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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 ...
Bridgwater Council Tax increase set to be among UK’s highest
19 hours 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 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 Town Council leader explains tax plans for 2025
Dec 30, 2024 · BRIDGWATER Town Council’s leader, Brian Smedley, has outlined the authority’s current position concerning the town’s precept for 2025/26. Town councillors have been working on figures for 2025 for many months through the Community, Amenities and Finance committees, with Smedley stating that ...
Bridgwater MP warns of economic harm from Celebration Mile
6 days ago · BRIDGWATER MP, Sir Ashley Fox, has expressed his concern at the potential ‘economic harm’ from the Celebration Mile roadworks in the town. The £9 million scheme is expected to connect Bridgwater Station with Northgate Docks, creating a pedestrian friendly street and an extension to the ...
Bridgwater United defeated at home by Nailsea & Tickenham
Dec 22, 2024 · The Robins are on a run of four without a win after the Swags put four goals past them at Fairfax Park. Nailsea and Tickenham striker Dylan Tate netted a hattrick to sink Bridgwater United on Saturday (December 21).
Bridgwater politicians react as Sunak calls general election
May 23, 2024 · The winning candidate will now represent Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, but they will no longer cover the Hinkley Point C nuclear site. Bridgwater and West Somerset is currently represented by Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) – who has been an MP since 2001 – but he will instead contest the new Tiverton and Minehead seat in July.. The latest polling from Electoral Calculus suggests ...