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:| TORIES DEMAND EXTRA MONEY TO FIGHT RISING DRUG PROBLEM (20/05/02) Conservatives on Somerset County Council have asked their MPs to lobby Government for extra funding to fight the rapidly growing drug culture in Somerset. A recent report indicates that drug use in ... Read More |
| TORIES MAKE ROADS SAFER (15/05/02) Caroline Smeaton, Conservative County Councillor for Upper Tone, persuades the Transport department to review safety on the A38. Cllr Smeaton wishes to add her support to the parish council of Bradf... Read More |
| BLAIR'S DICTATOSHIP ATTACKS LOCAL DEMOCRACY (14/05/02) Conservative County Councillors condemn plans for another layer of politicians. The Regions White Paper published 9 May states that Regional Assemblies will have powers to raise local taxes. Cllr Jo... Read More |
| QUARRY TAX CON BY LIB DEMS (22/04/02) Councillor Tim Carroll’s trumpeting of the benefits of a new quarry tax fail to give a true picture Conservative County Councillors wish to draw public attention to this scam. Somerset ... Read More |
| LETTER - 8 SPENDTHRIFT YEARS AT COUNTY HALL (20/04/02) Jim Mochnacz's letter of 18 April 2002 in your paper, quoted an earlier letter I submitted. What I said then is of course, quite right. However, Jim has been rather selective in his choice of quotes. ... 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





