Daniel Mumby
@danielmumbyldr.bsky.social
Local Democracy Reporter for Somerset, based at the Somerset County Gazette. All views mine, personal stuff on Twitter @mumbyatmovies. Stories or queries to Daniel.Mumby@newsquest.co.uk
Up to 190 new homes could be built near the #M5 in #NorthPetherton if these plans go ahead: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557459... #LDReporter #Somerset
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Up to 190 new homes could be built near the #M5 in #NorthPetherton if these plans go ahead: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2557459... #LDReporter #Somerset
The #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor will be permanently closed to motorists after #Halloween, despite #Somerset Council receiving more than 1,000 objections from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557028... #LDReporter
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The #B3191 Cleeve Hill between #Watchet and #BlueAnchor will be permanently closed to motorists after #Halloween, despite #Somerset Council receiving more than 1,000 objections from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2557028... #LDReporter
BREAKING: #Somerset Council has "fired the starting pistol" to sell off the #Saxonvale site in #Frome town centre on the open market - though it will keep working with @maydaysaxonvale.bsky.social to realise its vision: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556997... #LDReporter
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: #Somerset Council has "fired the starting pistol" to sell off the #Saxonvale site in #Frome town centre on the open market - though it will keep working with @maydaysaxonvale.bsky.social to realise its vision: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556997... #LDReporter
Had an absolute blast this morning climbing Dunkery Beacon (the highest point in @exmoornp.bsky.social) for a #LDReporter livestream :)
Please excuse my grotesque expression - it was extremely windy up there, but the views more than made up for it :) #Exmoor #Somerset
Please excuse my grotesque expression - it was extremely windy up there, but the views more than made up for it :) #Exmoor #Somerset
October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Had an absolute blast this morning climbing Dunkery Beacon (the highest point in @exmoornp.bsky.social) for a #LDReporter livestream :)
Please excuse my grotesque expression - it was extremely windy up there, but the views more than made up for it :) #Exmoor #Somerset
Please excuse my grotesque expression - it was extremely windy up there, but the views more than made up for it :) #Exmoor #Somerset
***** BIG ANNOUNCEMENT *****
I am leaving @Somerset Live on June 30.
I'm not going far - I'm staying a #LDReporter, just moving over to @CountyGazette in #Taunton.
You can email Daniel.Mumby@newsquest.co.uk from Tuesday, July 1. My mobile number remains 07870 505962.
#Somerset
I am leaving @Somerset Live on June 30.
I'm not going far - I'm staying a #LDReporter, just moving over to @CountyGazette in #Taunton.
You can email Daniel.Mumby@newsquest.co.uk from Tuesday, July 1. My mobile number remains 07870 505962.
#Somerset
June 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
***** BIG ANNOUNCEMENT *****
I am leaving @Somerset Live on June 30.
I'm not going far - I'm staying a #LDReporter, just moving over to @CountyGazette in #Taunton.
You can email Daniel.Mumby@newsquest.co.uk from Tuesday, July 1. My mobile number remains 07870 505962.
#Somerset
I am leaving @Somerset Live on June 30.
I'm not going far - I'm staying a #LDReporter, just moving over to @CountyGazette in #Taunton.
You can email Daniel.Mumby@newsquest.co.uk from Tuesday, July 1. My mobile number remains 07870 505962.
#Somerset
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Wiveliscombe and #Wellington
- #Yeovil
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #Wiveliscombe and #Wellington
- #Yeovil
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
June 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Wiveliscombe and #Wellington
- #Yeovil
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #Wiveliscombe and #Wellington
- #Yeovil
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #SheptonMallet and #Wells
- #Taunton
- The Polden Hills
- The Quantock Hills (including #Watchet, #Williton and #HinkleyPointC)
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #SheptonMallet and #Wells
- #Taunton
- The Polden Hills
- The Quantock Hills (including #Watchet, #Williton and #HinkleyPointC)
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
June 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #SheptonMallet and #Wells
- #Taunton
- The Polden Hills
- The Quantock Hills (including #Watchet, #Williton and #HinkleyPointC)
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #SheptonMallet and #Wells
- #Taunton
- The Polden Hills
- The Quantock Hills (including #Watchet, #Williton and #HinkleyPointC)
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Glastonbury and #Street
- #Langport and #Somerton (plus #CurryRivel)
- #Minehead
- North east #Somerset (including #Chilcompton and #Coleford)
#LDReporter #LE2027
- #Glastonbury and #Street
- #Langport and #Somerton (plus #CurryRivel)
- #Minehead
- North east #Somerset (including #Chilcompton and #Coleford)
#LDReporter #LE2027
June 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Glastonbury and #Street
- #Langport and #Somerton (plus #CurryRivel)
- #Minehead
- North east #Somerset (including #Chilcompton and #Coleford)
#LDReporter #LE2027
- #Glastonbury and #Street
- #Langport and #Somerton (plus #CurryRivel)
- #Minehead
- North east #Somerset (including #Chilcompton and #Coleford)
#LDReporter #LE2027
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Cheddar and #Axbridge
- #Crewkerne and #Ilminster
- #Exmoor (including #Dunster)
- #Frome
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #Cheddar and #Axbridge
- #Crewkerne and #Ilminster
- #Exmoor (including #Dunster)
- #Frome
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
June 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Cheddar and #Axbridge
- #Crewkerne and #Ilminster
- #Exmoor (including #Dunster)
- #Frome
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #Cheddar and #Axbridge
- #Crewkerne and #Ilminster
- #Exmoor (including #Dunster)
- #Frome
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Bridgwater (not including #Wilstock and #Stockmoor)
- #Bruton, #CastleCary and #Wincanton
- #Berrow, #Brean, #BurnhamonSea and #Highbridge
- #Chard and the Blackdown Hills
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #Bridgwater (not including #Wilstock and #Stockmoor)
- #Bruton, #CastleCary and #Wincanton
- #Berrow, #Brean, #BurnhamonSea and #Highbridge
- #Chard and the Blackdown Hills
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
June 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Bridgwater (not including #Wilstock and #Stockmoor)
- #Bruton, #CastleCary and #Wincanton
- #Berrow, #Brean, #BurnhamonSea and #Highbridge
- #Chard and the Blackdown Hills
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
- #Bridgwater (not including #Wilstock and #Stockmoor)
- #Bruton, #CastleCary and #Wincanton
- #Berrow, #Brean, #BurnhamonSea and #Highbridge
- #Chard and the Blackdown Hills
#LDReporter #Somerset #LE2027
New jobs could be coming to #Bridgwater in the next few years if Welcome Break's plans for new services near junction 24 of the #M5 are approved by #Somerset Council: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter
March 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New jobs could be coming to #Bridgwater in the next few years if Welcome Break's plans for new services near junction 24 of the #M5 are approved by #Somerset Council: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter
I'm back in action in #Somerset after a much-needed week off.
Here's a quick thread of some stories that went live around the time I went on holiday, just in case you missed them :) #LDReporter
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Here's a quick thread of some stories that went live around the time I went on holiday, just in case you missed them :) #LDReporter
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March 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I'm back in action in #Somerset after a much-needed week off.
Here's a quick thread of some stories that went live around the time I went on holiday, just in case you missed them :) #LDReporter
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Here's a quick thread of some stories that went live around the time I went on holiday, just in case you missed them :) #LDReporter
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I'm now on annual leave until Monday, March 10.
My colleague @johnwimperis.bsky.social will be covering next week's #Somerset Council budget in my absence. For all other matters, please contact @danielclark.bsky.social
See you all soon :) #LDReporter
My colleague @johnwimperis.bsky.social will be covering next week's #Somerset Council budget in my absence. For all other matters, please contact @danielclark.bsky.social
See you all soon :) #LDReporter
February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm now on annual leave until Monday, March 10.
My colleague @johnwimperis.bsky.social will be covering next week's #Somerset Council budget in my absence. For all other matters, please contact @danielclark.bsky.social
See you all soon :) #LDReporter
My colleague @johnwimperis.bsky.social will be covering next week's #Somerset Council budget in my absence. For all other matters, please contact @danielclark.bsky.social
See you all soon :) #LDReporter
Get down to #Frome RFC before 7pm today (February 11) to give your views on 330 new homes planned on the #B3090 Oldford Hill :) #LDReporter #Somerset
February 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Get down to #Frome RFC before 7pm today (February 11) to give your views on 330 new homes planned on the #B3090 Oldford Hill :) #LDReporter #Somerset
After Mr Ashton 'crossed the house', here's how the political make-up of #SomersetCouncil is looking:
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
February 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
After Mr Ashton 'crossed the house', here's how the political make-up of #SomersetCouncil is looking:
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
@libdems.org.uk: 61
@conservatives.bsky.social: 33
@greenparty.org.uk: 5
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social: 5
Independent: 5
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems have a majority of 6.
#LDReporter
Here's how Bente Height's decision has changed #Somerset Council's political make-up:
Lib Dems: 60
Conservatives: 33
Green: 5
Labour: 5
Independent: 6
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems retain their majority of 5.
#LDReporter
Lib Dems: 60
Conservatives: 33
Green: 5
Labour: 5
Independent: 6
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems retain their majority of 5.
#LDReporter
January 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here's how Bente Height's decision has changed #Somerset Council's political make-up:
Lib Dems: 60
Conservatives: 33
Green: 5
Labour: 5
Independent: 6
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems retain their majority of 5.
#LDReporter
Lib Dems: 60
Conservatives: 33
Green: 5
Labour: 5
Independent: 6
Reform UK: 1
Lib Dems retain their majority of 5.
#LDReporter
The people of #Chard are picking up the pieces after severe #flooding hit the town over the weekend: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #A30 #StormEowyn #StormHerminia
January 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The people of #Chard are picking up the pieces after severe #flooding hit the town over the weekend: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #A30 #StormEowyn #StormHerminia
Just came from David Wilson Homes’ exhibition on 140 new homes on the #B3092 The Mount in #Frome. Make sure you get to the Bennett Centre on Vicarage Street by 7:30pm to give your thoughts. #LDReporter #Somerset
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Just came from David Wilson Homes’ exhibition on 140 new homes on the #B3092 The Mount in #Frome. Make sure you get to the Bennett Centre on Vicarage Street by 7:30pm to give your thoughts. #LDReporter #Somerset
Today (January 7) sees the beginning of NINE MONTHS of #roadworks on the #A358 Furnham Road in #Chard. This will be my view of the road into my local town centre until early-October while Wessex Water and Wales & West Utilities work hard on their respective upgrades. #LDReporter #Somerset
January 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Today (January 7) sees the beginning of NINE MONTHS of #roadworks on the #A358 Furnham Road in #Chard. This will be my view of the road into my local town centre until early-October while Wessex Water and Wales & West Utilities work hard on their respective upgrades. #LDReporter #Somerset