No one is happy with our railways; here’s how we fix things…
No one is happy with our railways; not passengers, not unions, staff or rail firms. ‘Open access rail’ puts passengers in charge & forces companies to up their game
Read MoreTwelve long months since Weston hospital’s A&E had to close at night. What’s happening?
It’s been twelve long months since Weston hospital’s A&E had to close at night. The problem isn’t money; they’ve already got the budget to run 24/7. It’s staff, because they can’t hire enough specially-qualified people to work safely during the small hours. To be fair, the hospital and ambulance service…
Read MoreTelegraph Article: The fastest way to fix our railways is to open them up and end franchise monopolies
The Northwestern and Thameslink rail timetable debacle wasn’t, it turns out, a one-off. We’re into the second week now, and what started as “Meltdown Monday” looks more like “Farcical Fortnight”. And that’s on top of the East Coast Mainline franchise collapse the week before, which fell over so badly Ministers…
Read MoreSeagulls’ all-weather pitch opened by John set to rocket participation by 210%
John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, officially opened a state-of-the-art third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch (AGP) for Weston-super-Mare AFC recently (Friday 1 June). Their new facility was made possible thanks to investment from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation. The grant…
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