Rachel Gilmour

Ms Gilmour has nominated Granny Gothards as part of the MP's Choice Awards

South West ice cream maker nominated for national food and drink award

Ms Gilmour has congratulated the 13 schools in her constituency which were awarded the School Games Mark for the 2025/26 academic year

Ms Gilmour has congratulated the 13 schools in her constituency which were awarded the School Games Mark for the 2025/26 academic year

Tiverton and Minehead schools recognised for excellence in PE and sport

A total of 46 volunteers joined the Halloween clean-up in Minehead.

A total of 46 volunteers joined the Halloween clean-up in Minehead.

Underpants and games console among bizarre finds in Halloween beach clean

Ms Gilmour said the decision will bring relief to families who might otherwise face unexpected tax charges due to administrative delays

Ms Gilmour said the decision will bring relief to families who might otherwise face unexpected tax charges due to administrative delays

Somerset MP welcomes end of two-year tax deadline for pension death benefits

Ms Gilmour has welcomed the upgrades

Ms Gilmour has welcomed the upgrades

New 4G mast brings wider mobile coverage to rural West Somerset constituency

Ms Gilmour has welcomed the opening of the new youth hub in Minehead

Ms Gilmour has welcomed the opening of the new youth hub in Minehead

Children and young people

Minehead opens youth hub to help 16 to 24-year-olds into work and training

Ms Gilmour has warned that 40,000 more people in the South West could be pushed into the 40p higher rate this year

Ms Gilmour has warned that 40,000 more people in the South West could be pushed into the 40p higher rate this year

MP says South West workers face higher-rate tax as thresholds remain frozen

Ms Gilmour has previously met with FND FrieNDs at Minehead Community Hospital

Ms Gilmour has previously met with FND FrieNDs at Minehead Community Hospital

Somerset MP calls for clearer driving guidance for people with FND seizures

Ms Gilmour has launched her annual Christmas card competition for 2026, and is pictured here with last year's winner Hla

Ms Gilmour has launched her annual Christmas card competition for 2026, and is pictured here with last year's winner Hla

Somerset MP launches Christmas card competition for primary school children

Rachel Gilmour column: My experiences with Ukraine's heroic farmers

Ms Gilmour has been reselected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Tiverton and Minehead

Ms Gilmour has been reselected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Tiverton and Minehead

Liberal Democrats

Rachel Gilmour reselected as Tiverton and Minehead Lib Dem candidate

Rachel Gilmour MP has spoken out over the repeated closures

Rachel Gilmour MP has spoken out over the repeated closures

MP demands answers over repeated Somerset urgent treatment centre closures

Masterplan of new town of 7,000 homes near Taunton Racecourse

Masterplan of new town of 7,000 homes near Taunton Racecourse

Blackdown Hills

Wrongdoing over sale of land for M5 'garden village' site near Taunton denied

Rachel Gilmour: Almost five years on, Ukraine is still resisting

Taunton MP Gideon Amos was the only Somerset representative who voted against the legislation.

Taunton MP Gideon Amos was the only Somerset representative who voted against the legislation.

How every Somerset MP voted on assisted dying bill

Ms Gilmour will host the event at the Quantock Brewery Taproom in Bishops Lydeard on Wednesday, October 7

Ms Gilmour will host the event at the Quantock Brewery Taproom in Bishops Lydeard on Wednesday, October 7

West Somerset MP invites Bishops Lydeard residents to meet over a pint

Ms Gilmour (centre, green shirt) joined residents and campaigners in Watchet on Sunday, August 30

Ms Gilmour (centre, green shirt) joined residents and campaigners in Watchet on Sunday, August 30

Affordable housing

Somerset MP joins protest calling for town's historic paper mill to become housing

Councillors Richard Wilkins, Cara Strom and Mandy Chilcott at the B3191 Cleeve Hill protest in Watchet

Councillors Richard Wilkins, Cara Strom and Mandy Chilcott at the B3191 Cleeve Hill protest in Watchet

Coastal Erosion

Locals unite to demand reopening of vital coastal road closed since 2023

'Teamwork is the only method that actually works and offers a hopeful future'

Liz McGrath, chair of Base for Life Watchet

Liz McGrath, chair of Base for Life Watchet

Residents to march on derelict paper mill site in demand for better future

Ms Gilmour has spoken out after Ofwat provisionally approved a £3.4bn spending increase for water companies

Ms Gilmour has spoken out after Ofwat provisionally approved a £3.4bn spending increase for water companies

Ofwat faces fresh criticism from Somerset MP amid hosepipe ban

Ms Gilmour has welcomed the government’s decision to remove weekday time restrictions on disabled bus passes

Ms Gilmour has welcomed the government’s decision to remove weekday time restrictions on disabled bus passes

Bus pass rule changes for disabled people welcomed by West Somerset MP

Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour at the terminus of the West Somerset Railway in Minehead

Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour at the terminus of the West Somerset Railway in Minehead

'New Devon station gives hope for Somerset railway future', says MP

The historic Gallox medieval bridge in Dunster dates back to the 15th century

The historic Gallox medieval bridge in Dunster dates back to the 15th century

English Heritage

‘Deeply disappointing’ - Somerset medieval landmark faces vandalism concerns

Ms Gilmour has backed a call to ban over-the-counter flea and tick treatments

Ms Gilmour has backed a call to ban over-the-counter flea and tick treatments

Somerset MP backs call to ban over-the-counter flea and tick treatments

Still image from drone footage of the B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet.

Still image from drone footage of the B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet.

Department for Transport

Decision on £41m bid to reopen key Somerset coastal road due within weeks

Ms Gilmour has warned that Andy Burnham’s approach could create

Ms Gilmour has warned that Andy Burnham’s approach could create

Somerset MP warns devolution proposals could create 'left-behind Britain'

Ms Gilmour is demanding urgent, collaborative reform to social care in the UK

Ms Gilmour is demanding urgent, collaborative reform to social care in the UK

Adult social care

West Somerset MP demands action to tackle social care crisis

Ms Gilmour has described new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plan to remove VAT from domestic electricity as “tinkering

Ms Gilmour has described new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plan to remove VAT from domestic electricity as “tinkering

West Somerset MP says new PM's energy bill plans 'don't cut it'

Bus passengers in Minehead say journeys have become uncomfortable during the recent heatwave

Bus passengers in Minehead say journeys have become uncomfortable during the recent heatwave

Somerset seaside town bus users left feeling 'boiled alive' amid heatwave

Rachel Gilmour MP has slammed the low charge rates as an

Rachel Gilmour MP has slammed the low charge rates as an

Avon and Somerset Police

Over 3,000 cars stolen across Somerset last year with only a handful of charges

Ms Gilmour has nominated three pubs in her constituency for the Community Pub Hero Awards 2026

Ms Gilmour has nominated three pubs in her constituency for the Community Pub Hero Awards 2026

Three Somerset pubs in running for national community awards

A new report from Ms Gilmour, highlights a significant dementia diagnosis gap in the South West

A new report from Ms Gilmour, highlights a significant dementia diagnosis gap in the South West

Call for specialist dementia care after MP report reveals huge diagnosis gap

The B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet, looking west

The B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet, looking west

Conservative Party

£40m bid to reopen Somerset coast road 'on track' despite opposition claims

Rachel Gilmour MP

Rachel Gilmour MP

NP Rachel Gilmour - Why I love my job

Adam Dance MP (Liberal Democrat, Yeovil) at the Westminster Hall debate on rural pubs

Adam Dance MP (Liberal Democrat, Yeovil) at the Westminster Hall debate on rural pubs

Pleas to help struggling rural pub landlords as VAT rates threaten their survival

Ms Gilmour said she is pleased to see the Assisted Dying Bill returning to Parliament

Ms Gilmour said she is pleased to see the Assisted Dying Bill returning to Parliament

Somerset MP welcomes return of bill to help terminally ill patients

Ms Gilmour has submitted an EDM in Parliament to mark the 125th anniversary of Minehead RNLI

Ms Gilmour has submitted an EDM in Parliament to mark the 125th anniversary of Minehead RNLI

Somerset MP honours 125 years of service by RNLI station

A steam train at the West Somerset Railway's autumn gala

A steam train at the West Somerset Railway's autumn gala

Department for Transport

No funding for vital study to reconnect West Somerset Railway to mainline trains

Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour at the Westminster Hall debate on June 3

Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour at the Westminster Hall debate on June 3

Somerset MP urges government to cut business rates in coastal areas

Rachel Gilmour column: My thoughts on the King's Speech

Rachel Gilmour MP (Liberal Democrat, Tiverton and Minehead) in the House of Commons

Rachel Gilmour MP (Liberal Democrat, Tiverton and Minehead) in the House of Commons

Avon and Somerset Police

Somerset MP condemns 'senseless and deliberate' fire at former paper mill

Ms Gilmour has announced the dates and locations of her June surgeries

Ms Gilmour has announced the dates and locations of her June surgeries

West Somerset MP announces June constituency surgery dates

Ms Gilmour and Mr Amos have thrown their support behind the Wivey-Welly Bus User Group's calls to reinstate the route 25 evening service

Ms Gilmour and Mr Amos have thrown their support behind the Wivey-Welly Bus User Group's calls to reinstate the route 25 evening service

Call to restore evening bus services in rural Somerset backed by MPs

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, whose branch in Tiverton and Minehead is launching a membership drive

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, whose branch in Tiverton and Minehead is launching a membership drive

Conservative Party

Conservatives in West Somerset launch membership drive to select candidate

Ms Gilmour has criticised the Labour Party after 301 of its MPs voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment to the King's Speech

Ms Gilmour has criticised the Labour Party after 301 of its MPs voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment to the King's Speech

Somerset MP slams Labour after party blocks EU customs union move

Ms Gilmour said more action, beyond a fuel duty freeze, is needed to help rural families cope with rising living costs

Ms Gilmour said more action, beyond a fuel duty freeze, is needed to help rural families cope with rising living costs

Cost of living crisis

West Somerset MP says fuel duty freeze not enough for rural families

Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour speaking in the House of Commons on May 18

Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour speaking in the House of Commons on May 18

Department for Transport

Minehead MP presses government to fund reopening of coastal road

Councillor Frances Nicholson (Conservative, Dulverton and Exmoor)

Councillor Frances Nicholson (Conservative, Dulverton and Exmoor)

Adult social care

Closing Minehead care training facility would be 'colossal mistake'

Left to right: Pouring the first pint from the new Exmoor Brewery ales branded hand pulls are Simon French, managing director (designate); Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, and Jonathan Price, chairman of Exmoor Brewery

Left to right: Pouring the first pint from the new Exmoor Brewery ales branded hand pulls are Simon French, managing director (designate); Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, and Jonathan Price, chairman of Exmoor Brewery

Somerset brewery celebrates one year since rescue with new look

Rachel Gilmour MP and Alistair Charmichael MP addressing Exmoor businesses in the House of Commons

Rachel Gilmour MP and Alistair Charmichael MP addressing Exmoor businesses in the House of Commons

Alistair Carmichael

Taste of Exmoor showcased at House of Commons event

The B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet has been closed since January 2023

The B3191 Cleeve Hill in Watchet has been closed since January 2023

Conservative Party

£40m bid launched to reopen key Somerset coast road

MP Rachel Gilmour holding her third child.

MP Rachel Gilmour holding her third child.

MP urges integrated care boards not to cut access to IVF during merger

Ms Gilmour has backed her party's calls for a 10p-per-litre reduction in fuel duty to help struggling motorists

Ms Gilmour has backed her party's calls for a 10p-per-litre reduction in fuel duty to help struggling motorists

Liberal Democrats' call to cut fuel tax backed by Minehead MP