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Rebecca Pow visits The Life House

Taunton Deane MP met with residents, staff and volunteers at the Life House this week, to learn more about how the charity is supporting single mothers in Taunton and across the UK. Life House is a property owned and run by the charity, Life, an organisation that provides supported living for young

James Heappey sees best of Somerset in Tourism Week

James Heappey MP celebrated English Tourism Week by visiting some of the best local visitor attractions and accommodation – and was accompanied on his tour by Visit Somerset Chairman Hugh Cornwell. Mr Heappey started his day at the Bishop’s Palace in Wells, seeing the result of recent restoration w

Rebecca Pow presents petition for new Surgical Centre at MPH

Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow MP has presented her petition, calling for a new Surgical Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital, to the House of Commons. Rebecca launched her petition last month, which called for the Government to provide funding to Musgrove Park Hospital, to enable them to build a new Su

It is vitally important that Bridgwater retains its central centre post office

It is vitally important that Bridgwater retains its central centre post office, the town’s MP has declared. Ian Liddell-Grainger says he has been alarmed by suggestions the Eastover premises could be turned into a tanning parlour. And he has urged Post Office and Sedgemoor District Council officia

Rebecca Pow MP named as the ‘Greenest New MP’ at Awards Ceremony

Taunton Deane’s MP, Rebecca Pow has been named as the ‘Greenest New MP’, following her win at the first ever ‘Green Heart Hero’ awards at a ceremony in Parliament. Rebecca attended the ceremony on Tuesday 13 March where she received the award for the ‘Greenest New MP’ in recognition of the work she

David Warburton MP Introduces New ‘Rivers Authorities Bill’ to Parliament

David Warburton, MP for Somerton and Frome in Somerset, has introduced a new Bill to Parliament; The Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill.  The proposed Bill seeks to allow the Somerset Rivers Authority (and any other similar body in another area) to become a statutory body and therefore

Rebecca Pow MP welcomes greater protection for ancient woodland

Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow’s tireless campaign to gain more protection for ancient woodland has borne fruit with the Prime Minister’s announcement this week that there are plans to overhaul England’s planning policy to provide far more robust protection for this special habitat. As Chair of the