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…
Read MoreHaving provided the answers for doing so in his ‘build up, not out’ article for a national paper, John asked the Housing Minister for reassurance that people living in Weston and the villages would get more affordable housing without losing their precious greenfields… John Penrose: What recent assessment he has…
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Hundreds of jobs, apprenticeships and volunteering opportunities will be up for grabs next week at Weston-super-Mare Jobs Fair. The event is organised by Weston MP John Penrose and will take place at Weston College Conference Centre, in Lower Church Road, on Tuesday from 3-7pm. Mr Penrose today offers an insight…
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John and local community group – The Birnbeck Regeneration Trust – have renewed calls to rescue the Pier. In addition, the group battling to save Birnbeck says the damage caused during Storm Frank will not undermine its long-term rescue plans Weston’s MP John Penrose called on Birnbeck’s owners, CNM Estates,…
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