Taunton Deane's Prospective MP Rebecca Pow has welcomed new research that shows nearly half of people affected by the Government’s Benefit Cap say they are now planning to look for work.
Rebecca Pow's campaign for an increase in funding for local farmers has been rewarded as Owen Patterson, minister for the environment, announced that farmers in Somerset now have access to grants up to £35,000, a seven fold increase in the money available through the flood recovery fund.
Contractors Galliford Try started demolition work on flats in Creechbarrow Road to make way for a mix of flats and houses being built by Taunton Deane Borough Council in partnership with Knightstone Housing.
Cllr Duncan McGinty, Conservative Leader of Sedgemoor District Council, has today welcomed news that the Council is teaming up again with the Somerset Business Agency to fund a new programme, designed to help people who are thinking about becoming self-employed or starting a business.
Conservative-controlled Sedgemoor District Council and Homes in Sedgemoor have stepped in with some money to maintain a post at the Citizens Advice Bureau which was under threat of redundancy.
Conservative-led West Somerset Council is joining forces with Exmoor National Park Authority to support the work of the Exmoor Tourism Partnership in the drive to help the local tourism industry – and to make more people aware of the unique attractions of Exmoor, West Somerset and the Quantock Hills through a national TV advertising campaign to encourage more people to visit these special places.
Dredging begins on the River Parrett at Burrowbridge in Somerset to prevent further flooding in years to come. Ian Lidell-Grainger, while welcoming the dredging, says it does not go far enough, as reported in today's Western Daily Press
