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19 hours ago · THE sentencing of drink driver who killed a much-loved teenager in Bridgwater has been raised in Parliament by Ashley Fox MP. The MP spoke in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 February to raise the ten-year sentence imposed on Luke Hawkins in 2023, who crashed his van into a car killing 19-year ...

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Jan 11, 2025 · The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons due to his age, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply when he appeared at Taunton Magistrates Court on Monday (January 6).

21 hours ago · AN air ambulance was deployed to Bridgwater on Thursday, February 13 following an incident. A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 17:13hrs on Thursday 13 February to an incident in Bridgwater.” “We sent one double-crewed ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Contractor Taylor Woodrow, which is carrying out the works as part of the £9 million Celebration Mile in Bridgwater, says the road closure is needed to complete the works “safely and as quickly as possible.”. The full road closure affects Eastover, which previously had a one-way road system in place until the discovery of a range of unmapped utilities.

Feb 2, 2025 · BRIDGWATER Town Council is “aware” of a “misleading” petition with more than 1,600 signatures regarding council tax. The petition was triggered following the vote by Labour councillors to increase the town’s precept by 39 per cent for 2025/26. It seeks to launch a public inquiry into the ...

Dec 17, 2024 · Northgate Docks regeneration The council is currently drawing up detailed plans for the regeneration of the Northgate Docks using £5.2m from the Bridgwater town deal – of which £1m will be used for active travel, including a new shared use bridge over the existing lock gates.

Jan 1, 2025 · Later the same month, the long-awaited development of 360 homes on Canal Way in Ilminster – one of many major sites held up by the ongoing phosphates crisis – was finally granted outline permission after years of uncertainty.