Following the annual fisheries round with the UK, Norway and European Union there are cuts in some quotas for important species including cod, reduced by 20%, and herring by 23.9%.
Local MP Gideon Amos again stressed the case for the Wellington and Cullompton stations reopening project in Parliament. His comments came in a debate on public transport and followed two meetings with the Rail Minister, Lord Hendy.
Taunton and Wellington Liberal Democrats celebrated a triumphant year at their AGM and fundraising dinner with the election of two new Lib Dem MPs locally – Gideon Amos for Taunton and Wellington and Rachel Gilmour for Tiverton and Minehead.
Lib Dems ensure all can access 1-hour free parking amidst the introduction of controversial car parking fees.
Kent and Medway Resilience Forum announcement of Operation Brock in the run-up to Christmas 2024.
Adam Dance, MP for Yeovil, has called on the government to scrap its “damaging” increase in employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs), warning of the harmful impact on local small businesses