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Councillors Welcome £170,000 funding boost

Local Councillors Terry Napper and George Steer have welcomed Somerset County Councils decision to spend £170,000 upon the Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury to assist in improving the museum. The money will be used as the Councils contribution towards a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund which hopes to bring in a further £2.8 million in lottery and third party investment. 

Former teacher selected to fight General Election

Local man David Warburton has been selected to contest the Somerton and Frome Constituency at the General Election in 2015 for the Conservatives. David, who was chosen by hundreds of local members, lives in Mendip with his wife Harriet and their two children and taught at an inner-city secondary school before going into a successful business career.

Twitterbird Spreads Crewkerne Word

Marcus Barrett, local campaigner and Conservative County Council Candidate for Crewkerne & Misterton, has pledged to use new ways of keeping in touch with local people, if elected in May.

£8,000 Healthy Living Boost unveiled at Highbridge Sports Centre

Conservative County Councillor John Woodman today launched a £8,000 Healthy Living project, in Highbridge.  Working with the 1610 Leisure Trust, the project aims to encourage local people to improve their lifestyles by trying a sport free of charge. 

Castle Cary carnival saved

From Blackmore Vale MagazineA CARNIVAL will come to Castle Cary and Ansford this autumn, thanks to funding of £2,500 from Somerset County Council.

'Virtual' path plan

From the County Gazette SAFETY of pedestrians near the primary school could be improved by a 'virtual' footpath planned for a road in the village later this year.

MP called to apologise after using "wildly inaccurate figures"

By Cllr Peter Burridge-ClaytonI thank you for the opportunity to put the record straight and call on Tessa Munt the MP for the Wells constituency to apologise for her recent attack on Somerset County Council given that she used what can only be described as wildly inaccurate figures.