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RADSTOCK BRIEFING: Thursday March 12

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The changes announced today in the budget may directly impact small businesses in Radstock with a tax holiday for cafes in the town and a tax break for businesses which hire staff who have served in the military.

According to the Federation of Small Businesses the announcement of £5bn of funding in gigabit-capable broadband could also be a welcome boost to areas outside of the main cities.

Details on today's (March 11) budget have been welcomed by the body which represents small businesses - and may prove a valuable boost to towns like Midsomer with a struggling high street.

In a statement the Federation of Small Businesses said. " High streets are at the heart of our communities. Small businesses need urgent direct support to enable them to be at the vanguard of the transformation of the high street. The business rate relief announced today will help high streets like Midsomer Norton, as will the investment in bringing gigabit speed broadband to more rural areas. Small businesses are at the very heart of our communities and are the future of our high streets, which is why with the right support they'll continue to be so for generations to come and this budget is a good start. "

RADSTOCK BRIEFING: Wednesday March 11

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On Monday, I had the privilege of attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey.

The event is a celebration of the Commonwealth, which includes fifty-three countries across the world as well as the United Kingdom, with the service led by the Dean of Westminster.

Jacob Rees Mogg MP writes:

On Monday, I had the privilege of attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey.

Police have launched a dedicated online gallery www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/recoveredproperty in a bid to return suspected stolen property to its rightful owner.

Officers seized 125 push bikes and frames and more than 60 other items, mainly power tools, from an address in Hanham in January. After searching police records they have only been able to identify 11 bikes as stolen.

There is a plot of land for sale along Silver Street in Midsomer Norton, with an asking price in excess of £300,000. The reason ? It already has planning permission.

It is a building plot located along Silver Street near the town's centre, with planning permission for two detached four bedroom townhouses.