Somerset County Council has launched an online petition in a bid to get fairer funding from Government. The petition will ask Westminster to reconsider the funding of rural councils like Somerset. This is something John Penrose feels strongly about and has always fought for. Earlier this week, John took signed…
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Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has given a cautious welcome to the new short-term franchise to operate trains from Weston to Taunton, Bristol and London. The new deal, which runs from when the current franchise expires in September this year until April 2019, has been won by First Great Western. It…
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John Penrose MP has echoed calls from local headteachers who feel that the schools of Weston and the Villages need fairer funding if they are to maintain their excellent standards of education. When asked by The Mercury for his thoughts on whether the pupils of North Somerset ‘deserve better’, John…
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WESTON MP John Penrose opened the new League of Friends Shop located in the entrance of Weston Hospital on Wednesday. The shop is part of a £100,000 programme of improvements to Weston Hospital’s entrance that the League of Friends has funded, including a new eco-friendly revolving front door. John said:…
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