Rural Campaigner Demands Return of Vital Community Funding Tuesday, 25 March, 2025 In a blow to rural communities Labour has scrapped the Community Ownership Fund, a £150 million annual lifeline that allowed villages and towns to buy back community assets like pubs, sports clubs, community halls, and shops at risk of closure. At the same time, the government has cut the Rural Services Delivery Grant, leaving rural councils with less money to deliver essential services such as... Local News
Welcome to the family Rupert 19th March 2025 This week, Isobel and I welcomed our third son, Rupert, into the world. Life on the farm doesn’t slow for new arrivals and we started calving the next day. We... Local News
South West Overlooked in Government’s £1.5bn Funding Scheme 13th March 2025 Local campaigners have criticised the Government after the South West was almost entirely ignored in a new £1.5 billion fund designed to help struggling... Local News
Rachel Gilmour MP Allegedly Insulted Local Workers Should She Say Sorry? 12th March 2025 Rachel Gilmour MP’s reported behaviour at Hinkley Point has left many asking. Does she owe them an apology? According to The Express, Gilmour lashed out at a... Local News
Rachel Gilmour Sides with Labour to Undermine the Countryside 8th March 2025 Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, has asked Labour to push for an expansion of the right to roam. In Parliament, she asked Labour’s Environment... Local News
Victory! We Stopped the Car Parking Tax 4th March 2025 Yesterday, Somerset Council reversed its position on 24/7 parking charges after huge public opposition – and it’s thanks to you. From the moment these unfair... Local News
Rachel Gilmour absent from Family Business Tax vote - Sign my letter 3rd March 2025 Sign James's letter if you agree: Dear Rachel Gilmour MP Family businesses are the backbone of our economy. Across the UK, 64% of people work for SMEs, but that... Local News
James Wright invites Shadow Farming Minister to a Tiverton & Minehead Dairy Farm 24th February 2025 Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore MP visited a family-run dairy farm in Stoodleigh this weekend, meeting with local farmers to discuss key challenges facing... Local News
STOP SOMERSET’S NEW PARKING CHARGES! 17th February 2025 On Behalf of Residents across Tiverton and Minehead Dear Somerset Council, I strongly oppose the proposed changes to car parking charges across Somerset. These... Local News
Liberal Democrats Are Taxing Fire Engines, Ambulances, and Police Cars 14th February 2025 From March 14, 2025, Bath’s Liberal Democrat-run council will start charging emergency service vehicles to enter the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ). This means... Local News
