After many years campaigning for the Government and Council to address delays in Special Education Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) diagnosis and support, John has welcomed £21million of Government cash to bring local backlogs up-to-date and provide a more stable and efficient service through a ‘Safety Valve’ Agreement with North Somerset Council.…
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Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has welcomed £310,000 Government cash for two projects to make central Weston safer and reduce car use by improving walking and cycling routes instead. The first project is developing a ‘Liveable Neighbourhood’ in central Weston, where people can live within walking or cycling distance of work,…
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Today, MPs and Peers came together with the financial education community to highlight the severe and tragic consequences of the refusal of successive Governments to tackle the issue of financial education and literacy head on. The result is that children, especially those from lower socio-economic backgrounds are having their life…
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A new Employment Centre to give hundreds of jobseekers better access to employment skills and training programmes, has opened opposite College’s Knightstone Campus in central Weston. The new site – Weston Employment Centre – has been delivered in collaboration with Weston College, and Seetec Pluss who are delivering the government’s…
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