Weston’s MP John Penrose has responded to the Government’s Road Investment Strategy to ask for support in delivering M5 improvements. The Road Investment Strategy will make decisions about how and where to invest in our motorways and trunk ‘A’ roads in addition to responding to plans to decarbonise transport. John’s response follows his well-known concerns that North Somerset Council’s current draft Local…
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On Thursday 19thAugust 2021, John took the opportunity to visit local fundraiser Paul Hobbs who was walking a full marathon (26.2 miles) around the Grand Pier in Weston. During the walk, Paul explained to John that fundraising for the British Heart Foundation was hugely important to him as exactly two years…
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CityFibre has given John Penrose, the MP for Weston-super-Mare, a closer look at its £22m project which will connect homes and businesses in the town to a new full fibre network. During the visit, CityFibre representatives gave the MP a tour of the works and introduced him to full…
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Weston Rotary Club celebrated its centenary year by holding an exhibition in Weston Museum to showcase its work over the last century. The town’s MP John Penrose attended the event along with other notable figures from Weston’s past and present. Mr Penrose told the Mercury how important it is to preserve local history such as…
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