Could building upwards – rather than outwards – solve the UK’s continuing housing crisis? That’s what one group of influential housing associations believes. Writing to the Chancellor Philip Hammond, housing associations G15, Placeshapers, Midland Heart, Orbit, and Place for People stated: “We believe that, “build up not out” has the…
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Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has visited residents of the Locking Deanery’s charitable supported housing provider, Clarence House. The home, in Clarence Road North, is designed for people over 60 who are able to live by themselves but would like their main meal provided each day. After a recent visit to…
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Eat: Festival, the people behind popular food festivals in Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea, has been shortlisted for three awards at the National Outdoor Events Association Awards. Beverley and Sarah Milner Simonds are finalists in three categories; the Event Organisers of the Year, PR Campaign of the Year and Small Event of…
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PARLIAMENT will get a make-or-break vote on the full details of any Brexit deal, David Davis vowed last night. In a surprise announcement, the EU Exit Secretary guaranteed that MPs and peers will approve the full terms of Britain’s future arrangements with Brussels, including a final multi-billion pound “divorce” fee.…
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