Is a bypass the answer for the overloaded A357? Saturday, 25 May, 2024 With serious concerns about both the amount of traffic and the size of lorries using the A357 to cross the Somerset/Dorset border - residents are asking for action! House building on both sides of the Somerset/Dorset border is continually increasing levels of traffic on the A357. With lorries growing in size and their trips more frequent, pressure on the sometimes single carriageway A357 is... Opinions
Exploring Somerset's fabulous local food and drink producers 11th May 2024 What a better day than Somerset Day to launch this celebration of fabulous food from Somerset. Having visited so many farm shops, food and drink producers... Opinions
New automotive training facility gives another boost to vocational training 22nd March 2024 Attending the opening of Yeovil College's new automotive training facility showcased how engagement between education and businesses can create our skilled... Local News
Positive reforms to support small businesses and apprenticeships 19th March 2024 Faye Purbrick, MP Candidate for the new Glastonbury and Somerton constituency, has today (19/03/24) welcomed the major set of reforms announced by the Prime... Local News
Recycling centre threatened by Lib Dem cuts 31st January 2024 Despite a swathe of council tax rises proposed by Lib Dem run Somerset Council and many of their Town council counterparts (some more than doubling the tax!)... Local News
Conservative Women's Organisation - South West Annual Conference 4th November 2023 I was invited to speak at the Conservative Women’s Organisation - South West conference this weekend in a panel discussion that explored how we can support and... Local News
Faye Purbrick selected to represent the Conservatives in new Glastonbury & Somerton seat 28th September 2023 Faye Purbrick was yesterday (27th September 2023) selected as the Conservative Party candidate for the newly created Glastonbury and Somerton constituency with... Local News
First set of Mandelson Files released 12th March 2026 New files released prove that Starmer was aware of Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein but appointed him anyway... National News
Kemi Gives Keynote Speech at Spring Conference 7th March 2026 A Spring Conference Kemi outlines our crime plan National News
Conservatives pledge to close label loophole to Protect British farmers 4th March 2026 We must ensure that food grown overseas is labelled fairly. National News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement 3rd March 2026 More taxes, less growth, same old Labour. National News
Kemi’s Speech on British Integration 2nd March 2026 Britain only works when we are integrated as one society working together. National News
Conservatives force another Labour U-turn 25th February 2026 Labour have backed down from proposals to close local post office branches. National News
