Plans to double the size of The Mall at Cribbs Causeway could be held up for months or even years after the Government called a public inquiry into the scheme. The £300 million expansion, which includes dozens of new shops and restaurants, a hotel, flats and an indoor ski centre,…
Weston-super-Mare’s MP will call on the Government to put a price cap on energy prices, as he warns the town’s vulnerable and elderly people are being ‘ripped off’ by the big gas and electricity companies. John Penrose will today (Thursday) lead a debate in the House of Commons against the…
Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has hailed his ‘brilliant’ spring jobs fair as a success. More jobseekers than ever flocked to Weston College on Tuesday to meet employers and learn about volunteering and apprenticeship opportunities in North Somerset. Mr Penrose told the Mercury: “The jobs fair was better than ever. We…
Secretary of State Sajid Javid MP has called in plans to extend Cribbs Causeway, following a letter from Weston’s MP John Penrose arguing it could damage Weston’s regeneration by taking away around 8.3% of trade (£39 million) by 2021 and making the town’s “rebirth harder to achieve”. Today’s reply from…