Closing a social care academy in #Minehead - funded by the #levellingupfund - would be a "colossal mistake", #Somerset councillors have warned: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2610332... #LDReporter
Closing Minehead care training facility would be 'colossal mistake'
A social care training facility in Minehead, created via central government funding, may be closed down by Somerset Council to save money
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
May 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Closing a social care academy in #Minehead - funded by the #levellingupfund - would be a "colossal mistake", #Somerset councillors have warned: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2610332... #LDReporter
The new health and social academy planned for #Bridgwater town centre could be severely delayed if @somersetcouncil.bsky.social cannot put bat mitigation in place before #Halloween: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2645157... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #Halloween2026
Bridgwater development faces severe delays without new bat building
Somerset Council faces a race against time to delivery bat mitigation to bring forward a new health and social care academy in Bridgwater town centre
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
August 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The new health and social academy planned for #Bridgwater town centre could be severely delayed if @somersetcouncil.bsky.social cannot put bat mitigation in place before #Halloween: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2645157... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #Halloween2026
#Bridgwater may have faced "another year of roadworks" if the Dunball roundabout upgrade had not been delivered in its now-finished form: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2564209... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #M5 #levellingupfund #townsfund ##activetravel #LCWIP @bwcyclecampaign.bsky.social
Bridgwater faced 'another year of roadworks' without Dunball roundabout upgrade
Somerset Council has completed a £10.7m upgrade of the Dunball roundabout in Bridgwater - and has responded to criticism about the project
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#Bridgwater may have faced "another year of roadworks" if the Dunball roundabout upgrade had not been delivered in its now-finished form: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2564209... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #M5 #levellingupfund #townsfund ##activetravel #LCWIP @bwcyclecampaign.bsky.social
Nearly £3.8m will be spent in the coming months to make this historic Tone Works site in #Wellington fit for future occupants, #Somerset Council has confirmed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2539836... #LDReporter #levellingupfund
Nearly £3.8m set aside for essential repairs to Wellington heritage site
Nearly £3.8m will be spent in the coming months to make essential repairs to an historic structure on the edge of Wellington.
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Nearly £3.8m will be spent in the coming months to make this historic Tone Works site in #Wellington fit for future occupants, #Somerset Council has confirmed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2539836... #LDReporter #levellingupfund
#Bridgwater's new health and social care academy can move forward after @somersetcouncil.bsky.social approved plans for a "bat cave" near the former community hospital: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2653853... #LDReporter #Somerset #NHS #CelebrationMile #levellingupfund
Bridgwater health and social care academy can proceed as 'bat cave' approved
A bat roost will be created within the former gatehouse on Salmon Parade to allow Bridgwater's former community hospital to be completely…
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
#Bridgwater's new health and social care academy can move forward after @somersetcouncil.bsky.social approved plans for a "bat cave" near the former community hospital: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2653853... #LDReporter #Somerset #NHS #CelebrationMile #levellingupfund
£2.5m originally earmarked to regenerate Tonedale Mill in #Wellington will instead be used to deliver the new health and social care academy in #Bridgwater town centre: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2649740... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #NHS
New Bridgwater health facility given £2.5m in extra funding
Somerset Council has reallocated funds that will now be used on the repurposing of the former Salmon Parade hospital site in Bridgwater
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
August 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
£2.5m originally earmarked to regenerate Tonedale Mill in #Wellington will instead be used to deliver the new health and social care academy in #Bridgwater town centre: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2649740... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #NHS
#Wellington Town Council has issued a stern warning following a fire near the historic Tonedale Mill: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2641307... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund
Fire near historic Somerset mill triggers wildfire warning
Firefighters were called to Fox's Field on Friday evening (July 24), with Wellington Town Council claiming young people had set a hay bale on…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
July 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
#Wellington Town Council has issued a stern warning following a fire near the historic Tonedale Mill: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2641307... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund
Major changes are planned to a £20m regeneration scheme in #Wellington as the government's deadline for spending the money nears: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2629890... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund
Major changes to town's £20m regeneration plans for derelict mill site
Nearly £20m of levelling up funding was secured to regenerate both Tonedale Mill and Tone Works in Wellington
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
July 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Major changes are planned to a £20m regeneration scheme in #Wellington as the government's deadline for spending the money nears: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2629890... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund
A question on #LevellingUpFund #Denton tabled by Andrew Gwynne on 13-03-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38014
March 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A question on #LevellingUpFund #Denton tabled by Andrew Gwynne on 13-03-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38014
#Bridgwater's new health and social care academy, backed by the #levellingupfund, may not be fully operational until 2028: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2609493... #LDReporter #Somerset #CelebrationMile
Bridgwater health and care academy may not open until 2028
More than £19.7m of government funding was set aside in early-2023 to bring the former hospital on Salmon Parade back into active use by the NHS
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
May 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
#Bridgwater's new health and social care academy, backed by the #levellingupfund, may not be fully operational until 2028: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2609493... #LDReporter #Somerset #CelebrationMile
The historic Tone Works site could become a £20m "destination for #Wellington" using money from the government's #levellingupfund: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2604417... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3187
Historic Tone Works site could become £20m "destination for Wellington"
Tone Works (which closed down in 2000) could be brought back to life as a focal point for Wellington through £20m of levelling up funding
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
April 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The historic Tone Works site could become a £20m "destination for #Wellington" using money from the government's #levellingupfund: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2604417... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3187
The original plans to upgrade the Cross Rifles roundabout in #Bridgwater would have delivered "limited benefit" to local drivers and led to 18 months of #roadworks, #Somerset Council has stated: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2577577... #LDReporter #levellingupfund #A38 #A39
Upgrading key Bridgwater roundabout would have 'limited benefit' to locals
A planned upgrade to the Cross Rifles roundabout in Bridgwater was scrapped by Somerset Council in 2024 - much to the chagrin of the local MP
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The original plans to upgrade the Cross Rifles roundabout in #Bridgwater would have delivered "limited benefit" to local drivers and led to 18 months of #roadworks, #Somerset Council has stated: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2577577... #LDReporter #levellingupfund #A38 #A39
There's plenty still to do when it comes to regenerating #Somerset. Here are five big projects which will move forward in 2026: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2574056... #LDReporter #townsfund #levellingupfund #futurehighstreetsfund #Yeovil #Bridgwater #Wellington
5 regeneration projects which will change Somerset in 2026
Five major projects, backed by central government funding, will see exciting changes coming to Somerset over the next 12 months
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
There's plenty still to do when it comes to regenerating #Somerset. Here are five big projects which will move forward in 2026: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2574056... #LDReporter #townsfund #levellingupfund #futurehighstreetsfund #Yeovil #Bridgwater #Wellington
#Somerset Council has put forward formal plans for #Bridgwater's new health and social care academy - which could finally begin construction on the former community hospital site next year: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2558105... #LDReporter #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #NHS
Regeneration of former Bridgwater hospital could begin in early-2026
The former community hospital, which closed in 2014, will be brought back into use via millions of pounds from the levelling up fund
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#Somerset Council has put forward formal plans for #Bridgwater's new health and social care academy - which could finally begin construction on the former community hospital site next year: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2558105... #LDReporter #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #NHS
There's a lot of work going on all along the #BridgwaterCarnival procession route - and I've been taking a closer look at it :) www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557814... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #activetravel #Bridgwater
Bridgwater Carnival 2025: every major development on the procession route
The Bridgwater Carnival lights up the town for one night a year - but there's plenty going on along its procession route in the meantime
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There's a lot of work going on all along the #BridgwaterCarnival procession route - and I've been taking a closer look at it :) www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557814... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #activetravel #Bridgwater
#Bridgwater is one of 169 towns - and the only one in #Somerset - to receive £20m over the next 10 years for regeneration projects under the government's #PrideinPlace programme: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2550550... #LDReporter #townsfund #levellingupfund
Bridgwater can spend £20m over ten years on improving deprived areas
Local people will be given the final say on how the money is to be spent
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#Bridgwater is one of 169 towns - and the only one in #Somerset - to receive £20m over the next 10 years for regeneration projects under the government's #PrideinPlace programme: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2550550... #LDReporter #townsfund #levellingupfund
More road closures will be needed from Monday (September 15) to complete the £10.7m upgrade of the #Dunball roundabout in #Bridgwater: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2545354... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #A39 #M5 #townsfund #levellingupfund
Further road closures planned as Bridgwater roundabout upgrade nears completion
Further evening and overnight road closures will be needed over the next two months to bring a major upgrade of a Bridgwater roundabout to a…
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
More road closures will be needed from Monday (September 15) to complete the £10.7m upgrade of the #Dunball roundabout in #Bridgwater: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2545354... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #A39 #M5 #townsfund #levellingupfund
ICYMI, here's where thing stand with the planned £20m regeneration of Tonedale Mill in #Wellington: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund
Historic Somerset site 'years of neglect' as reaches 'point of no return'
A £20m plan to regenerate the major site is being reviewed
www.somersetlive.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICYMI, here's where thing stand with the planned £20m regeneration of Tonedale Mill in #Wellington: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #levellingupfund
Nearly 18 months after the government provided £20m to regenerate Tonedale Mill and Tone Works in #Wellington, #Somerset Council is reviewing its plans for the site: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #levellingupfund
Historic Somerset site 'years of neglect' as reaches 'point of no return'
A £20m plan to regenerate the major site is being reviewed
www.somersetlive.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nearly 18 months after the government provided £20m to regenerate Tonedale Mill and Tone Works in #Wellington, #Somerset Council is reviewing its plans for the site: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #levellingupfund
The Tonedale Mill site in #Wellington is reaching the "point of no return" as #Somerset Council begins a review of its £20m plans for the historic site: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #levellingupfund
Historic Somerset site 'years of neglect' as reaches 'point of no return'
A £20m plan to regenerate the major site is being reviewed
www.somersetlive.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The Tonedale Mill site in #Wellington is reaching the "point of no return" as #Somerset Council begins a review of its £20m plans for the historic site: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #levellingupfund
Over in #Bridgwater, local MP Sir Ashley Fox has been making his displeasure known about the #CelebrationMile roadworks taking place as part of the Bridgwater town deal: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #levellingupfund #A38 #Dunball #M5 #A39
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Council 'failing in its duty' over Bridgwater roadworks, says MP
There is significant disruption in and around the town centre
www.somersetlive.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Over in #Bridgwater, local MP Sir Ashley Fox has been making his displeasure known about the #CelebrationMile roadworks taking place as part of the Bridgwater town deal: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #levellingupfund #A38 #Dunball #M5 #A39
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ICYMI, here's when work will begin to transform the former community hospital in #Bridgwater town centre into a health and social care academy: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #CelebrationMile #levellingupfund
Start date confirmed for Bridgwater's new social care academy
Nearly £20m for the project was awarded in January 2023
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICYMI, here's when work will begin to transform the former community hospital in #Bridgwater town centre into a health and social care academy: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #CelebrationMile #levellingupfund
#Somerset Council has confirmed that it will still be able to deliver a new health and social care academy in #Bridgwater - despite having less than 18 months left to spend the #levellingupfund grant: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #CelebrationMile
Start date confirmed for Bridgwater's new social care academy
Nearly £20m for the project was awarded in January 2023
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#Somerset Council has confirmed that it will still be able to deliver a new health and social care academy in #Bridgwater - despite having less than 18 months left to spend the #levellingupfund grant: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #CelebrationMile
Work to deliver #Bridgwater's new health and social care academy at the former hospital site on Salmon Parade will begin in the autumn, #Somerset Council has confirmed: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #CelebrationMile #levellingupfund
Start date confirmed for Bridgwater's new social care academy
Nearly £20m for the project was awarded in January 2023
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Work to deliver #Bridgwater's new health and social care academy at the former hospital site on Salmon Parade will begin in the autumn, #Somerset Council has confirmed: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #CelebrationMile #levellingupfund
A question on #LevellingUpFund tabled by Alicia Kearns on 29-06-2026 has been answered by Nesil Caliskan. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-29/13929
July 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A question on #LevellingUpFund tabled by Alicia Kearns on 29-06-2026 has been answered by Nesil Caliskan. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-29/13929