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:| BEST VALUE IS BAD VALUE (21/01/02) Somerset is drowning under a flood of red tape. Government's edict that the County Council has to formally "Best Value" review every service in which it is involved over a five-year cycle is costing... Read More |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGLECTED BY LIB DEMS (18/01/02) Conservative Councillors call for less bureaucracy in Somerset, and more interest to be taken in the economic development of the County. The manufacturing base in Somerset has been gradually eroded.... Read More |
| GOVERNMENT PLANS TO ABOLISH DEMOCRACY Conservative leader, John Smeaton, warns that local residents across Somerset will be deprived of their right to be heard on local planning decisions. ... Read More |
| SOMERSET'S FRIDGE MOUNTAIN (16/01/02) Wednesday, January 16th 2002 Conservative Councillors in Somerset are extremely concerned at the under-funding of the Government’s latest ill-conceived plan for the disposal of fridges. ... Read More |
| SOMERSET DESERVES REGULAR TRAINS (15/01/02) Wednesday, January 15, 2002 CONSERVATIVE County Councillors call on First Great Western to look again at the vital rail service to Taunton. For example, the new timetable issued last week has ... 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




