Eat: Festival, the people behind popular food festivals in Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea, has been shortlisted for three awards at the National Outdoor Events Association Awards. Beverley and Sarah Milner Simonds are finalists in three categories; the Event Organisers of the Year, PR Campaign of the Year and Small Event of…
This article was originally published in the Weston Mercury 09/11/2017 Weston’s maternity unit is ‘trapped in a self-fulfilling downward spiral’ because pregnant women do not believe it can offer safe emergency care, according to the town’s MP. John Penrose has asked whether more sophisticated procedures could be offered at Weston…
Orchard News, in Orchard Street, has undergone a huge makeover to increase its offering to the town. The business is now the first in the country to open under the Everyday umbrella, with the support of the National Federation Of Retail Newsagents (NFRN). Ray Monelle, has owned the business for…
Plans to expand Bristol’s Cribbs Causeway shopping centre will cost Weston’s economy millions of pounds, according to MP John Penrose. How would a Cribbs Causeway expansion affect Weston? £39million An expanded Cribbs Causeway could cost Weston’s businesses £39million, or 8.9 per cent of trade. £45million The £45million Dolphin Square project…