An eight-year row over building new homes on Cheddon Road in #Taunton will finally conclude after #Christmas when the Planning Inspectorate makes its ruling on these proposals: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2560376... #LDReporter #Somerset

More than 4,000 of #Somerset's most vulnerable people have been hit with higher #counciltax bills as a result of changes to #universalcredit and Somerset Council's own support scheme, according to @citizensadvice.bsky.social: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2560403... #LDReporter #Budget2026

A key section of the former #Somerset and #Dorset Joint Railway line near #Glastonbury has been completely revamped as part of ongoing regeneration work in and around the town: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2560347... #LDReporter #townsfund @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social

#Somerset Council can't put a date on how soon a permanent transit site for travellers will be put in place: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2560160... #LDReporter #Taunton #Glastonbury #Bridgwater #BurnhamonSea #Highbridge

#Somerset Council has refused to confirm whether it lost nearly £5m by selling off the Marks and Spencer store in #Yeovil town centre: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/2560102... #LDReporter

"Mindbogglingly ridiculous" plans to build new homes on a #Glastonbury car park have been refused by a single vote: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2559854... #LDReporter #Somerset

In a potentially seismic ruling for #Somerset, the Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of homes are being "unlawfully held up" by the current approach to mitigating #phosphates: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2559800... #LDReporter #DutchN #Wellington #A38

Nearly a year of roadworks on #Bridgwater's #CelebrationMile are almost over - but the future of this #activetravel route is not entirely straightforward: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2559748... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #A38 #A372 @bwcyclecampaign.bsky.social @ashley7fox.bsky.social

Huge swathes of Packsaddle Fields in #Frome could be fenced off as LiveWest mounts a legal challenge over building 74 homes on this green space: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2559523... #LDReporter #Somerset

Building a new primary school in the centre of #Chard is an "incredible opportunity" for the town's young people, the headteacher of Holyrood Academy believes: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/chard_n... #LDReporter #Somerset

Fewer affordable homes and less money for #Bridgwater schools will be offered under these revised plans for 323 houses off the #A39 Quantock Road: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2559252... ##LDReporter #Somerset

A major shake-up to #Somerset charity collections could be on the horizon - so make sure you give your views before the year is out: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2559099... #LDReporter

Plans for 18 "cramped and awkward" homes on Westway Lane in #SheptonMallet have been thrown out by the Planning Inspectorate: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2559073... #LDReporter #Somerset

Major changes to streets near several #Frome schools are being made permanent following a successful 18-month trial funded by @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2558814... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #SaferSchoolStreets

The historic Old Viney Bridge Mill on the #A356 South Street in #Crewkerne will be transformed into 46 new homes following this decision by #Somerset Council: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/2558782... #LDReporter

Here's what I'm covering next week: MON: #CelebrationMile livestream + #Somerset Council harbour management committee TUE: SC planning east WED: SC executive + licensing south THUR: SC communities scrutiny FRI: SC licensing north #LDReporter

30 new homes will be coming to the small #Somerset village of #KeintonMandeville following this decision by the Planning Inspectorate: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2558695... #LDReporter

#Somerset Council will spend £3m over the next 18 months reviewing how much it should pay and reward its own staff: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2558408... #LDReporter

#Somerset Council could abandon @naturalengland.bsky.social's #phosphates advice as it strives to unlock thousands of new homes and meet the government's higher housing targets: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2558356... #LDReporter #Somerset #DutchN

#Somerset Council has put forward formal plans for #Bridgwater's new health and social care academy - which could finally begin construction on the former community hospital site next year: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2558105... #LDReporter #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #NHS

#Wells will be getting 100 new homes and a larger cemetery following this decision by #Somerset planning officers: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2558025... #LDReporter #B3139

One of #Somerset's best primary schools is going to lose one of its classrooms - and local MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social isn't happy about it: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557855... #LDReporter #Stawley #Wellington

There's a lot of work going on all along the #BridgwaterCarnival procession route - and I've been taking a closer look at it :) www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557814... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #levellingupfund #CelebrationMile #activetravel #Bridgwater

The one-way system in #Bridgwater town centre (delivered as part of the #CelebrationMile regeneration scheme) will be reviewed by #Somerset Council, leader @billrevans.bsky.social has said: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557724... #LDReporter #townsfund #activetravel @bwcyclecampaign.bsky.social

#Somerset Council has officially asked the government to provide some or all of the £37m needed to reopen the #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557662... #LDReporter

Building new homes on the #B3191 Brendon Road in #Watchet could "permanently destroy" local farms, campaigners have warned: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557546... #LDReporter #Somerset

The newest section of the Windsor Hill Greenway near #SheptonMallet (which follows the route of the former #Somerset and #Dorset Joint Railway) is now open to the public: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557516... #LDReporter #activetravel

Up to 190 new homes could be built near the #M5 in #NorthPetherton if these plans go ahead: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557459... #LDReporter #Somerset

Somerset County Gazette has covered last week's victories in two Somerset by-elections which saw Ewan Cameron and Cara Strom elected in Glastonbury and Dunster respectively.

The #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor will be permanently closed to motorists after #Halloween, despite #Somerset Council receiving more than 1,000 objections from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557028... #LDReporter

BREAKING: #Somerset Council has "fired the starting pistol" to sell off the #Saxonvale site in #Frome town centre on the open market - though it will keep working with @maydaysaxonvale.bsky.social to realise its vision: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556997... #LDReporter

. @libdems.org.uk have strengthened their grip on #Somerset Council following by-election wins in #Dunster and #Glastonbury: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556918... #LDReporter #Somerset #LE2025

#Somerset Council leader @billrevans.bsky.social has slammed the Department for Education's "massively disappointing" decision to delay the Schools White Paper until the spring of 2026, creating uncertainty for local families: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556686... #LDReporter #SEND

. @bwcyclecampaign.bsky.social has urged #Somerset Council to resist making any changes to the #CelebrationMile in #Bridgwater for "five or ten years": www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2556661... #LDReporter #townsfund #activetravel

A #WestHuntspill couple have lost their fight to build new homes on the #A38 Main Road near #Highbridge: www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/2556613... #LDReporter #Somerset

#Somerset MPs @gideonamos.bsky.social (@libdems.org.uk, #Taunton and #Wellington) & Sir Ashley Fox (@conservatives.bsky.social, #Bridgwater), have clashed in the House of Commons over the "staggering incompetence" of the UK's asylum system: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556253... #LDReporter

A huge section of the #Somerset Space Walk (on the #Bridgwater and #Taunton Canal) could be changed forever if a massive new solar farm is approved: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556048... #LDReporter

A @libdems.org.uk councillor has been accused of an "orchestrated coup" regarding a possible merger of #CastleCary with the neighbouring parish of #Ansford: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556333... #LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027

Work has officially begun on a £17.8m #NHS diagnostic centre near #Bridgwater Community Hospital, which will be open by the summer of 2026: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2555961... #LDReporter #Somerset #A39

The historic Baily's Buildings are being lovingly restored through a £6.3m grant as part of the #Glastonbury town deal - and I've been for a look behind the scenes :) www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2555854... #LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund

The Budgens store on the #B3139 #Bath Road in #Wells can now serve alcohol 24 hours a day to customers - despite local people fearing it will lead to "rowdy behaviour": www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2555599... #LDReporter #Somerset

#Wellington's newest dental practice will be able to offer more #NHS appointments before #Christmas, #Somerset health officials have promised: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2555652... #LDReporter

#Somerset Council intends to sell off land set aside for a new #Ilminster primary school to raise £1m: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2555538... #LDReporter #DfE

The Prickly Pear could soon reopen in #Bruton town centre following this licensing hearing: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2555229... #LDReporter #Somerset #A359

Up to 116 new homes could be built on an "extremely dangerous" road on the edge of #Wells if these plans go ahead: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2555186... #LDReporter #Somerset #B3139

The small village of #QueenCamel, near the #A303 in #Somerset, will grow by around 15 per cent in the coming years after plans for 43 new homes were approved: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2554846... #LDReporter

Holyrood Academy in #Chard is "highly likely" to lose its playing fields to deliver the town's new £7.75m primary school: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/2554871... #LDReporter #Somerset

Residents of #CastleCary have until December 8 to give their views on a planned merger with their closest neighbour in #Ansford: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2554820... #LDReporter #Somerset

Asking #Somerset to build an "astronomical" 75,000 new homes by 2045 is "not sensible", a senior councillor has claimed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2554744... #LDReporter

#NorthPetherton will see its former library turned into housing despite the best efforts of local #Somerset councillor @billrevans.bsky.social: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2554565... #LDReporter #A38