Local Campaigns – John Penrose

The Mercury: Decision to withdraw from the JSP was the right call, says John

By Team JP on January 21, 2020 in Build Up Not Out, Build Up, Not Out, Local Campaigns, Press Cuttings, Regenerating Weston

Revised plans to build thousands of homes across North Somerset need ‘big improvements’, according to Weston’s MP. John Penrose said he believed North Somerset Council’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) and draw up its own approach instead was the right call. The authority’s move comes after…

Weston’s MP Welcomes Funding To Tackle Homelessness

By Team JP on January 13, 2020 in Local Campaigns, Local Visits

John Penrose has welcomed £425k Government cash to cut homelessness in and around Weston-super-Mare. The money is part of the Government’s Flexible Homelessness Support and Homelessness Reduction grant schemes, to eliminate rough sleeping during this parliament and enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act by ensuring local Councils have the cash and…

MP Welcomes Hard-Fought Opportunity to Change Local Plans

By Team JP on January 06, 2020 in Local Campaigns, Regenerating Weston

Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed news that North Somerset Council will withdraw from the Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) for the area around Bristol, and draw up their own approach instead. The Council’s move comes after Government Planning Inspectors threw out the plans in 2019 and told North Somerset to go back…

John’s Speech Following Re-Election

By Team JP on December 17, 2019 in General Election, Local Campaigns, National Campaigns

During his speech, John said, "I am determined to be the best MP I can be for Weston, Worle and the villages."
You can listen to the rest of his speech below:

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