Local MP John Penrose has welcomed this weekend’s announcement of fresh Government moves to deal with ‘holiday hunger’. John had previously pointed out that traditional criticisms of food voucher schemes, that they can create stigma and don’t work as well as a properly-designed benefits scheme including cash and direct help,…
Read MoreJohn says that North Somerset has taken an enormous number of houses over the years and are prepared to take more, but they must be in the right places.
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John Penrose MP has welcomed £1.17million extra Government cash for local services during the pandemic, bringing the total to almost £23million. John said: “The Council’s costs have risen due to Coronavirus, and their income on everything from local taxes to parking charges has dropped at the same time, so this…
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The Mercury and its sister paper, the North Somerset Times, has launched its #ShopLocal campaign to encourage people to use their local high streets, or risk losing them. The coronavirus pandemic continues to pose a huge threat to businesses and we are keen to support local independent traders as much…
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