Tag Archive for ‘Crewkerne’
Train cuts see 100 carriages axed
This seems on the surface to be an extremely worrying proposal. It might well be that the recession is biting into train company revenues but one thought there was a franchise contract which would have ensured there was a level of service provided. I have recently been on the train to Yeovil from London and [...]
Victory on train ticket office closures
It has been announced that the decision to try and close South West Train ticket offices has been defeated. The Department for Transport were taking the final decision and had received objections from passenger groups and statutory bodies such as London Travelwatch (on which I sit) and Passenger Focus. The bad news is that it [...]
Press release: Good news on Future Lynx
Kevin Davis welcomes good news for Yeovil and Westlands Kevin Davis, the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Yeovil has today welcomed the Government commitment to order 64 of the 70 contracted new Future Lynx helicopters. “This is good news for Yeovil in a worrying time for the economy. As our own Shadow Defence Team have argued [...]
The future of our countryside
Image by gazzat via Flickr Are there really going to be 40,000 homes in the South Somerset area? I was recently contacted by a constituent who was very concerned about this issue. Like me, he wants more housing so that there is a good stock of housing available of all sorts of shapes and sizes. [...]
Press release: Supporting small business in Yeovil
Call to give local firms in Yeovil access to more Government contracts Massive Whitehall procurement budget should help small and medium firms Kevin Davis, Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Yeovil added his voice to calls for the Government to do more to help local firms in Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster hit by the economic downturn. [...]
Yeovil College
I recently had a tour of Yeovil College by its Principal, James Hampton. You cannot be but impressed by the degree of activity that is taking place on this site. Drawing students of all ages from all over South Somerset and West Dorset there is a real sense of calm and desire to learn amngst [...]
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