This Is Bath reports on the calls John Penrose MP has been made for some of Bath's iconic and historic views to be protected in the same way that listed buildings are.

Weston's MP, John Penrose, joins Anne McElvoy on BBC Radio4's Start the Week to look at whether we should be doing more to protect city skylines and townscapes.

In this week's article for The Weston Mercury, John talks about the need to protect Urban Views such as the Royal Crescent, its twin in Ellenborough Park, and Uphill’s old church.

The Weston Mercury reports as Weston's MP, John Penrose, celebrates the news that North Somerset Council is to reduce its number of Councillors.

Weston’s MP John Penrose is celebrating yesterday’s announcement that the number of North Somerset councillors will be slashed from 61 to as low as 46.

Conservatives in Bath and North East Somerset have backed calls for a new special protection to be created in law for iconic and cherished views.

Following John Penrose’s feature article about ‘listed views’ in The Daily Telegraph last week, the Conservative group on the Council responsible for Bath, one of Britain’s most beautiful cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has come out in support of his idea.

Former entertainment licensing Minister John Penrose has applauded the Government’s announcement today that red tape will be slashed for local community theatre and dance performances in future.

In a feature article for The Daily Telegraph published today, John Penrose argues that first-rate townscapes, from Bath’s Royal Crescent to the redeveloped Liverpool docks, deserve protection as much as individual buildings, and calls on English Heritage to include them a new system which is simpler and easier to understand.

John Penrose's article for The Daily Telegraph, about the need to protect Britain's finest town and city views, reproduced in full.