Greater accountability is needed for privately-owned drug rehabilitation centres in Weston-super-Mare, a councillor has warned. Last week, the Mercury reported on the concerns of Broadway Lodge’s chief executive Brian Dudley, who feels North Somerset Council is not doing enough to help addicts. Mr Dudley said the council focuses too much…
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John Penrose, Weston’s MP, is celebrating victory in his long-running campaign for fairer local health funding. For years, North Somerset’s health services got less cash per person than places like Bristol. The latest announcement puts North Somerset GPs, hospitals, and community nursing within 1% of what they should be getting,…
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Weston-super-Mare’s MP says he ‘couldn’t be happier’ about the Government’s plans to overhaul school funding. Weston and North Somerset schools have historically been underfunded when compared to nearby schools in Bristol and in other local authority areas across the country. In 2014 the Mercury launched a campaign for fairer funding…
Read MoreLocal MP John Penrose has welcomed new statistics showing Weston’s burglary rate is far lower than the national average. The statistics appeared in MoneySuperMarket’s annual Burglary Claims Tracker, showing Weston’s rate is 8.3% compared to 14.3% nationwide. Commenting on the figures John Penrose said:- “This is very encouraging news about…
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