Democracy - who cares?
As we look at the degree to which people are disengaging from the political process, a new project in #Weston-super-Mare offers hope. And why do we not vote for the things we can influence the most?
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#Taunton
#Somerset

O2 UK extends 5G standalone mobile broadband network to Bristol - News By ISPreview.co.uk #5G #MobileBroadband #O2 #Somerset #VirginMedia
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/10/o2-uk-extends-5g-standalone-mobile-broadband-network-to-bristol.html

Cllr Richard Wilkins and I on the Watchet road closures, and why the B3191 must be reopened.
#Watchet #B3191 #Somerset

Temple Meads trains cancelled after person struck by train

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Archer 'nostalgic' about Somerset before death

#Somerset

Doctor explains five health changes she wishes she had made in her 20s

#Somerset

Angel Cottage, Flax Bourton, Somerset
#photography #AngelCottage #FlaxBourton #Somerset

🚗 Transport — Watchet Down to One Road
Cliff erosion and six weeks of gas works leave the Somerset town with one route in and buses suspended. https://ukprepperhub.co.uk/syxr?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily-news
#Somerset #UKTravel #UKPrepperHub

It's always great to see my paintings installed in their new homes. This is now in a house in Somerset. It is 'Ayres Road' - oil and acrylic on panel, 1 metre diameter - in situ and in detail.
Lots more to be found at www.stephenrileyart.com
#art #contemporaryart #abstractart #bruton #somerset

The Liberal Democrats are calling for an immediate 10p cut to fuel duty, saving you 12p a litre on petrol.

This would save you £6.60 every time you fill up your car.
#LibDem #Somerset #Devon

Bridgwater takeaway allowed 5am licence despite 'recipe for chaos' warning

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A public consultation on 220 new homes on Rhode Lane in #Bridgwater has been extended due to @somersetcouncil.bsky.social IT issues: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2660632... #LDReporter #Somerset

Revised plans have been submitted for 185 homes on Watercombe Lane in #Yeovil, next door to where the town's new David Lloyd leisure centre is being built: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2660744... #LDReporter #Somerset