The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament. Figures from the National Education Union show that next year (2020/21), schools in Weston and the Villages will have seen their budgets cut by £4,006,278 in real […]

The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to scrap business rates and replace them with a landowner levy, to “breathe new life” into high streets in Weston-super-Mare. The party would replace business rates with a commercial landowner levy, based on the value of the land only. This would take the cost off businesses and help support […]

The Liberal Democrats have announced they will freeze rail fare increases for Weston-super-Mare commuters and season ticket holders for the next five years, while fixing the broken fares and ticketing system. A Liberal Democrat government would cancel the 2.8% rail fare increase planned for December 2018 and freeze Weston-super-Mare commuter fares and season tickets for the entirety of the […]

The Liberal Democrats have announced they would more than double spending on youth services in Weston-super-Mare and the villages to £1,755,099, to help tackle rising levels of crime. This would form part of a total ring-fenced fund of £500 million for Local Authorities across England to spend on youth services, providing young people with positive, safe and healthy alternatives […]

Responding to the news that Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party will not be standing a candidate in Weston-super-Mare, Liberal Democrat candidate Patrick Keating said: “Nigel Farage’s comments show he is running scared of the Liberal Democrats as the strongest Remain party in areas like Weston-super-Mare. He knows that we are the only party at this election that can take seats like Weston […]