A housing masterplan should have been ‘bolder’ by recommending multi-storey housing blocks for places like Weston-super-Mare instead of creating new ‘garden villages’, according to MP John Penrose. Mr Penrose, MP for Weston and the surrounding villages, was responding to a consultation for the West of England’s Joint Spatial Plan (JSP)…
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John Penrose MP has said he was honoured to attend an event recognising Weston’s ‘big-hearted’ community champion. Six Westonians were handed Community Champions of Weston awards on Saturday for going above and beyond to make the town a better place. Organiser Richard Nightingale said: “Again this latest round of community…
Read MoreCorrupt Russian officials targeted with sanctions for their role in human rights abuses should be treated like terror suspects and named in a public list, the Prime Minister’s anti-corruption tsar says today. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, John Penrose welcomes Theresa May’s so-called “Magnitsky amendments” allowing ministers to impose asset…
Read MoreWeston-Super-Mare’s MP John Penrose has called upon the UK Government to become a world leader in protecting the oceans by committing to protecting the largest marine reserve in the Atlantic. In particular, the area around the incredible South Sandwich Islands, which is home to a huge array of whales, fish,…
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