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Yesterday's decision by the Government to issue Somerset Council with a Best Value Notice is a damning verdict on the Liberal Democrat administration's handling...

Somerset Conservatives have accused the Liberal Democrat administration of presiding over continuing “financial instability and chaos” after it emerged the...

The Conservative Opposition Group at Somerset Council has criticised the Liberal Democrat administration following the latest failure to appoint a permanent...

The Government has agreed ‘in principle’ to £30 million of Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) for Somerset as the county struggles to balance the books...

BELEAGUERED Liberal Democrat-run Somerset Council wants to put up council tax bills this year by a staggering 11 per cent – more than double the rise allowed by...

Somerset Conservatives have welcomed the decision to halt the introduction of Sunday parking charges across the county after the Liberal Democrat Executive...

Somerset Council’s Climate and Place Scrutiny Committee has voted to recommend that the Liberal Democrat Executive reject the proposed introduction of new...

Somerset’s Liberal Democrat Leader has raised eyebrows after advertising for a personal aide at a cost of up to £32,000 a year during a financial crisis...

Taunton and Wellington Conservatives are delighted to announce Alex Yates as their candidate for the forthcoming Wellington South by election. Alex has lived in...