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Dawn Denton is the Somerset County Councillor for Frome North. In this series she will be sharing behind the scenes of her role, the amazing people she meets and the community's issues, as well as celebrating those in and around Frome North.

  1. 6D AGO

    #15 Remote Councillor Voting

    This week the Frome Town Council voted in favour of amending their Standing Orders to permit remote voting where a councillor is unable to attend in person. This is the Decision Paper: https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Agenda-item-8-For-decision-Standing-Orders-amendments-relating-to-remote-voting.pdf The council exists and functions under the Local Government Act of 1972: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/contents I would love to hear your views: dawn.denton@somerset.gov.uk

    12 min

  2. APR 12

    #14 Budget, bugs & by-election

    It has been a busy start to the year with budget, bugs and now a by-election called in the Mendip Hills. Check out my response to social media posts on my Facebook Page: Cllr Dawn Denton Frome North: https://www.facebook.com/dawn4frome/  Our brilliant Conservative candidate for the Mendip Hills by-election:  Nicola Perold - Mendip Hills: https://www.facebook.com/nicolaperoldmendip  Please get in touch if you need anything or have a question: dawn.denton@somerset.gov.uk

    12 min

  3. JAN 19

    #13 Core Weaknesses of Frome Town Council (Part Two)

    In the summer of 2025, the Local Government Association (LGA) did a Corporate Peer Review. This review identified core weaknesses at the Frome Town Council. In this episode I look at the concerns raised around leadership, culture, and relationships. You can read the full report here: https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Frome-Corporate-Peer-Challenge-Report.pdf

    8 min

  4. JAN 18

    #12 Core Weaknesses at Frome Town Council (Part One)

    In the summer of 2025, the Local Government Association (LGA) did a Corporate Peer Review. This review identified core weaknesses at the Frome Town Council.  In this episode, I focus on the concerns the report raised about Purpose, Remit, and Strategic Clarity. You can read the full report here: https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Frome-Corporate-Peer-Challenge-Report.pdf

    4 min

  5. 11/28/2025

    #11 Somerset Council - First Port 'o Call

    If you have a concern about Somerset Council services, your first Port 'o Call is your local Somerset Councillors. Get in touch if you need my support: dawn.denton@somerset.gov.uk

    6 min

  6. 10/14/2025

    #10 What's in my inbox?

    As a Somerset Councillor I have a varied and interesting inbox. In this episode I share what's in my inbox right now - what came in yesterday and a flavour of last week's emails. Please submit any issues directly to the Somerset Council website for a more speedy response: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/ And get in touch if you have any questions about being a councillor, or anything else.  I will try my best to help, or will know someone who can: dawn.denton@somerset.gov.uk

    7 min

  7. 06/11/2025

    Council Finance 101 - 'Pots of Money'

    I am thrilled to share some news with you about the Conservative Group at Somerset Council. And I wanted to share two 'pots' of council money: Revenue - running costs Capital - long-term costs Please get in touch if you have a question or for some support: dawn.denton@somerset.gov.uk

    12 min

  8. 01/02/2025

    #8 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

    Happy 2025! In local and national politics, if we lower everyone's expectations, we can wallow in the misery and the general public will be sympathetic (or at least we will believe they will be). But then no one expects anything from us and we can just shrug our shoulders and accept things are difficult or not possible.   "We said it was going to bad, and there we have it!" A self-fulfilling prophecy! Imagine if we started the new year with, "2025 is going to be my best, happiest and most fulfilling and productive year yet." What could that look like? What do we need to do to make it happen? And why can't we? In this episode I look at a concrete example in relation to Somerset - and changing the narrative about Somerset being an old county.  Please get in touch if you have any questions, ideas, or just to say hi: dawndentonfrome@gmail.com

    8 min
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Dawn Denton is the Somerset County Councillor for Frome North. In this series she will be sharing behind the scenes of her role, the amazing people she meets and the community's issues, as well as celebrating those in and around Frome North.

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