Somerset Council
A371 road safety planned works update
Road safety at The Pecking Mill corner has been a cause of concern for local people for a long time. Lib Dem Somerset Councillor Claire Sully made it a priority to investigate the issues to find solutions. Claire has met with local residents, consulted with Avon and Somerset Police, organised road monitoring, liaised with Somerset…
Read MoreMendip South councillor report for August
Somerset Council disposal of assets in response to financial emergency Somerset Council has authorised the sale of non-operational assets, with a combined value of between £17m and £21m. A report recommending the disposal of several Somerset Council assets to help generate funds in response to the financial emergency was considered and approved by Somerset Exec…
Read MoreSuicide Prevention Work in Somerset Update
When I joined Somerset Council’s Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee, in 2022, I asked that suicide prevention was added to the work programme. Last week we had an update on a new (draft) Somerset suicide prevention strategy that is supporting a new national strategy, which was launched September last year. The draft strategy draws on…
Read MoreClaire’s mission to support Somerset cancer treatment fundraising
Claire Sully, MP candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, has made it one of her missions to support fundraising for cancer treatments for Somerset residents. A chance meeting with a local charity fundraiser showed Claire how important access to local care is for cancer sufferers. Claire met Gail Wills, a fundraiser for cancer charity S.U.R.E., when she…
Read MoreA Priority for the Lib Dems in Somerset: A Greener, More Sustainable Somerset
Climate change is the starkest challenge of our, and the next generation’s, lifetimes. The implementation of our change to combat the climate emergency has to be now and it needs to be profound. This Liberal Democrat-run council has led the way on the climate emergency, which is something we can all be proud of. But there is…
Read MoreWelcome plans for a new leisure centre on Gravity site for locals
Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, has welcomed the decision that a new publicly-available leisure centre will be built on the Gravity Smart Campus site near Puriton in 2025. The development follows an announcement in February that Agratas, a subsidiary company of Tata, would inject £4 billion into the site…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day?
With International Women’s day this week and today being Mother’s Day, while we all celebrate women, we need to ask: is the government doing enough to address the Gender Pay Gap and are there effective policies that women need in the workplace right now? Is it any wonder the UK productivity rate has flatlined if…
Read MoreHuge Agratas investment in Gravity is a big win for Bridgwater and surrounds
Cllr Claire Sully, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency, has hailed news of a significant new investment into the Gravity site, situated near Bridgwater, which will bring considerable benefits to local residents in Bridgwater, Burnham, Highbridge and the surrounding area, Somerset and the Country! Today (Feb 28th, 2024), Agratas – a…
Read MoreMendip South News Round Up
Somerset Council is dealing with “a financial emergency”. Somerset Council this month voted through “urgent” measures to try to reduce a predicted £100m gap in its budget for the next financial year. An overspend has come from the soaring cost of Adult Care Services (£70m) and continuing underinvestment from central government in local authorities. One…
Read MoreThe Future of the former Greencore factory site
I was asked why we haven’t had a decision on the planning application for 120 houses at the former Greencore Factory in Evercreech. In this video I explain why we are where we are and when a decision is likely.
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