Mercury: John welcomes news Weston College will help train 5,000 HGV drivers for FREE

Weston College will help train 5,000 people to be HGV drivers for FREE in Weston from next month. Weston College is one of the establishments providing training as part of a national scheme which aims to address a shortage of drivers by recruiting 5,000 drivers nationwide. Shortage of drivers has led…

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Mercury: Weston’s MP Welcomes Funding To Prevent Homelessness

Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed over £578k of Government cash to cut homelessness in and around Weston-super-Mare. The announcement comes just a month after, and in addition to, the Government’s announced £117,938 winter top-up to the Homelessness Prevention Grant. The money will help deliver local homelessness and rough sleeping…

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Grazia: ‘Our Childcare Sector Is Leaving Working Parents Trapped Under A Glass Ceiling’

was written by John Penrose MP and originally published in Grazia. Good, reliable childcare is absolutely essential for any working parent who doesn’t want to put their career on hold. Parents who don’t have free help from a non working partner or family member find themselves trapped under a thick glass ceiling where…

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