The UK’s big six energy companies have been accused of dirty tricks after analysis for the Guardian revealed that they are routinely charging customers almost exactly the same amount after switching them off controversial default tariffs. In the face of Theresa May’s plans to impose a price cap on standard…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose has called for a cast iron guarantee that the existing High Speed Intercity train services from Weston must be maintained or increased as the Great Western Rail franchise prepares for its next chapter. In his response to the open consultation on plans issued by Great Western…
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Copied below is a full copy of the letter sent in response to plans issued by First Great Western for the future of local and national rail services: I’m responding to your consultation about the Great Western Franchise. To begin with, there are many parts of the draft franchise document…
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A fair number of local residents have got in touch about homeless people in and around Weston town centre. It isn’t a new problem, of course; most towns and cities have a shifting group of ‘rough-sleepers’, plus a larger group of at-risk people whose accommodation isn’t secure and are either…
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