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:| COUNTY HALL THROWS MONEY DOWN DRAIN (13/03/02) Somerset County Councils spends about £400 million per year. The majority of people have no idea that this much is spent. It is the equivalent of £1 million per day. Each... Read More |
| SOMERSET ELDERLY IN CRISIS AS NURSING HOMES CLOSE (08/03/02) In the past 5 years, about 50,000 long-term beds have been lost, nationally. There has been an accelerated loss of 28,000 beds over the past 2 years. This is a significant problem, as a su... Read More |
| IAIN DUNCAN SMITH'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIVAL (06/03/02) Speaking at the Local Government Conference, Saturday 2nd March, Ian Duncan Smith outlined his vision of ‘community government’, making life better. He said, ‘We Conservatives at We... Read More |
| LABOUR KILLS COMMUNITY SPIRIT (27/02/02) In a national programme of categorisation of Parish Councils, the Countryside Agency have deemed the following parish councils as barely active: Ruishton; and West Hatch. Conservative County Councill... Read More |
| LIB DEM MISMANAGEMENT MUST BE REMEDIED (20/02/02) At today’s full Council meeting, Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors voted through a 12.9% rise in Council Tax. Whilst the Conservative group acknowledges the difficulties caused by central... 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
The current MP for Yeovil, David Laws, has been branded a hypocrite by Conservatives at County Hall.
This follows his inaccurate claim that f... Read More
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
Conservatives in County Hall have expressed dismay at the latest unhelpful and inaccurate pronouncements by the current Taunton MP, Jeremy Browne.
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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
LIB DEMS IN MELTDOWN OVER NUCLEAR
Lib Dems in Somerset face a meltdown after a split emerged over a key policy.
Even though national Lib Dem policy is strongly anti-nuclear,... Read More
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