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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Michelle Ruminski |Clara Bullock
Image caption, Steve Apelt said he notices a lot of anti-social behaviour in BridgwaterPolice officers have started an operation to tackle anti-social behaviour in one Somerset town as residents say it is a big problem in their community. Avon and Somerset Police say the operation in Bridgwater follows 450 youth related incidents over the past year.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Michelle Ruminski |Clara Bullock
Police cracking down on youth crime in town centreMichelle Ruminski & Clara BullockBBCSteve Apelt said he notices a lot of anti-social behaviour in BridgwaterPolice officers have started an operation to tackle anti-social behaviour in one Somerset town as residents say it is a big problem in their community. Avon and Somerset Police say the operation in Bridgwater follows 450 youth related incidents over the past year.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Charlie Taylor |Michelle Ruminski
£47m cuts will impact on services - council leaderCharlie Taylor & Michelle RuminskiBBCBill Revans, leader of Somerset Council, said the government needed to fix what he called a "broken" local government funding modelThe leader of Somerset Council has said the authority will try to maintain a high quality service with fewer resources. The council plans to make cuts of £47m in the year ahead to avoid effectively going bankrupt, and still has a £66m hole in its budget to fill.
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2 months ago | 
aol.com | Charlie Taylor |Michelle Ruminski
The leader of Somerset Council has said the authority will try to maintain a high quality service with fewer resources. The council plans to make cuts of £47m in the year ahead to avoid effectively going bankrupt, and still has a £66m hole in its budget to fill. Councillor Bill Revans said inevitably there would be an impact on services but blamed what he called a "broken system" of funding local government.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
msn.com | Michelle Ruminski |Clara Bullock
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Michelle Ruminski
A proposed new site for a secondary school, which was forced to close due to faulty construction, has been announced. Education Minister Stephen Morgan confirmed he is "committed to rebuilding Haygrove School" during a visit on Thursday. The Bridgwater school, in Somerset, was partially shut in August 2023 amid safety concerns. Since then, lessons have taken place in temporary classrooms.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Michelle Ruminski
The Bishop of Bath and Wells said he was against the Terminally Ill Adults Bill because he did not think the safeguards were good enough. The Right Reverend Michael Beasley voiced worries about the potential for vulnerable people to be coerced or pressurised into taking their own life. The bill has been proposed by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who argued it would help stop people experiencing "very harrowing" deaths.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Charlie Taylor |Michelle Ruminski
Yeovil MP tells government to 'wake up' on housingYeovil MP Adam Dance made the comments during a hotseat interview on BBC Radio Somerset [BBC]Yeovil MP Adam Dance said the government needs to 'wake up' on housing - not just tackling a skills shortage, but getting planning applications processed. Labour has vowed to build 1.5m more homes in the next five years and has unveiled an overhaul of England's planning rules.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Charlie Taylor |Michelle Ruminski
Yeovil MP Adam Dance said the government needs to 'wake up' on housing - not just tackling a skills shortage, but getting planning applications processed. Labour has vowed to build 1.5m more homes in the next five years and has unveiled an overhaul of England's planning rules. Liberal Democrat MP Mr Dance said there are not enough qualified planners to process current applications. Somerset Council said it is actively recruiting new officers to work through the backlog.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
msn.com | Michelle Ruminski |Kelly Withers
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