Tourism has always been key to Weston’s local economy. Thousands of local jobs and livelihoods depend on it so, for months, I’ve been speaking to firms that were worried our summer visitors might not come back once the lockdown is over. The spectre of ‘three winters in a row’, where…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose has condemned North Somerset Council’s dismissive reply to cross-party proposals for solving traffic jams on the M5 near J21, and a new section of green belt to protect rural villages from urban sprawl. The proposals were part of a cross-party letter sent by John, with LibDem…
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Dear John and Patrick Following the withdrawal of the Joint Spatial Plan we are starting again on a new development plan with no preconceived ideas of what the spatial strategy might look like. It is very important for the plan-making process to start with an open mind, understand what the…
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