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#Wincanton woes
A handful of years ago or so, Wincanton Town Council was in the grip of a toxic culture. Slowly, things calmed down and recovered, but over the course of this summer, it has all kicked off again.
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Can we have our money back?
Where has the Life Factory fiasco left Somerset Council, local business and the Red Brick Building? We take a look at who owes what to whom and who has lost out to whom.
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Follow the money? Find the money!
#Crewkerne. The story of a housing development, a resignation from the planning committee and a missing fund that was supposed to pay for a new car park. James Garrett tries to square the circle.
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#SomersetCouncil
Today on Classical Byways we are listening to Gregor Joseph Werner
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Asset sweating?A
As #Somerset Council proposes a new #parking regime, we consider if the changes are either “fair” as the council claims, or reasonable.
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Democracy - who cares?
As we look at the degree to which people are disengaging from the political process, a new project in #Weston-super-Mare offers hope. And why do we not vote for the things we can influence the most?
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Burnt again - another #Chard apology
Once upon a time, they could not stop commissioning reports about the bullying of their staff. Now they can’t stop apologising. We take another look at an old favourite: Chard Town Council.
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In case anyone wants to see it we now have the Channel 4 clip from yesterday that included Somerset Confidential
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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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Some big news for us.
We’re going to be someone else’s news.
Somerset Confidential is to be featured by @Channel4News on the 7pm news either tonight or tomorrow night.
So we’ve been told!
A bit apprehensive but 🤞
London: Not good enough. Somerset: all fine
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As #Somerset Council considers the proposed #OrchardPortman development for inclusion in its Local Plan, Somerset Confidential® learns it has already been turned down in Whitehall.
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Another pantomime, another villain
Today the Executive of #Somerset Council met in #Frome for the fourth time to decide the fate of the #Saxonvale site. The outcome has left local people furious.
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Bower Lane application called in
In a rare twist, the government has called in a planning application in #Bridgwater where Somerset Council recommended approval. Does this mean Bower Lane may not now go ahead?
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Politics - A Dirty Business
There’s a furore at #Bath & North East Somerset Council when two council officers step in to prevent the #Green Party from presenting a motion to a council meeting. But were they right to do so?
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Coming home to roost
The (old) Leveller started researching the Orchard Portman land sale in 2019. Now the rest of the press has suddenly taken an interest, it is too late. The land near #Taunton seems destined to be developed.
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Today on Classical Byways we are listening to French violinist Jean-Marie Leclair
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For whom the Bell tolls
James Garrett investigates some worrying developments at #Bath’s famous music pub, The #Bell on #Walcott. Is live music at the pub at risk?
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Magic Roundabout
It takes ten people to call for an election to a parish council, but that doesn’t mean there will be candidates. And as in #Porlock, it can leave an endless cycle of elections with no candidates.
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