Plans for 500-bed campus to house Somerset gigafactory workers on hold Agratas currently has no plans to deliver a 500-bed campus near Somerset's new £4bn gigafactory as part of a wider accommodation strategy

Plans for a 500-bed campus for staff at #Somerset's £4bn gigafactory are not being taken forward - with workers instead being accommodated in "clusters" along the #M5 corridor: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2597429... #LDReporter #A39 #Puriton #Woolavington #Bridgwater

400 new homes near M5 'not likely to have significant effect' on environment Plans for 400 new homes near junction 23 of the M5 have cleared the first hurdle after Somerset Council approved a screening request for the site

A planned development of 400 homes near junction 23 of the #M5 is "not likely to have a significant effect" on the environment, according to #Somerset Council's planning officers: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2592689... #LDReporter #A38 #Bridgwater #Dunball #Puriton

400 new homes planned north of M5 services in Somerset 400 new homes could be created north of the Dunball roundabout - massively expanding the village of Puriton to the west of the motorway

400 new homes could be built north of the #Dunball services in #Bridgwater, vastly expanding the neighbouring village of #Puriton on the western side of the #M5: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2586959... #LDReporter #Somerset #A38 #LCWIP

Somerset Council withdraws £150m of funding to support £4bn gigafactory Somerset Council will still be delivering £150m worth of infrastructure improvements - but it will be funded in a different manner following talks

#Somerset Council has removed £150m from its capital programme intended to drive forward the delivery of the £4bn Agratas gigafactory on the Gravity enterprise zone near #Bridgwater: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2584523... #LDReporter #Puriton #Woolavington #A39 #M5

Plans for first phase of orbital road around Somerset 'gigafactory' The first phase of a new ring road surrounding Somerset's new 'gigafactory' could begin construction before Christmas if plans are approved.

The first stage of an orbital road around #Somerset's new £4bn 'gigafactory' could begin construction by #Christmas if these plans are approved: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2549434... #LDReporter #Puriton #Woolavington

Expansion of primary school near Somerset 'gigafactory' delayed Plans to expand a primary school near Somerset's new 'gigafactory' have been pushed back by up to a year.

The planned expansion of #Puriton Primary School near #Bridgwater will be pushed back by up to a year, #Somerset Council has confirmed: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2547166... #LDReporter

Councillor takes six months off due to 'pregnancy-related illness' A Somerset councillor has been given a six-month leave of absence because of "pregnancy-related illness".

Cllr Suria Aujla, one of two @conservatives.bsky.social councillors for #Huntspill, has been given a six-month leave of absence from #Somerset Council meetings due to "pregnancy-related illness": www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2528364... #LDReporter #Puriton #Woolavington

Gravity site could become 'AI growth zone' A decision is expected by the late-summer

ICYMI, part of the Gravity site near #Bridgwater could become an "AI growth zone" if the government gives its backing: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #Puriton #Woolavington #M5

Gravity site could become 'AI growth zone' A decision is expected by the late-summer

#Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox and #Somerset Council are both pushing the government to create an "AI growth zone" within the Gravity site near the #M5: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #Puriton #Woolavington

Ageing social club near gigafactory site to be replaced A decision is expected by the late-summer

Do you frequent the 37 Sports and Social Club near #Bridgwater? It could soon be demolished and replaced with something even better: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #Puriton #Woolavington

Ageing social club near gigafactory site to be replaced A decision is expected by the late-summer

The 37 Sports and Social Club, next to the Gravity site between #Puriton and #Woolavington, could soon be demolished and replaced with a new community facility - with an apartment hotel to follow shortly afterwards: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset

Location of planned new M5 junction revealed It will be delivered 'at the earliest opportunity'

A new #M5 junction between #Bridgwater and #Highbridge could be delivered by National Highways "at the earliest opportunity" to provide access to #Somerset's new 'gigafactory': www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Puriton #Woolavington

Location of planned new M5 junction revealed It will be delivered 'at the earliest opportunity'

The location of a planned new #M5 junction in #Somerset has been revealed as part of revised plans for the new £4bn 'gigafactory' being delivered near #Bridgwater: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Puriton #Woolavington #Highbridge

Somerset's £4bn 'gigafactory' near M5 plans revealed Construction work could begin in the summer as revised plans revealed

Revised plans for #Somerset's new gigafactory have been revealed - and work could begin in the summer if all goes well: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #M5 #A39 #Bridgwater #Puriton #Woolavington

Somerset's £4bn 'gigafactory' near M5 plans revealed Construction work could begin in the summer as revised plans revealed

Work on #Somerset's new £4bn 'gigafactory' could ramp up in the summer if these revised plans for the first phase are approved: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Puriton #Woolavington #A39 #M5

School near £4bn gigafactory to expand by 2026 It will cost £700,000, funded by local housing developments

ICYMI, the primary school nearest to the #Somerset 'gigafactory' site will soon be expanded: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Puriton #CIL

School near £4bn gigafactory to expand by 2026 It will cost £700,000, funded by local housing developments

£700,000 from #Somerset housing developments will soon be spent to expand #Puriton Primary School, a stone's throw from the new 'gigafactory' being delivered at the Gravity enterprise zone: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #CIL

School near £4bn gigafactory to expand by 2026 It will cost £700,000, funded by local housing developments

#Puriton Primary School near #Bridgwater will be able to expand by September 2026 following this decision by #Somerset Council: www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse... #LDReporter #CIL

Respite for motorists as major roadworks finish early A one-way system was in place before Christmas

ICYMI, here's some good news if you're sick and tired of being stuck in #roadworks in and around #Bridgwater: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #Puriton #A39

Respite for motorists as major roadworks finish early A one-way system was in place before Christmas

Sick of endless #roadworks in and around #Bridgwater? Here's some good news, courtesy of #Somerset Council: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #A39 #Puriton

Respite for motorists as major roadworks finish early A one-way system was in place before Christmas

#Bridgwater motorists will get a little respite from #roadworks as #Somerset Council confirms work on the #A39 #Puriton Hill (related to the new gigafactory) have been finished ahead of schedule: www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse... #LDReporter