Rodrigues: Council cancelled Cross Rifles plan, then made congestion worse Thursday, 6 November, 2025 Bridgwater East and Bawdrip Councillor Diogo Rodrigues has said the traffic chaos seen across Bridgwater is the direct result of a series of poor decisions by Somerset Council, from cancelling the Cross Rifles roundabout upgrade to introducing the one-way system on East Quay and Salmon Parade. In 2021, former Conservative-run Sedgemoor District Council secured Government funding to improve the... Local News
Councillors back plan to improve Somerset’s planning service 28th October 2025 A Planning Service Motion, presented by Councillor Diogo Rodrigues, Leader of the Opposition, has been unanimously backed, cross party, by Somerset Council’s... Local News
Councillor launches petition to reverse one-way system on Salmon Parade and East Quay 16th October 2025 Bridgwater East and Bawdrip Councillor Diogo Rodrigues has launched a petition calling on Somerset Council to reverse the recent one-way system introduced on... Local News
Proud of the country I call home 12th October 2025 When my family moved to the UK I was just a year old, a baby brought here by parents searching for opportunity. They came for what Britain stood for: good... Local News
Celebration Mile delays “an absolute shambles” 29th September 2025 Councillor Diogo Rodrigues, representing Bridgwater East & Badwrip, has condemned Somerset Council for failing Bridgwater traders over the repeated delays to... Local News
Council Emergency Shutdown of Normal Planning Services 28th July 2025 Somerset Council has announced a 12-week emergency shutdown of its planning service, a move that confirms the scale of the crisis caused by three years of... Local News
Planning Failures Leave Residents Living Beside Unlawful Development 22nd July 2025 Cllr Diogo Rodrigues has warned that Somerset Council’s planning enforcement service is no longer functioning effectively, with a growing backlog of cases and... Local News
Rodrigues Presses Council Over Loss of Yeovil Bus Route 18th June 2025 Cllr Diogo Rodrigues, Leader of the Conservative Opposition on Somerset Council, has urged the Council to take further steps to support Yeovil residents... Local News
Rodrigues presses Council for answers as Bridgwater footfall drops by over 400,000 16th June 2025 The Leader of the Conservative Opposition on Somerset Council, Councillor Diogo Rodrigues, challenged the Liberal Democrat administration at a recent meeting... Local News
Diogo Rodrigues: Delays in Appointing Finance Chief Cost Council £120,000 10th June 2025 Somerset Council has appointed its third Interim Chief Finance Officer in under a year, after failing to recruit a permanent candidate. The new appointment... Local News
