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Javid gives full backing to Somerset merger

A new council following the merger of West Somerset DC and Taunton Deane BC could be established by April 2019 after Government backed the move.

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By Dan Peters | 22 March 2018

A new council following the merger of West Somerset DC and Taunton Deane BC could be established by April 2019 after Government backed the move.

In a written parliamentary statement today, local government secretary, Sajid Javid, said that the first election to the new council could be held the following month after he decided to implement the proposal.

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