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North Somerset needs to take more account of the views of local residents when planning developments in the villages. The Weston Mercury has revealed that residents in Congresbury are worried about plans to build more houses and add more traffic at an already congested & dangerous junction. While new homes are needed in North Somerset, […]

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Support for Brexit collapses in Weston super Mare

by patrickkeating on 15 August, 2018

New polling carried out for Best for Britain shows that support for Brexit has collapsed by 5 percentage points in the Weston super Mare constituency, while more and more voters are in favour of remaining in the European Union.       With local Tory MP John Penrose now supporting Jacob Rees Mogg’s plans for […]

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LibDems question £21m shopping centre deal

by patrickkeating on 13 August, 2018

Local Liberal Democrats are questioning a “risky and secretive” North Somerset Council decision to spend £21 million on a shopping centre in Weston super Mare. The Tory run Council has now borrowed £60 million to fund investments in retail spaces, equivalent to £300 for every North Somerset. While the LibDems support investments that can generate […]

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LibDems question £21m shopping centre deal

by patrickkeating on 13 August, 2018

Local Liberal Democrats are questioning a “risky and secretive” North Somerset Council decision to spend £21 million on a shopping centre in Weston super Mare. The Tory run Council has now borrowed £60 million to fund investments in retail spaces, equivalent to £300 for every North Somerset. While the LibDems support investments that can generate […]

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No Deal Brexit is a Crisis for Local Councils

by patrickkeating on 1 August, 2018

Documents released by Sky News today provide further evidence that Brexit will be a disaster for local councils which are already struggling to provide services in the face of Tory funding cuts. Councils up and down the country, including Bristol and in the West of England, are having to work out the implications for social […]

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Sign up for a Final Say

by patrickkeating on 31 July, 2018

Local Lib Dems campaign to save Weston’s A&E

by patrickkeating on 16 July, 2018

It has been over a year since overnight services were closed at Weston General Hospital A&E. Funding cuts by the Conservative Government have led to the overnight closure of A&E services, meaning patients have to travel to Bristol to receive care. Local Lib Dems joined a protest march in the center of Weston last Saturday, […]

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The campaign to protect Weston-super-Mare’s Accident and Emergency unit and reinstate overnight services received a boost on the first anniversary of overnight closure this week. Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Vince Cable, has given his support to local campaigners fighting NHS cuts. Sir Vince said: “The overnight closure of Weston-super-Mare’s emergency unit is another symptom of […]

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The Liberal Democract Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Weston-super-Mare, Worle and surrounding villages is supporting plans announced this week by Vince Cable to tackle the housing crisis in Britain. Patrick Keating said “Successive Governments have failed to address the housing challenge and have made it worse. Today the Lib Dems have announced plans to tackle the […]

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Weston super Mare Liberal Democrats have selected local resident Patrick Keating as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election. Patrick lives in Blagdon with his wife Lindsay and dogs Junior and Monty. Is a strong believer in community action Patrick is a trustee of the Community Council for Somerset which provides services to […]

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