This week I’ll be going along to East Coker Parish Council to talk to them about Neighbourhood Plans. These were introduced so that communities could get together to make a formal plan to bring forward development (I chose those words carefully). In many cities, this will mean that neighbourhoods can make a start on regenerating […]

Open Day on Saturday  28th July from 10 a.m.- 4.00 p.m. An illustrated talk by Dr James Gerrard (Newcastle University Lecturer in Roman Archaeology) will take place at Abbey Manor Community Centre from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. on Saturday, 28th July.  Free entry, donations gratefully received in aid of the Community Centre.  refreshments available. For further details, including […]

After about 12 years of community consultation, and a false start in 2008 (when the sub-prime mortgage problem in the USA stopped work), Area South finally gave Brimsmore the go-ahead.