Daniel Mumby
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Local Democracy Reporter for Somerset, based @CountyGazette. All views mine. Stories to [email protected]. Also at https://t.co/ZBpw07PAfK
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Joined August 2014
I'm now on annual leave for three days and then in #Manchester for the annual #LDReporter conference @MediaCityUK (#LDRSconf25). Please direct all stories or queries to Milly.Vincent@newsquest.co.uk; I'll respond to all emails upon my return to #Somerset :)
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ICYMI, here's when we'll finally find out whether 112 new homes will be coming to #Taunton's northern edge: https://t.co/Mr4fTtCxde
#LDReporter #Somerset #Christmas
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Gladman Developments has been trying to build homes on Taunton's northern edge since 2017 - and has now lodged an appeal to speed things up
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ICYMI, here's why @SomersetCouncil is in hot water over #counciltax bills for people on #universalcredit: https://t.co/iCSgh5OuoZ
#LDReporter #Somerset
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
One individual was left more than £1,000 a year worse off due to changes in council tax support for those on universal credit
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There's never been a better time to explore the Willow Walk near #Glastonbury, following the conclusion of a £147,000 revamp from @GlastonburyTD: https://t.co/mrMRLYagtF
#LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund #activetravel @WalkWheelCycleT
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Around £147,000 has been spent revamping this picturesque path on a former railway line to open up the Somerset Levels to residents and visitors
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Gladman Developments has been fighting since 2017 to build homes in this part of #Taunton - but this matter will finally be settled by @PINSgov shortly after #Christmas: https://t.co/Mr4fTtCxde
#LDReporter #Somerset
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Gladman Developments has been trying to build homes on Taunton's northern edge since 2017 - and has now lodged an appeal to speed things up
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People on #universalcredit in #Somerset may have been left hundreds of pounds a year worse off as a result of changes to @SomersetCouncil's #counciltax reduction scheme: https://t.co/iCSgh5NWzr
#LDReporter #Budget2026
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
One individual was left more than £1,000 a year worse off due to changes in council tax support for those on universal credit
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Around 60 years after trains stopped running through #Glastonbury, the 'Willow Walk' #activetravel route that grew up in its place has been completely revamped through @GlastonburyTD: https://t.co/mrMRLY9IE7
#LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Around £147,000 has been spent revamping this picturesque path on a former railway line to open up the Somerset Levels to residents and visitors
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An eight-year row over building homes on Cheddon Road in #Taunton will finally conclude after #Christmas once @PINSgov rules on these Gladman proposals: https://t.co/Mr4fTtCxde
#LDReporter #Somerset #LCWIP #activetravel
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Gladman Developments has been trying to build homes on Taunton's northern edge since 2017 - and has now lodged an appeal to speed things up
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More than 4,000 of #Somerset's most vulnerable people have been hit with higher #counciltax bills because of changes to #universalcredit and @SomersetCouncil's support scheme, @CitizensAdvice has found: https://t.co/iCSgh5NWzr
#LDReporter #Budget2026
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
One individual was left more than £1,000 a year worse off due to changes in council tax support for those on universal credit
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A key section of the historic former #Somerset and #Dorset Joint Railway near #Glastonbury has been given a new lease of life for pedestrians and cyclists as part of @GlastonburyTD: https://t.co/mrMRLYagtF
#LDReporter #townsfund #activetravel @WalkWheelCycleT @StrawbLine
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Around £147,000 has been spent revamping this picturesque path on a former railway line to open up the Somerset Levels to residents and visitors
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ICYMI, here's what @SomersetCouncil is doing to prevent further unauthorised traveller encampments in #Somerset: https://t.co/OMLWVLcF4J
#LDReporter
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset Council spent much of the summer dealing with unauthorised traveller encampments - but a permanent solution is still a long way off
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ICYMI, @SomersetCouncil has declined to confirm whether it has sold the #Yeovil @marksandspencer store at a huge loss to taxpayers: https://t.co/Kt6GEk7p8k
#LDReporter #Somerset
chardandilminsternews.co.uk
Conservative opposition group leader Diogo Rodrigues has claimed the council took a huge loss on the retail unit, which was acquired back in 2017
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.@SomersetCouncil has made numerous changes across #Somerset to stop unauthorised traveller encampments - but a permanent transit site remains a long way off: https://t.co/OMLWVLdcUh
#LDReporter #Somerset #Taunton #Glastonbury #Bridgwater #BurnhamonSea #Highbridge
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset Council spent much of the summer dealing with unauthorised traveller encampments - but a permanent solution is still a long way off
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.@CllrDiogo has claimed @SomersetCouncil's finances have taken a huge hit by the sale of this #Yeovil store. Here's what the council said (or chose not to say) in response: https://t.co/Kt6GEk6RiM
#LDReporter #Somerset
chardandilminsternews.co.uk
Conservative opposition group leader Diogo Rodrigues has claimed the council took a huge loss on the retail unit, which was acquired back in 2017
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After a summer of dealing with unauthorised traveller encampments, @SomersetCouncil can't how where or when it will have permanent transit site in place: https://t.co/OMLWVLcF4J
#LDReporter #Somerset #Glastonbury #Bridgwater #Taunton #BurnhamonSea #Highbridge
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset Council spent much of the summer dealing with unauthorised traveller encampments - but a permanent solution is still a long way off
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.@SomersetCouncil deputy leader @lizleyshon has refused to confirm whether the council lost nearly £5m by selling off the @marksandspencer store in #Yeovil town centre, following claims by @SCCconservative group leader @CllrDiogo: https://t.co/Kt6GEk7p8k
#LDReporter #Somerset
chardandilminsternews.co.uk
Conservative opposition group leader Diogo Rodrigues has claimed the council took a huge loss on the retail unit, which was acquired back in 2017
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ICYMI, @SCCconservative and @SomersetLibDems have clashed over these #Glastonbury social housing plans: https://t.co/qY5fK0YC8s
#LDReporter #Somerset
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Plans for social housing on this car park were narrowly refused in June - but the site has since been allocated for housing within the council's…
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ICYMI, here's why the recent @UKSupremeCourt ruling over new homes in #Wellington could have huge consequences for #Somerset's housing crisis: https://t.co/1oQQEyjKkD
#LDReporter #A38 #DutchN #phosphates
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
The Supreme Court has overturned three previous court rulings over a Wellington development - which could send shockwaves through Somerset
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#Bridgwater residents have put up with a lot of #roadworks over the last year and a bit as the #CelebrationMile has taken shape. Here's what could happen next: https://t.co/88dAWfxoWC
#LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #A372 #townsfund #activetravel
bridgwatermercury.co.uk
Nearly a year's worth of roadworks in Bridgwater town centre are almost complete - but the delivery of the Celebration Mile is far from finished
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#Glastonbury @SCCconservative councillor Susannah Hart was on the warpath yesterday (November 4) to prevent new homes being built on one of the town's car parks: https://t.co/qY5fK0Y4iU
#LDReporter #Somerset
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Plans for social housing on this car park were narrowly refused in June - but the site has since been allocated for housing within the council's…
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