Somerset's late-August news spans a five-way Frome West by-election and a 90-year-old's 90-mile Parkinson's walk
Two unrelated Somerset stories—a five-party Frome West council by-election and a 90-year-old Congresbury man's 90-mile charity walk—were reported within a day of each other in late August.
Somerset Council said five candidates will contest the vacant Somerset Council seat in the Frome West division by-election on 3 September [1][4]. The candidates are Dominic Ellison (Green Party), Drew Gardner (Liberal Democrats), David Quantrill-Simon (Conservative Party), Christopher Wildridge (Labour Party) and Joesph Williams (Reform UK) [1][4]. The North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury reported that David Treasure, 90, from Congresbury, has completed a 90-mile walking challenge for Parkinson's UK [2][3].
Sources
- Somerset Council news: Five candidates to contest Frome West by election
- North Somerset Times: 90-year-old Somerset man defies Parkinson's to complete 90-mile challenge
- Weston Mercury: 90-year-old Somerset man defies Parkinson's to complete 90-mile challenge
- Somerset Council news: 5 candidates to contest Frome West by election
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