasant' Somerset is slowly disappearing 😢 Hang your heads in shame #SomersetCouncil
www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
Our first award - the CMOs’ National Impact Award - was presented by @DrGregorSmith to @SomersetDPH, Director of Public Health for @SomersetCouncil 👏🏻👏🏻
November 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Our first award - the CMOs’ National Impact Award - was presented by @DrGregorSmith to @SomersetDPH, Director of Public Health for @SomersetCouncil 👏🏻👏🏻
Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir today. Please note so far the USA President has not announced plans to make the reservoir or Somerset for that matter the 51st American State. @USATODAY @cnni @SomersetCouncil @bbcsomerset @CheddarFC1892 @AxbridgeCricket @AxbridgeMuseum
February 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir today. Please note so far the USA President has not announced plans to make the reservoir or Somerset for that matter the 51st American State. @USATODAY @cnni @SomersetCouncil @bbcsomerset @CheddarFC1892 @AxbridgeCricket @AxbridgeMuseum
Busy day? Tune in while you work!
Join our online session on Effective Service Redesign with Rachael Dixon SomersetCouncil on 26 Nov, 11:00–12:00.
Real-world insights, peer support, no travel needed!
👉 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-...
#ServiceDesign #PublicSector
Join our online session on Effective Service Redesign with Rachael Dixon SomersetCouncil on 26 Nov, 11:00–12:00.
Real-world insights, peer support, no travel needed!
👉 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-...
#ServiceDesign #PublicSector
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Busy day? Tune in while you work!
Join our online session on Effective Service Redesign with Rachael Dixon SomersetCouncil on 26 Nov, 11:00–12:00.
Real-world insights, peer support, no travel needed!
👉 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-...
#ServiceDesign #PublicSector
Join our online session on Effective Service Redesign with Rachael Dixon SomersetCouncil on 26 Nov, 11:00–12:00.
Real-world insights, peer support, no travel needed!
👉 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-...
#ServiceDesign #PublicSector
Government runs out of patience with Somerset
The Local Government Minister Alison McGovern has today issued a Best Value Notice to #SomersetCouncil.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/government...
The Local Government Minister Alison McGovern has today issued a Best Value Notice to #SomersetCouncil.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/government...
Government runs out of patience with Somerset
The Local Government Minister Alison McGovern has today issued a Best Value Notice to Somerset Council.
somersetconfidential.substack.com
July 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Government runs out of patience with Somerset
The Local Government Minister Alison McGovern has today issued a Best Value Notice to #SomersetCouncil.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/government...
The Local Government Minister Alison McGovern has today issued a Best Value Notice to #SomersetCouncil.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/government...
SHOCK defeat for council
When new planning documents appeared for an application for #KeintonMandeville that had been decided a year ago, we got a little curious. Has #SomersetCouncil changed its mind?
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/shock-defe...
When new planning documents appeared for an application for #KeintonMandeville that had been decided a year ago, we got a little curious. Has #SomersetCouncil changed its mind?
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/shock-defe...
SHOCK defeat for council
When new planning documents appeared for an application for Keinton Mandeville that had been decided a year ago, we got a little curious. Has the council changed its mind?
somersetconfidential.substack.com
August 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
SHOCK defeat for council
When new planning documents appeared for an application for #KeintonMandeville that had been decided a year ago, we got a little curious. Has #SomersetCouncil changed its mind?
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/shock-defe...
When new planning documents appeared for an application for #KeintonMandeville that had been decided a year ago, we got a little curious. Has #SomersetCouncil changed its mind?
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/shock-defe...
Safe as asbestos....
As Government tells us to watch out for asbestos in children's toys, the #EnvironmentAgency confirms that asbestos is just fine if it's lying on a bund obstructing a public footpath....
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/safe-as-as...
#IsleBrewers
#Somerset
#SomersetCouncil
As Government tells us to watch out for asbestos in children's toys, the #EnvironmentAgency confirms that asbestos is just fine if it's lying on a bund obstructing a public footpath....
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/safe-as-as...
#IsleBrewers
#Somerset
#SomersetCouncil
Safe as asbestos....
As central Government tells us to watch out for asbestos in children's toys, the Environment Agency confirms that asbestos is just fine if it's lying around on a bund obstructing a public footpath....
somersetconfidential.substack.com
August 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Safe as asbestos....
As Government tells us to watch out for asbestos in children's toys, the #EnvironmentAgency confirms that asbestos is just fine if it's lying on a bund obstructing a public footpath....
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/safe-as-as...
#IsleBrewers
#Somerset
#SomersetCouncil
As Government tells us to watch out for asbestos in children's toys, the #EnvironmentAgency confirms that asbestos is just fine if it's lying on a bund obstructing a public footpath....
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/safe-as-as...
#IsleBrewers
#Somerset
#SomersetCouncil
Access denied
Why was a record office & heritage collection in #Yeovil closed to the public? Will it ever return? A working party, scoping and study are all in hand.... to determine when and if it can reopen.
#SomersetCouncil
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/access-den...
Why was a record office & heritage collection in #Yeovil closed to the public? Will it ever return? A working party, scoping and study are all in hand.... to determine when and if it can reopen.
#SomersetCouncil
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/access-den...
Access denied
Why was a record office & heritage collection in Yeovil closed to the public? Will it ever return? A working party, scoping and study are all in hand.... to determine when and if it can reopen.
somersetconfidential.substack.com
June 22, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Access denied
Why was a record office & heritage collection in #Yeovil closed to the public? Will it ever return? A working party, scoping and study are all in hand.... to determine when and if it can reopen.
#SomersetCouncil
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/access-den...
Why was a record office & heritage collection in #Yeovil closed to the public? Will it ever return? A working party, scoping and study are all in hand.... to determine when and if it can reopen.
#SomersetCouncil
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/access-den...
#SomersetCouncil make a bit of a hash of their redundancy programme, doing everything the wrong way round – at least that’s what the auditors say. The unions agree.
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Somerset this week: 31 January 2025
Floods in the Charltons, a new leaf in Chard, spurious political press releases, Ofsted reports on Bridgwater & Taunton College plus Stanchester, and how not to transform a council... its all go here!
somersetconfidential.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#SomersetCouncil make a bit of a hash of their redundancy programme, doing everything the wrong way round – at least that’s what the auditors say. The unions agree.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/somerset-t...
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/somerset-t...
Some #Somerset residents within the former Mendip area are waiting up to 20 minutes on the phone to speak to @SomersetCouncil, #Frome North councillor Dawn Denton has claimed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2656582... #LDReporter
Some Somerset residents facing 20 minutes on hold to phone council offices
Somerset Council claims its average call waiting time is under six minutes - but many residents are waiting much longer and find officers…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Some #Somerset residents within the former Mendip area are waiting up to 20 minutes on the phone to speak to @SomersetCouncil, #Frome North councillor Dawn Denton has claimed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2656582... #LDReporter
A long interval
In March 2025 Somerset Council confirmed that the Octagon Theatre was not expected to reopen until “early 2027”. The latest estimate is 2028 or 2029. We take a look behind the scenes.
#DCMS
#SomersetCouncil
#YeovilTownCouncil
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/a-long-int...
In March 2025 Somerset Council confirmed that the Octagon Theatre was not expected to reopen until “early 2027”. The latest estimate is 2028 or 2029. We take a look behind the scenes.
#DCMS
#SomersetCouncil
#YeovilTownCouncil
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A long interval
In March 2025 Somerset Council confirmed that the Octagon Theatre was not expected to reopen until “early 2027”. The latest estimate is 2028 or 2029. We take a look behind the scenes.
somersetconfidential.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
A long interval
In March 2025 Somerset Council confirmed that the Octagon Theatre was not expected to reopen until “early 2027”. The latest estimate is 2028 or 2029. We take a look behind the scenes.
#DCMS
#SomersetCouncil
#YeovilTownCouncil
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/a-long-int...
In March 2025 Somerset Council confirmed that the Octagon Theatre was not expected to reopen until “early 2027”. The latest estimate is 2028 or 2029. We take a look behind the scenes.
#DCMS
#SomersetCouncil
#YeovilTownCouncil
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Yet Another Chance Saloon
Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service is costing taxpayers more than ever - but remains ineffective at treating those dependent on drink. James Garrett reports.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/yet-anothe...
#SomersetCouncil
Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service is costing taxpayers more than ever - but remains ineffective at treating those dependent on drink. James Garrett reports.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/yet-anothe...
#SomersetCouncil
Yet Another Chance Saloon
Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service is costing taxpayers more than ever - but remains ineffective at treating those dependent on drink. James Garrett reports.
somersetconfidential.substack.com
July 27, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Yet Another Chance Saloon
Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service is costing taxpayers more than ever - but remains ineffective at treating those dependent on drink. James Garrett reports.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/yet-anothe...
#SomersetCouncil
Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service is costing taxpayers more than ever - but remains ineffective at treating those dependent on drink. James Garrett reports.
somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/yet-anothe...
#SomersetCouncil
Just got word that @SomersetCouncil and @wiltscouncil will be flying the wyvern flag on #WessexDay. Hopefully other councils will follow suit.
January 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just got word that @SomersetCouncil and @wiltscouncil will be flying the wyvern flag on #WessexDay. Hopefully other councils will follow suit.
Plans for 45 homes on the edge of the Blackdown Hills have been refused by #SomersetCouncil after an 18-month wait: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/ilminst... #LDReporter #Somerset #A303 #Broadway #Ilminster
Plans for 45 homes in small Somerset village near A303 refused
Plans for 45 homes on Pound Road were put forward in November 2024 - but the council believes they won't provide a safe route to local services
www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk
June 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Plans for 45 homes on the edge of the Blackdown Hills have been refused by #SomersetCouncil after an 18-month wait: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/ilminst... #LDReporter #Somerset #A303 #Broadway #Ilminster
Here's what next week holds for me:
MON: #Wellington 'concrete carriageway' livestream
TUE: #SomersetCouncil planning south
WED: No meetings
THUR: No meetings
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
MON: #Wellington 'concrete carriageway' livestream
TUE: #SomersetCouncil planning south
WED: No meetings
THUR: No meetings
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
June 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Here's what next week holds for me:
MON: #Wellington 'concrete carriageway' livestream
TUE: #SomersetCouncil planning south
WED: No meetings
THUR: No meetings
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
MON: #Wellington 'concrete carriageway' livestream
TUE: #SomersetCouncil planning south
WED: No meetings
THUR: No meetings
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
ICYMI, #SomersetCouncil has approved plans for a convenience store within the Anchor's Drop site in #BlueAnchor: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #B3191
Convenience store coming to small coastal village
It will be open for business on May 27
www.somersetlive.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICYMI, #SomersetCouncil has approved plans for a convenience store within the Anchor's Drop site in #BlueAnchor: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #B3191
After Mr Ashton 'crossed the house', here's how the political make-up of #SomersetCouncil is looking:
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
February 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
After Mr Ashton 'crossed the house', here's how the political make-up of #SomersetCouncil is looking:
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
ICYMI, @SomersetCouncil has approved plans for 230 new homes on the #A30 #Crewkerne Road: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset
Hope for Chard relief road as 230 new homes approved
Plans have been approved for more homes - and the relief road
www.somersetlive.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
ICYMI, @SomersetCouncil has approved plans for 230 new homes on the #A30 #Crewkerne Road: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset
Here's what I'll be covering next week:
MON: No meetings
TUE: @SomersetCouncil Gravity executive sub-committee
WED: No meetings
THUR: SC executive
FRI: @SRAnews board
#LDReporter #Somerset
MON: No meetings
TUE: @SomersetCouncil Gravity executive sub-committee
WED: No meetings
THUR: SC executive
FRI: @SRAnews board
#LDReporter #Somerset
January 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Here's what I'll be covering next week:
MON: No meetings
TUE: @SomersetCouncil Gravity executive sub-committee
WED: No meetings
THUR: SC executive
FRI: @SRAnews board
#LDReporter #Somerset
MON: No meetings
TUE: @SomersetCouncil Gravity executive sub-committee
WED: No meetings
THUR: SC executive
FRI: @SRAnews board
#LDReporter #Somerset
Not for the first time, @tauntonareacyc1 & @SomersetCouncil have not seen eye to eye over the future of the Market House roundabout in #Taunton town centre: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #A3027 #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund
Key roundabout can't be made safer for pedestrians and cyclists
Cyclists have been involved in numerous scrapes and near-misses
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not for the first time, @tauntonareacyc1 & @SomersetCouncil have not seen eye to eye over the future of the Market House roundabout in #Taunton town centre: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #A3027 #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund