Gideon Amos steps up station campaign
Local MP Gideon Amos has vowed to step up his fight for the proposed Wellington Station after a second meeting with the Rail Minister, Lord Hendy, yesterday (Monday).
12 Nov 2024
News
Taunton and Wellington News
Gideon Amos slams bus cap increase
People who use the bus to commute to work in Taunton and Wellington could be hit by the equivalent of a 1p income tax rise due to the government’s decision to raise the bus fare cap from £2 to £3.
12 Nov 2024
Budget debate - MP fights for new station, hospital improvements and bypass
Local MP Gideon Amos has vowed to keep fighting for Wellington’s new railway station – despite a ministerial meeting on the project being cancelled.
11 Nov 2024
Gideon Amos fighting 'tractor tax'
More than 100 farms in Taunton and Wellington could be hit by the “tractor tax” following the government’s decision to cut inheritance tax relief for farms. Local MP Gideon Amos is this week calling on the government to scrap the tax hike.
11 Nov 2024
Health
I'll keep fighting for Musgrove' - MP after Budget
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, pledged to step up his campaign for improvements at Musgrove Park Hospital following yesterday’s Budget.
1 Nov 2024
Taunton and Wellington
Gideon Amos launches 'pub and coffee shop surgeries'
Gideon Amos, the MP for Taunton and Wellington, is launching a series of informal ‘pub and coffee shop surgeries’ for constituents to raise concerns.
30 Oct 2024
Taunton and Wellington
Gideon Amos fights for better broadband in local villages
The MP for Taunton and Wellington raised serious broadband issues in villages across his constituency in Parliament yesterday (Monday). Gideon Amos received an assurance that a Ministerial meeting would take place to discuss the problem.
29 Oct 2024
Taunton
Former Mayor of Taunton, Nick O’Donnell, has launched a campaign to become a member of Somerset Council.
He has been selected by the Liberal Democrats for the forthcoming by-election in the Rowbarton and Staplegrove ward following the decision of Cllr Dixie Darch to step down.
25 Oct 2024
UK Lib Dem news
Environment
The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024
Supporting the Future of Music
We are committed to tackling the challenges facing our music industry head-on. By doing so, we can maintain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in music, while giving future generations the chance to share in its success.
LD
16 Sep 2024