Weston Mercury: #ThereWithYouThisWinter: Weston MP to call for lower energy price cap

Weston’s MP has said that a spike in energy prices could not have come at a worse time following the Covid pandemic and has pledged to push for a more affordable energy price cap to help reduce fuel poverty. As part of its #ThereWithYouThisWinter campaign, the Mercury recently published figures from…

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Weston’s MP Welcomes Government Cash to Build Up, Not Out in Central Weston

Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has welcomed Government cash for new homes on a brownfield site in central Weston. Ministers have given just over £1million for new homes on the old Police Station site in Walliscote Place. It is the latest instalment of almost £7million they’ve already provided to improve the…

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The Times: Ditching proper planning reforms is the ultimate political short-termism

Article by JAMES FORSYTH and originally published on The Times Online. Before Covid shut down politics, Boris Johnson was determined to push through planning reform and create more homes — and more homeowners. There was to be a particular focus on getting more homes built where property was least affordable.…

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