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Don’t Gamble with Your Vote

by Peter Seib on 28 April, 2015

In reality, Yeovil will probably not choose the next Prime Minister. However, your vote will decide how well Yeovil is represented, whether your interests are considered at the very heart of the government and critically, whether the next government is stable and held within the centre-ground. David Laws is proven and well-respected across the political […]

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At last, a new play area at Larkhill

by Peter Seib on 15 March, 2015

Four years ago, John and I started a campaign to get the play facilities between King Arthur Drive and Merlin Close upgraded . The old area was in poor repair, but a worse problem was that it had very little “play value” for local children and it was starting to attract anti-social behaviour. Over the last few […]

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Lib Dems: Axing Taxes NOT Services

by Peter Seib on 2 March, 2015

In a surprise move, the Lib Dem leadership of South Somerset District Council has reduced your Council Tax for 2015/16 to the lowest level since 2009. Good financial management means that SSDC has been able to protect services, despite a 60% (£5.4m) cut in central government Rate Support Grant funding since 2011. The government’s own “heat map” […]

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68 dog owners came to Yeovil Country Park on Wednesday 4 February to get their pet micro chipped for free. The event, organised by South Somerset District Council’s Countryside Rangers and Enforcement Officers, saw the Dogs Trust attend to microchip dogs to ensure that lost or stolen dogs can be reunited with their keepers as […]

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Crime Map for Brympton

by Peter Seib on 5 February, 2015

Click Here  or paste the following into your browser http://www.police.uk/avon-and-somerset/AE036/crime/+002KgA/

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Some Basic Facts about Brympton Ward

by Peter Seib on 5 November, 2014

Reporting Back: Alvington, Lufton and Houndstone

by Peter Seib on 4 November, 2014

The main issue raised on the doorstep in past years has been traffic congestion and road safety. As well as regular jams at ASDA – which frustrate motorists, there have also been concerns about crossing to get to school and other facilities and about speeding. Your local Liberal Democrat team has been working hard to […]

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Somerset Waste Partnership continue to collect waste from communities cut off by the floods, working with local volunteers and in some cases with the Red Cross and Fire Brigade to use their amphibious vehicles.  So far, collections have focused on the collection of refuse for disposal, but arrangements are also being made to start collections […]

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Lib Dems Present Bus Petition To County Council

by Peter Seib on 27 January, 2014

Yeovil’s Liberal Democrat County Councillors are telling Somerset County Council think again over their proposed bus service cuts. A letter was sent covering 286 signatures from several local petitions expressing concern that Somerset County Council that the number 11 bus service could be cut. On 6th January Lib Dem councillors joined local residents at a […]

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Brympton Residents Benefit from Recovery

by Peter Seib on 19 December, 2013

As you can see from the extract above, Brympton has an incredibly low Job Seekers Allowance rate compared to the South Somerset and national rates.

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