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:| New Leader, Same Objective (07/01/03) ‘Bringing better value and more responsive local government to the people of Somerset are my main objectives’ said Christopher Wolverson, new leader of the Conservative Group on the County... Read More |
| More Money, Less Efficiency at County Hall (20/12/02) Consistently over the past 4 years Somerset County Council has increased council tax beyond what can be described as reasonable.All this extra money and yet the Government placed them as only ‘F... Read More |
| JOHN SMEATON STEPS DOWN AS LEADER (18/12/02) John Smeaton recently announced that he will step down as leader of the Conservative Group on Somerset County Council, on health grounds. Councillor Smeaton said, ‘I have been deputy leader an... Read More |
| COUNCIL'S £110 MILLION DEBT (04/12/02) Somerset County Council Executive Board (4th December 2002) received a copy of the Treasury Management Report. Despite some worrying figures showing that the County Council is borrowing far more... Read More |
| COUNCIL SAYS 'NO' TO £5m SAVINGS (27/11/02) Somerset County Council today turned down the chance to save Somerset’s residents £5m in Council Tax payments. Its own Procurement Commission, after months of detailed investigations, had identi... Read More |
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LIB DEM COUNCILLORS VOTE TO GIVE THEMSELVES PAY RISES
Senior Lib Dems at County Hall have come under fire for trying to give themselves pay rises at the same time as proposing to cut other Councillors' ... Read More
CONSERVATIVES SLAM "HYPOCRITE" MP
HARD TIMES
Ken Maddock, Leader of Somerset County Council explains why his Conservative administration will have to tighten the purse strings for a while yet:
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CONSERVATIVES SLAM "IRRESPONSIBLE" MP
SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL DOING MORE FOR LESS
Residents in Somerset will welcome Somerset County Council's efforts to provide more for less in these difficult financial times.
As Somerset ... Read More
COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET HIT BY DEBT DOUBLE-WHAMMY
Spiralling debt incurred by both the Labour Government and the former Lib Dem administration at County Hall has led to the drafting of an emergency ... Read More





