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RAF's apology to dismissed airman
A Taunton airman, dismissed from the RAF because of his sexuality, has received an official apology after his case was raised in...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


MP issues Pension Credit reminder ahead of deadline
Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, is urging people to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit ahead of this weekend’s...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos MP calls for community-led housing
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has said new housing should be community led, come with the right infrastructure and be...
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos wants station project back on track
Local MP Gideon Amos again stressed the case for the Wellington and Cullompton stations reopening project in Parliament. His comments...
Dec 8, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos visits schools in Parliament Week
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, visited two schools in his constituency as part of UK Parliament Week. The Liberal Democrat...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


French Weir Park water quality statement
“It is shocking that for so many years people were using our river, including wild swimmers, without being given any information on the...
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos steps up Pension Credit campaign
Ahead of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day this Wednesday (27th November), Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, has stepped up his campaign...
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Somerset bus volunteers praised in Parliament
A £6.8 million boost for bus funding in Somerset has been welcomed by Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington. But he told Parliament...
Nov 21, 20241 min read


Gideon Amos steps up station campaign
Local MP Gideon Amos has vowed to step up his fight for the proposed Wellington Station after a second meeting with the Rail Minister,...
Nov 13, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos slams bus cap increase
People who use the bus to commute to work in Taunton and Wellington could be hit by the equivalent of a 1p income tax rise due to the...
Nov 13, 20242 min read


MP fights for new station, hospital improvements and bypass
Local MP Gideon Amos has vowed to keep fighting for Wellington’s new railway station – after a ministerial meeting on the project was...
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos fighting 'tractor tax'
More than 100 farms in Taunton and Wellington could be hit by the “tractor tax” following the government’s decision to cut inheritance...
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Gideon Amos calls for urgent investment in local hospitals
Latest NHS data has revealed that Somerset’s hospitals need £126,134,221 in repairs and Gideon Amos. MP for Taunton and Wellington, is...
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Gideon Amos MP slams Somerset's 'dental desert’
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, slammed the last government’s legacy of a “dental desert” in Somerset this week during...
Oct 19, 20243 min read


Gideon Amos MP tells Parliament of loss of 'friend'
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, spoke movingly in Parliament yesterday (Wednesday) about the death of a constituent “who...
Oct 11, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos MP launches Pension Credit campaign
Taunton and Wellington’s MP, Gideon Amos, has launched a campaign to support elderly people in danger of losing their Winter Fuel...
Oct 11, 20242 min read


Local MPs visit West Somerset charity
Last week, two Liberal Democrat MPs visited Wiveliscombe Area Partnership, a charity serving the people of the 10 Parishes, including...
Oct 6, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos calls for an end to 'dental deserts'
More than 64,000 children in Somerset were not seen by an NHS dentist in the past year, House of Commons Library research, commissioned...
Sep 27, 20242 min read


MP calls for investment in Musgrove Park Hospital
Local MP Gideon Amos has called for the government not to cancel investment in Musgrove Park Hospital after the Health Secretary has said...
Sep 27, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos: NHS report is ‘wake-up call’ to rescue health and care services in Taunton and Wellington
Gideon Amos MP has said the Lord Darzi report into the state of the NHS must be a wake-up call for the government to rescue health and...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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