Unusable M49 junction set to finally be connected
The M49 will be connected to Western Approach Distribution Park, home to Amazon, Lidl, Royal Mail, Tesco and others
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A finished but unusable £50million M49 junction has received a cash boost.
Work on the Severn Beach junction itself was complete in 2019 – but it still cannot be used because it is yet to be connected to the local road network.
A completion date is yet to be confirmed, but Pilning and Severn Beach Parish Council chairman Peter Tyzack says his understanding is the work will take a year.
He said: “I understand that the designs have been done and signed off by Highways England and South Gloucestershire Council, so there s nothing to hold them up once a contractor can be appointed.
Tory politician feels like single mum half the week because of MP demands
Andrea Jenkyns highlights difficulties couples face when juggling childcare with busy careers in new Telegraph podcast
A conservative politician has described how she feels like a “single mum for half the week” because of the demands of being an MP.
Andrea Jenkyns, the MP for Outwood and Morley, has revealed the “challenges” she has faced when based in Yorkshire with her toddler to support her constituents.
In an interview with The Juggling Act podcast, which you can listen to on the audio player above, the pro-Brexit MP, elected in 2015 when she ousted former Labour minister Ed Balls, said that she felt “very alone” during the first lockdown when she was based in her constituency with her young son while her husband – who is also an MP – worked in Bristol.
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