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Bridgwater council tax will rise by 39 per cent for 2025/26
3 days ago · BRIDGWATER Town Council has approved a 39 per cent increase to the precept for 2025/26. Labour councillors voted through the steep increase at a heated Full Council meeting in Bridgwater Town Hall on January 23, 2025, while the Conservative group opposed the proposals. The amount the town council ...
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Bridgwater Council Tax could rise by 40% in 2025/2026
Dec 16, 2024 · It would see a Band D household set to pay £413.05 per year, up from £295.33 in 2024/25. The total precept collected by Bridgwater Town Council will have increased from £912,195 in 2022/23 to a proposed £4,295,401 in 2025/26, representing over £3.3 million in additional contributions from residents.
Bridgwater Council Tax increase set to be among UK’s highest
1 day ago · THE 39 per cent increase to Bridgwater Town Council’s precept is set to be one of the highest in the UK for 2025/26. Labour councillors approved the steep increase at Full Council on Thursday, January 23, with the Leader, Brian Smedley, characterising the rise as “modest”. Average Band D ...
Bridgwater faces period of disruption due to road investments
Nov 21, 2024 · A one-way system is currently in place on the A39 Puriton Hill, meaning traffic coming from Glastonbury and Street is unable to directly access junction 23 – instead being diverted into the town centre and back along the A38 Bristol Road. Restrictions will be lifted for holidays. These restrictions will be lifted between December 19 and January 10, 2025 to give residents and businesses some ...
Bridgwater Docks project to be delivered by March 2026
Nov 6, 2024 · Speaking to the Bridgwater Mercury, he said: “There is an increasingly limited time to regenerate Bridgwater Docks.At the Town Council, we are looking at options to take on the site should Somerset Council be unable to complete the works.” Bridgwater Docks have remained empty since 2021, when boats were instructed to leave …
Work underway for more than 230 homes in Bridgwater
Nov 7, 2024 · Bloors Homes South West were granted planning permission in April 2023 to build 237 dwellings on land adjacent to Kings Drive. Contractors from Bristol-based CJL Contractors have since started groundworks to prepare the site.
Mural in Eastover, Bridgwater requires £42,000 in funding
Dec 30, 2024 · SEED Sedgemoor is a consortium that aims to make creative arts, culture and heritage part of everyday life in Sedgemoor. According to Bridgwater Town Council, “The mural project will engage multiple community groups in Bridgwater to develop ideas around themes of place, uniqueness, identity, diversity, togetherness, home, and civic pride.”