Carlo Gesualdo 1566-1611

This weekend on Classical Byways we are listening to Carlo Gesualdo
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Council Wind & Hot Air Councillors and residents are at odds over plans to turn a beautiful valley next to Bath into a green energy centre. The plans are now on hold as the depth of community opposition has made itself felt

Council Wind & Hot Air
Councillors and residents are at odds over plans to turn a beautiful valley next to #Bath into a green energy centre. The plans are now on hold as the depth of community opposition has made itself felt
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#Batheaston #Betjeman

Seems to me there’s an interesting parallel in the way Britain is not helping the US open the Straits of #Hormuz.
Go back 70 years and the #US was refusing to help #Britain and #France open the #Suez Canal.
Maybe not payback, but certainly a sense of historical irony…

Bending the rules? Rules that govern the conduct of council meetings usually work well. But if you are determined enough, there are ways around them. As was recently demonstrated at a Chard Town Council.

Rules that govern the conduct of council meetings usually work well. But if you are determined enough there are ways around them. As was recently demonstrated at a #Chard Town Council. And is #Somerset Council any good at policing them?
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Park(ing) Life James Garrett looks at the mushrooming of privately run car parks in the area around Bristol airport. As the airport plans to expand, these are only going to increase in number and size.....

James Garrett looks at the mushrooming of privately run car parks in the area around #Bristol Airport. As the airport expands, these are only going to increase while questions around where valet parking companies actually park the cars go unanswered
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Joseph Anton Steffan 1726-1797

Today on #Classical Byways we are featuring Joseph Anton Steffan
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Updates Today we wanted to track back on a couple of recent pieces in Somerset Confidential and update you on how things are progressing.

Updates
Today we track back on a couple of recent pieces in #SomersetConfidential
We have updates about #Packsaddle Fields in #Frome (Fury at #SomersetCouncil’s “capitulation”) and planning enforcement (Unitary But Far From Unified). #HuishCleeve
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Somerton returns to Post Office network After years of waiting, the Post Office has reached agreement to reopen a new service in Somerton.

#Somerton returns to Post Office network
After 4 years of waiting, the #PostOffice has reached agreement to reopen a new service in Somerton.
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How Local Politics Broke: Why Voters Don’t Trust Parties and Insurgents Are Taking Over Dear readers

Today’s piece is from a writer who is not a regular on Somerset Confidential. Barry O’Leary has his own Substack but it is refreshing from time to time to hear different voices and get different opinions.
Barry looks at how local politics got broken
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Konrad Starck 1715-1787

Today on #Classical Byways we are listening to Konrad #Starck. Never heard of him? Then take a look at our substack. All material is free to view.
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The Government doesn’t “get” rural England Somerset MPs are all coming to the same conclusion: the Government doesn't understand the difficulty of providing services to a thinly spread rural population. We take a closer look some of the facts.

The Government doesn’t “get” rural England
Somerset MPs are coming to the same conclusion: Government doesn't understand the difficulty of providing services to a thinly spread rural population. We take a closer look to see if they have a point.
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Unitary But Far From Unified As Somerset Council meet to discuss the performance of the planning team, James Garrett takes a look at planning enforcement in the area and concludes that it would be a good idea to have some.

#Unitary But Far From Unified
As #Somerset Council meet to discuss the performance of the planning team, James Garrett takes a look at planning enforcement in the area and concludes that it would be a good idea to have some.
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#Burtle #HuishChampflower

Fury at Somerset Council’s “capitulation” After winning the legal battle to prevent the development of Packsaddle Fields on the edge of Frome, local people are now to be prevented from using the land by Somerset Council.

Fury at #Somerset Council’s “capitulation”
After winning the legal battle to prevent the development of #Packsaddle Fields on the edge of #Frome, local people are now to be prevented from using the land by Somerset Council.
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Road To Nowhere Somerset Council has funds to repair potholes on Somerset's roads, but none to reopen the B3191 near Watchet. A new FoI request suggests the closure decision without any formal meeting or legal advice

Road To Nowhere
Somerset Council has funds to repair potholes on Somerset's roads, but none to reopen the B3191 near Watchet. Meanwhile a new FoI request suggests the closure decision was taken without any formal meeting or legal advice
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If you liked our church art posts on:
#wallpaintingWednesday
#SaintsonSaturday
#stainedglassSunday

They haven’t gone away but changed platform to Instagram

If you liked the images or found the text info interesting you can now see daily posts on Instagram at:
@Mediaevalchurchart

This flight tonight Bristol Airport is allowed nearly as many nighttime flights as Heathrow, yet issues more dispensations for late arriving flights the world's second busiest airport. James Garrett investigates.

This flight tonight
Bristol Airport is allowed nearly as many nighttime flights as Heathrow, yet issues more dispensations for late arriving flights the world's second busiest airport. James Garrett investigates.

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The Far Pavilion It is barely a matter of weeks before the new season starts and the chairman of Somerset County Cricket Club has resigned. James Garrett takes a closer look at why.

The Far Pavilion
It is barely a matter of weeks before the new season starts and the chairman of Somerset County Cricket Club has resigned. James Garrett takes a closer look at why.

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Support - but at a price Minister confirms concerns about Somerset Council, but offers support.

Support - but at a price
Minister confirms concerns about #Somerset Council, but offers £30m support.
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Lack of innovation Over the past decade Somerset Council has set up innovation centres in the hope of attracting investment. But is the latest one, at Firepool in Taunton, coming up trumps?

Lack of innovation
Over the past decade Somerset Council has set up innovation centres in the hope of attracting investment. But is the latest one, at Firepool in Taunton, coming up trumps?

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Reinhard Kaiser 1674-1739

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MP fights to prevent HASU closure NHS Somerset are determined to push ahead with the closure of the Yeovil Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. But locals are fighting back. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance is getting stuck in. Can they turn this around?

MP fights to prevent HASU closure
#NHSSomerset are determined to push ahead with the closure of the #Yeovil Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. But locals are fighting back. Yeovil MP, #AdamDance is getting stuck in. Can they turn this around?
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A miss is as good as a mile Somerset Council must go cap in hand to the Government in Whitehall for another bailout. Have they saved money? How much do they need? And why you won't be able to ask questions about it.

A miss is as good as a mile
#Somerset Council must go cap in hand to the Government in #Whitehall for another bailout. Have they saved money? How much do they need? And why you won't be able to ask questions about it.
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The square the compass and the Police - part 2 The application for a judicial review into the Met Police decision to require officers and staff to disclose membership of the Freemasons has been decided. The ball is in Avon & Somerset's court.

The square the compass and the Police - part 2
The application for a judicial review into the Met Police decision to require officers and staff to disclose membership of the Freemasons has been decided. The ball is in #Avon & #Somerset Police's court
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First Bus U turn First Bus had recently announced that all evening services would cease on the route from Bath to Wells. Under relentless pressure, they have reluctantly caved in and reinstated the services.

First Bus U turn
First Bus had recently announced that all evening services would cease on the route from #Bath to #Wells. Under relentless pressure, they have reluctantly caved in and reinstated the services.
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The square, the compass and the Police Is membership of Freemasonry and the Police incompatible? Despite a recent decision by the Met, the current position in our patch is a confused mess. No-one seems quite sure what the position is.

The square the compass and the Police
Is membership of #Freemasonry and the #Police incompatible? Despite a recent decision by the Met, the position in our #Avon & #Somerset patch is a confused mess. No-one seems quite sure what the position is.
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Oops!!!

One too many similar names in the American Football head coach roster for the #BBC maybe?

But pretty sure nobody has told #GreenBayPackers that their head coach is going to #ArizonaCardinals?!

You’d think the BBC had enough subbies to get this sort of thing right?

Maybe?

Riccardo Broschi 1698 - 1756

This week on #Classical Byways we are featuring (and listening to) the music of Riccardo #Broschi.

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200 years on and still an enigma As a new biography is published, we take a look at one of Somerset's most influential sons.

200 years on and still an enigma
As a new biography is published, we take a look at one of Somerset's most influential sons. A quiet, sickly child who grew into an intellectual colossus and died too young at the age of 51, at his home in Langport
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Have lessons really been learned? The latest flooding on the Somerset Levels may not be quite as bad as 2014, not yet anyway, but have lessons from back then been learned? A debate in Parliament suggests they may not have been.

Have lessons really been learned?
The latest flooding on the #Somerset Levels may not be quite as bad as 2014, not yet anyway, but have lessons from back then been learned? We take a look at some familiar complaints.
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#floods #EmmaHardy #SarahDyke