Daniel Mumby
@danielmumbyldr.bsky.social
Local Democracy Reporter for Somerset, based at the Somerset County Gazette. All views mine, personal stuff on Twitter @mumbyatmovies. Stories or queries to [email protected]
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Bridgwater MP accused of 'openly supporting criminal activity' over flags
Somerset Council leader Bill Revans has accused Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox of "openly supporting criminal activity" regarding flags on…
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#Bridgwater MP @ashley7fox.bsky.social has been accused by #Somerset Council leader @billrevans.bsky.social of "openly supporting criminal activity" following his comments about flags being removed from lampposts: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2567233... #LDReporter #OperationRaiseTheColours
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'Unfortunately, due to the fact that we are not quorate, we will need to postpone the meeting'
Arts centre’s alcohol licence delayed by councillor no-show
'Unfortunately, due to the fact that we are not quorate, we will need to postpone the meeting'
www.somersetlive.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
'Unfortunately, due to the fact that we are not quorate, we will need to postpone the meeting'
Work on #Taunton's new transport hub will officially begin after #Christmas - with the Tower Street site expected to be operational by August 2026: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567369... ##LDReporter #Somerset #BSIP
Work on £3.7m transport hub in Taunton to start after Christmas
The former bus station on Tower Street will soon be transformed into Taunton's new transport hub, backed by central government funding
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Work on #Taunton's new transport hub will officially begin after #Christmas - with the Tower Street site expected to be operational by August 2026: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567369... ##LDReporter #Somerset #BSIP
Plans for 765 new homes on the edge of #Yeovil are hanging in the balance after the High Court gave #Mudford Parish Council the green light to pursue a judicial review: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567343... #LDReporter #Somerset #A359
765 Yeovil homes hang in the balance as judicial review moves forward
The High Court will consider in the new year whether the Up Mudford development of 765 homes in Yeovil should be allowed to go ahead
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Plans for 765 new homes on the edge of #Yeovil are hanging in the balance after the High Court gave #Mudford Parish Council the green light to pursue a judicial review: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567343... #LDReporter #Somerset #A359
#Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has pleaded for prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to help a "suicidal" constituent living with long-term pain: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567314... #LDReporter #Somerset #Devon #PMQs
Somerset MP makes PMQs plea over suicidal constituent
Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour used an appearance at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) to plead for help for a constituent in pain
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has pleaded for prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to help a "suicidal" constituent living with long-term pain: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567314... #LDReporter #Somerset #Devon #PMQs
#Bridgwater MP @ashley7fox.bsky.social has been accused by #Somerset Council leader @billrevans.bsky.social of "openly supporting criminal activity" following his comments about flags being removed from lampposts: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2567233... #LDReporter #OperationRaiseTheColours
Bridgwater MP accused of 'openly supporting criminal activity' over flags
Somerset Council leader Bill Revans has accused Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox of "openly supporting criminal activity" regarding flags on…
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Bridgwater MP @ashley7fox.bsky.social has been accused by #Somerset Council leader @billrevans.bsky.social of "openly supporting criminal activity" following his comments about flags being removed from lampposts: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2567233... #LDReporter #OperationRaiseTheColours
#NHS bosses in #Somerset have been urged to push developers' harder to ensure #Bridgwater gets the health services it needs in the face of rapid housing growth: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2567212... #LDReporter
NHS bosses urged to put pressure on Bridgwater developers over GP funding
NHS Somerset has been urged to ensure housing developers contribute fairly towards new health facilities in Bridgwater as the town expands.
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#NHS bosses in #Somerset have been urged to push developers' harder to ensure #Bridgwater gets the health services it needs in the face of rapid housing growth: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2567212... #LDReporter
Removing #flags from lampposts across #Somerset costs taxpayers around £4,500 A DAY, Somerset Council has revealed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567030... #LDReporter #Bridgwater
Removing 'unlawful' flags from lampposts costs Somerset taxpayers £4,500 a day
Somerset Council has criticised "abuse and threatening behaviour" directed towards its staff who removed British and English flags from…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Removing #flags from lampposts across #Somerset costs taxpayers around £4,500 A DAY, Somerset Council has revealed: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2567030... #LDReporter #Bridgwater
Relief for #Cheddar residents as #Somerset Council confirms it has no plans to close the village's household waste recycling centre - despite proposing its closure back in early-2024: www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/2566993... #LDReporter #Budget2026
No immediate plans to close Cheddar recycling centre, says Somerset Council
Somerset Council floated the idea of closing Cheddar's household waste recycling centre back in January 2024 - but this is no longer on the cards
www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Relief for #Cheddar residents as #Somerset Council confirms it has no plans to close the village's household waste recycling centre - despite proposing its closure back in early-2024: www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/2566993... #LDReporter #Budget2026
#NHS patients in deprived areas of #Somerset are being seen "three to four months earlier" thanks to a new "scoring system" designed to cut waiting lists: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566938... #LDReporter
Somerset patients in deprived areas see NHS waiting lists cut by months
The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has put a "scoring system" in place to ensure people in deprived areas are treated as quickly as possible
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#NHS patients in deprived areas of #Somerset are being seen "three to four months earlier" thanks to a new "scoring system" designed to cut waiting lists: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566938... #LDReporter
Newly-elected #Somerset councillor Ewan Cameron is pushing for a new public space protection order (PSPO) to crack down on antisocial behaviour in #Glastonbury - but it may prove a "blunt instrument" or a "toothless tiger": www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566730... ##LDReporter
Glastonbury antisocial behaviour crackdown risks being 'blunt instrument'
Councillor Ewan Cameron is pushing for a new public space protection order (PSPO) to crack down on disorder within Glastonbury town centre
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Newly-elected #Somerset councillor Ewan Cameron is pushing for a new public space protection order (PSPO) to crack down on antisocial behaviour in #Glastonbury - but it may prove a "blunt instrument" or a "toothless tiger": www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566730... ##LDReporter
For the second time in a week, a #Somerset licensing hearing has had to be cancelled at short notice because one of the councillors failed to turn up: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566705... #LDReporter #SouthPetherton
Somerset arts centre's alcohol licence delayed by councillor no-show
The New Cross Arts Centre will have to wait until the new year to secure an alcohol licence after a councillor failed to turn up to the relevant…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
For the second time in a week, a #Somerset licensing hearing has had to be cancelled at short notice because one of the councillors failed to turn up: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566705... #LDReporter #SouthPetherton
24 new homes will be built near #Glastonbury Tor following this ruling by the Planning Inspectorate: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566638... #LDReporter #Somerset
Plans to build 24 new homes near Glastonbury Tor approved
The Planning Inspectorate has overruled Somerset Council and granted permission for 24 homes to be built on Cullen Farm Road in Glastonbury
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
24 new homes will be built near #Glastonbury Tor following this ruling by the Planning Inspectorate: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566638... #LDReporter #Somerset
#Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has accused developers of "railroading" #Somerset farmers in order to build a solar farm in #Washford: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566389... #LDReporter #A39 #B3190
Somerset MP accused developers of 'railroading' farmers to build solar farm
Rachel Gilmour, the Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, has criticised the approval of a solar farm on family farmland in Washford
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social has accused developers of "railroading" #Somerset farmers in order to build a solar farm in #Washford: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566389... #LDReporter #A39 #B3190
This former Pizza Hut in #Frome could be replaced with a tanning salon if #Somerset Council gives the go-ahead after #Christmas: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566324... #LDReporter
Former Pizza Hut restaurant on Somerset business park to become tanning salon
Frome's Pizza Hut closed its doors forever in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic - and now a tanning salon could take its place on Wessex Fields
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This former Pizza Hut in #Frome could be replaced with a tanning salon if #Somerset Council gives the go-ahead after #Christmas: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566324... #LDReporter
A #Somerset caravan park owner has been fined more than £116,000 by Natural England for damaging a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) near #Langport: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566240... #LDReporter #court #LongLoad
Somerset caravan park owner with 'blatant contempt' for environment fined £116k
John Holland has been ordered to return the Wet Moor SSSI to its original condition by January 23, 2026 - or he will face further unlimited fines
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A #Somerset caravan park owner has been fined more than £116,000 by Natural England for damaging a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) near #Langport: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566240... #LDReporter #court #LongLoad
#Somerset residents have until #NewYearsEve2025 to give their views on how the Quantock Hills National Landscape should be managed over the next five years: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566172... #LDReporter
New five-year plan could shape the future of much-loved Somerset landscape
Somerset residents have until New Year's Eve to give their views on how the Quantock Hills should be managed for the next five years
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#Somerset residents have until #NewYearsEve2025 to give their views on how the Quantock Hills National Landscape should be managed over the next five years: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566172... #LDReporter
The newest section of the Strawberry Line #activetravel route across #Somerset is now open to the public, including a new 30-metre bridge over the #Cheddar Yeo river: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565593... #LDReporter #A371
Children in growing Somerset village can enjoy car-free route to school
The latest section of the Strawberry Line multi-user path will provide a safer route to Kings Academy and the local leisure centre via a new bridge
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The newest section of the Strawberry Line #activetravel route across #Somerset is now open to the public, including a new 30-metre bridge over the #Cheddar Yeo river: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565593... #LDReporter #A371
The wait goes on for a decision on phase two of the #MonktonHeathfield urban extension in #Taunton, with #Somerset Council now aiming to make a ruling on the plans in the spring of 2026: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565872... #LDReporter #A38 #M5
Decision on 1,450 Taunton homes delayed by highways and viability issues
A decision on phase two of the Monkton Heathfield urban extension in Taunton has been delayed again as negotiations with developers continue
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The wait goes on for a decision on phase two of the #MonktonHeathfield urban extension in #Taunton, with #Somerset Council now aiming to make a ruling on the plans in the spring of 2026: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565872... #LDReporter #A38 #M5
Thousands of #Somerset homes will enjoy better protection from #flooding thanks to these three reservoirs being improved by the Environment Agency: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565839... #LDReporter #Langport #Burrowbridge #StokeStGregory #A361
Thousands of Somerset homes protected from flooding as reservoirs upgraded
The Environment Agency has substantially completed improvements to three key reservoirs which hold back floodwater on the Somerset Levels and Moors
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thousands of #Somerset homes will enjoy better protection from #flooding thanks to these three reservoirs being improved by the Environment Agency: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565839... #LDReporter #Langport #Burrowbridge #StokeStGregory #A361
Here's what I'll be covering next week:
MON: No meetings
TUE: #Somerset Council planning east
WED: SC executive
THUR: SC climate & place scrutiny + constitution & governance
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
MON: No meetings
TUE: #Somerset Council planning east
WED: SC executive
THUR: SC climate & place scrutiny + constitution & governance
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here's what I'll be covering next week:
MON: No meetings
TUE: #Somerset Council planning east
WED: SC executive
THUR: SC climate & place scrutiny + constitution & governance
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
MON: No meetings
TUE: #Somerset Council planning east
WED: SC executive
THUR: SC climate & place scrutiny + constitution & governance
FRI: No meetings
#LDReporter
Part of the former Crispin shopping centre in #Street could be demolished in the new year to make room for a new retirement community: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565495... #LDReporter #Somerset
Disused Somerset shopping centre to be demolished for retirement complex
Part of the vacant Crispin Centre in Street could be knocked down in the new year ahead of a new retirement community being delivered
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Part of the former Crispin shopping centre in #Street could be demolished in the new year to make room for a new retirement community: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565495... #LDReporter #Somerset
Nearly 150 homes will be built on the southern edge of #Crewkerne following this ruling by the Planning Inspectorate: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/crewker... #LDReporter #Somerset
Crewkerne residents fail in last-ditch efforts to stop nearly 150 new homes
Tilia Homes will begin construction of 145 new homes on the Maple Grove site on Lang Road in the summer of 2026 following a successful appeal
www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Nearly 150 homes will be built on the southern edge of #Crewkerne following this ruling by the Planning Inspectorate: www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/crewker... #LDReporter #Somerset
#Taunton’s new 'park and bus' facility, at the #OrchardGrove development on the #A38 #Wellington Road, will be up and running before #Christmas, a senior #Somerset councillor has promised: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565296... #LDReporter
Taunton's new A38 'park and bus' facility will open before Christmas
The facility will allow residents of the Orchard Grove housing estate to use public transport to access facilities in Taunton town centre without…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#Taunton’s new 'park and bus' facility, at the #OrchardGrove development on the #A38 #Wellington Road, will be up and running before #Christmas, a senior #Somerset councillor has promised: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565296... #LDReporter
Plans for a new solar farm along the #Bridgwater and #Taunton Canal have been scaled back due to #flooding concerns: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2565250... #LDReporter #Somerset
Planned solar farm on Bridgwater and Taunton Canal scaled back
A massive solar farm on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal will be scaled back following concerns about flooding and landscaping
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Plans for a new solar farm along the #Bridgwater and #Taunton Canal have been scaled back due to #flooding concerns: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2565250... #LDReporter #Somerset
#Minehead motorists face four months of #roadworks after #Christmas as #Somerset Council upgrades traffic signals at the junction of the #A39 and the #A396 towards #Dunster: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565211... #LDReporter
Minehead motorists face four months of roadworks to upgrade key A39 junction
Motorists travelling on the main road to Minehead will face up to four months of roadworks after Christmas as a key junction is upgraded
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#Minehead motorists face four months of #roadworks after #Christmas as #Somerset Council upgrades traffic signals at the junction of the #A39 and the #A396 towards #Dunster: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565211... #LDReporter