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2 days ago · THE Conservative Party has secured a landslide victory in the Fairfax East by-election, winning the seat from Labour with almost 60 per cent of the vote. The by-election was seen as a bellwether for Bridgwater, with the Town Council run by the Labour Party; a Conservative MP; and the Liberal ...

In dispute Hinkley Point tunnellers say they could face hefty tax bills

Dec 30, 2024 · BRIDGWATER Town Council’s leader, Brian Smedley, has outlined the authority’s position concerning the town’s precept for 2025/26.

Nov 21, 2024 · A one-way system is currently in place on the A39 Puriton Hill, meaning traffic coming from Glastonbury and Street is unable to directly access junction 23 – instead being diverted into the town centre and back along the A38 Bristol Road. Restrictions will be lifted for holidays. These restrictions will be lifted between December 19 and January 10, 2025 to give residents and businesses some ...

4 days ago · SIR Ashley Fox MP has raised the ‘enormous’ Bridgwater Town Council tax rise in parliament. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, February 3, 2025, the Conservative MP raised the recently approved 39 per cent increase to Bridgwater Town Council’s precept. He said: “Labour-controlled ...

4 days ago · The funding is part of a £2.65 billion package to build and maintain flood defences across the country over the next two years. The Environment Agency recently confirmed that work on the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier is progressing, with piling works now complete as part of an upgrade to the existing outfall structure at Pims Clyce.. The £249 million business case for the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier ...

5 days ago · THE Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in Bridgwater have set out their position on the recent 39 per cent increase in the Town Council’s precept. It follows the Leader of the Council, Brian Smedley’s column in last week’s Bridgwater …

Jan 3, 2025 · It follows years of speculation about the future of the Folletts Farm development, which has remained in limbo since 2023. Lance Alec Rainey House and Hannick Homes Developments Ltd. first applied jointly in May 2021 to build 560 homes on Dunwear Lane in Bridgwater on the eastern edge of the town and a short distance from the motorway.