Any parent, wherever or whoever they are, wants a good education for their children. In today’s global ‘knowledge economy’ it’s what’s between your ears that matters most. And if we get it wrong, there’s an ever-growing crowd of highly-skilled people from India, Brazil or China who will happily do a…
Controversial plans to sell off Weston General Hospital to another NHS Trust or a private organisation have been dropped. It will now either merge with another NHS Trust or be acquired by an NHS Foundation Trust within a 50 mile radius. The successful bidder will be announced in the autumn. MP…
MORE rush-hour train services and a greater choice of travel companies has been asked for by MP John Penrose. Weston’s MP has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, asking for a ‘better’ rail service for the town and its neighbouring stations. The Government is set to…
ALMOST 3,500 fewer crimes happened in North Somerset last year than three years previously. The number of incidents has dropped by a quarter between 2010 and 2013, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics this month. Regional success is being matched across Avon and Somerset…