Two Somerset MPs have called on the Government to provide councils with more powers to deal with illegal traveller encampments. Weston MP John Penrose and Wells MP James Heappey both spoke during a debate on the issue in Parliament this week. It follows a number of incidents during the summer…
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John attended the Flowerdown Concert at Locking Parklands to celebrate with local people and raise funds for much needed repairs to Locking Church Tower. The event featured exhibitions, music by the ‘Parklands Singers’, stalls and fun for all the family. The highlight for many was the concert by the Royal Airforce…
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John wrote the following for The Bristol Evening Post…. It used to be that, when it came to local healthcare, relations between Weston and Bristol were pretty chilly. There wasn’t much trust, because Weston’s local GPs and hospital doctors used to feel Bristol looked down at them, and took the…
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Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has written to Planning Inspectors to convey the town’s concerns over the planned extension of Cribbs Causeway. The Public Inquiry into the Shopping Centre’s expansion plans was launched after John Penrose made Communities Secretary Sajid Javid aware that as much as £39million in trade could be diverted away…
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