John joined hundreds of local people who flocked to Blackford to attend the village’s harvest home on Saturday evening. Visitors had an enjoyable time at the event and ate a meal consisting of produce grown in the village. Baroness Dido Harding of Winscombe gave a speech to open the harvest…
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Weston-super-Mare’s MP John Penrose will officially open the latest attraction at the resort’s Grand Pier, the Museum of Memories, this week (Friday, 27 July, 2018). Created by consumer historian Robert Opie, this extraordinary experience features thousands of everyday items that are displayed into a chronological context. Starting in Victorian times,…
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A major shake-up in how North Somerset is governed could be on the cards yet again, as authority leaders have agreed to talk about possible council mergers. Council leaders and chief executives have started discussing local government structures again – 22 years after Avon County Council split into four authorities,…
Read MoreHealth services in Weston and the villages are in line for a share of a £40.3million NHS modernisation fund, as a first step towards a ‘tech transformation’ promised by new Health Secretary, Matt Hancock. Weston’s MP, John Penrose has welcomed the funding, saying: “Last month’s announcement giving the NHS a big…
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