Liberal Democrats Refuse to Publish Breakdown of Apparent Multi-Million Pound Coal Orchard Losses Thursday, 6 August, 2026 The Leader of the Conservative Opposition Group at Somerset Council has criticised the Liberal Democrat administration after it refused to publish a detailed breakdown of the apparent multi-million pound losses on the Coal Orchard regeneration scheme in Taunton, despite acknowledging the information could be produced. At Somerset Council's Executive meeting on 5 August, Conservative Group Leader... Local News
Sixth Finance Chief in Four Years as Somerset Council Faces Mounting Financial Pressure 21st July 2026 Somerset Conservatives have welcomed the appointment of a new permanent Chief Finance Officer but warned that the role comes at a critical time for Somerset... Local News
Councillors Back Stronger Financial Oversight at Somerset Council 20th July 2026 Somerset Councillors have backed a motion calling for stronger monitoring and accountability of Somerset Council's financial improvement programme following an... Local News
Calls for Stronger Planning Enforcement Rejected 17th July 2026 Calls to review and strengthen Somerset Council's Planning Enforcement Policy have been rejected after Liberal Democrat councillors voted against Conservative... Local News
Statement on Best Value Notice 15th July 2026 Today's decision by the Government to issue Somerset Council with a Best Value Notice is a damning verdict on the Liberal Democrat administration's handling of... Local News
Diogo Rodrigues: It Should Never Have Taken a Crisis to Act on SEND 9th July 2026 Leader of the Conservative Opposition on Somerset Council, Cllr Diogo Rodrigues, has said it is "unforgivable" that Somerset's SEND service was allowed to... Local News
Lib Dems Challenged Over Weak Financial Management 7th July 2026 The Liberal Democrat administration has been challenged over Somerset Council's financial management after an independent review by the Chartered Institute of... Local News
Borrowing Linked to £8 Million Property Loss Comes Under Scrutiny 6th July 2026 Somerset Council has lost almost £8 million on the sale of a single commercial property, raising fresh questions about the long-term cost of the authority's... Local News
Lib Dems Challenged Over Adult Social Care Performance 3rd July 2026 The Liberal Democrat administration has been challenged over the performance of Somerset Council's Adult Social Care services following a recent Care Quality... Local News
Questions Raised Over Leadership of Somerset's ‘deteriorated’ Children's Services 2nd July 2026 Fresh questions have been raised over the Liberal Democrat administration's oversight of Somerset's Children's Services after an Ofsted inspection found that... Local News
