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LETTER: Council leaders respond to merger concerns
ANALYSIS: What would a merger of Taunton Deane and West Somerset councils actually mean?
Government backs West Somerset and Taunton Deane's 'joint council': what does it mean?
LETTER: Reduce the number of councils in Somerset
LETTER: Council mergers in Somerset will enable better planning
LETTER: Parish problem with merger of Taunton Deane and West Somerset
Councillor apologises after posting parody Hitler video on social media
REVEALED: Taxpayer hit with bill of more than £36,000 after failed judicial review over merger
"SHAMEFUL": Council leader's fury after being compared to Adolf Hitler in YouTube video on Holocaust Memorial Day
Majority view could be ignored in two-council merger decision
LETTER: What does merger plan mean for housing stock?
Two new dates added to the Taunton Deane/ West Somerset merger roadshow
Wellington Town Council opposes planned merger of Taunton Deane Borough Council and West Somerset
Councillors billed £1,500 for court case - but taxpayers have to pay even more
LETTER: Contradictions over merger costs
LETTER: Changes are for the good of Taunton - not politcal capital
LETTER: Merger is in whose interests?
West Somerset and Taunton Deane merger roadshows launched
LETTER: Merger will hit funding for those in need
BREAKING: Taunton Deane leader John Williams heralds 'vindication' as merger judicial review dismissed
MP Ian Liddell-Grainger blasts council merger in angry speech in Parliament
Do you support the proposed council merger - let's hear your views
LETTER: Merger challenge was riddled with inaccuracies
INSIGHT: Sir Vince Cable casts his views on Taunton, Brexit and Donald Trump during a visit to Somerset
LETTER: Challenging the Taunton Deane/West Somerset merger plan
Councillors threaten High Court action against their own council over merger plans
Prime Minister to hold meeting over council merger 'concerns' as threat of judicial review looms - with survey
LETTER: Calls for fresh debate over council merger plan
Union warnings over council merger plan
War of words breaks out over Taunton Deane and West Somerset council merger proposal