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Thinktank predicts wider inequality gap and calls for revised policies to tackle flying and excess private car use

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CLAIMS that controversial Sunday car parking charges are to come into force in the autumn after Somerset Council scrapped a promised public consultation have been refuted.

Somerset Council has rushed through new parking charges for inclusion in the budget for 2025/26. The plans were first published in reports to a scrutiny committee on 24 February 2025, when I spoke …

After years of service decline, better bus services are on the way for Milverton, Wiveliscombe and those on routes to Taunton and Wellington. Somerset Council received additional Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding for 2025/26 of £3.3m for capital and £2.9m for revenue spending. Some of this is being used by Somerset Council to support the following service improvements in Upper Tone from 22 April 2025:

Somerset Council has been in a financial crisis since October 2023, with a growing list of cuts and savings being made to bring income and costs into balance. However, a massive budget gap for future years remains. Transformation and workforce reduction programmes were agreed by the Executive in April 2024, with the initial aim of cutting officer posts by 20-26% (a loss of over 1,000).

Somerset Council has rushed through new parking charges for inclusion in the budget for 2025/26. The plans were first published in reports to a scrutiny committee on 24 February 2025, when I spoke strongly against the then proposals. The committee recommended that public consultation was needed first, along with assessment of equalities and economic impacts. However, new parking charges were adopted only a week later by the…

To assist with recovery following Covid lockdowns in 2021, funding was available to encourage people to return to town centres. This enabled a number of projects in Wiveliscombe, including umbrellas for those in queues on rainy days (remember?), flower and tree planting, a renewed town website, welcome banners, benches, town centre maps and signs in car parks, graffiti removal, CCTV, contributions to Christmas lights and Community Centre building works, and painting street furniture.