A Weston College project to gain 100 apprenticeship pledges from businesses in 100 days has reached its target 75 days early, earning praise from the town’s MP. Last month the college set about trying to secure 100 agreements from businesses in Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset for its students to take…
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Investing in transport infrastructure in Weston-super-Mare’s surrounding villages is a key issue for the area, John Penrose has said. On a BBC Radio Bristol election debate programme, John Penrose, Conservative candidate for Weston, Worle and the villages, has said that maintaining and improving transport connections is vital. On the programme…
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FIVE of Weston’s General Election candidates debated housing and traffic problems when they took part in a village hustings last week. The event, organised by the Churches of Winscombe and Sandford, was held last Thursday at St James’ Church Hall in Winscombe. Although national issues such as immigration, the NHS…
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Somerset County Council has launched an online petition in a bid to get fairer funding from Government. The petition will ask Westminster to reconsider the funding of rural councils like Somerset. This is something John Penrose feels strongly about and has always fought for. Earlier this week, John took signed…
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