News in Midsomer Norton and Radstock

RADSTOCK BRIEFING: Wednesday January 29 2020

TODAY'S RADSTOCK: Sunrise 07:53 Sunset 16:54

RADSTOCK BRIEFING: Tuesday January 28 2020

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MIDSOMER NORTON BRIEFING: Wednesday January 29

TODAY'S MIDSOMER NORTON:Sunrise 07:53 Sunset 16:54

Jacob Rees Mogg writes about what he sees is next for the UK.

The North East Somerset MP writes: In Parliament, the thunderstorm has been blown away, calm has been restored and the serious job of legislating has recommenced. In both Houses, scrutiny and debate have returned to the fore. The electorate, the British people, the most patient and forbearing in the world, will finally have their decisiveness rewarded and thanks to the General Election result, we will have got Brexit done.

Jacob Rees Mogg offers his latest thoughts in his regular Nub News column and writes:

In Parliament, the thunderstorm has been blown away, calm has been restored and the serious job of legislating has recommenced. In both Houses, scrutiny and debate have returned to the fore. The electorate, the British people, the most patient and forbearing in the world, will finally have their decisiveness rewarded and thanks to the General Election result, we will have got Brexit done.

Applications for Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) opened today, Tuesday 28 January. Avon and Somerset Police are inviting members of the public interested in a rewarding new career and giving back to their communities to apply for a position as a PCSO.

PCSOs are part of community police teams. As part of the neighbourhood policing team, they build relationships with local people to provide reassurance and understand the policing issues that matter most to them. PCSOs work with individuals and partner agencies to support vulnerable people and solve local concerns and issues.

The amount to pay Bath and North East Somerset Council is set to go up by more than £55 in 2020/21.

Authority bosses say they are investing in key priority areas like tackling the climate emergency and delivering more affordable housing.

Transport planners have released a revised version of ambitious proposals to transform how people move around the West of England.

Walking, cycling and public transport will become the "natural" way to travel around Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset under the Joint Local Transport Plan published today (January 28).

The fundraising for six year old Midsomer Norton boy Henry has got off to great start this year.

There has just been a fantastic concert with the Jenny Peplow Singers and Kilmersdon CofE Choir which raised an amazing £1165.36.

About two years ago Radstock was invited to twin with a charming mediaeval fortress town in the south of France. Lançon-Provence is similar in size to Radstock but covers a much larger area and includes vineyards and olive groves in what is a mixed agricultural economy.