内容摘要：However, she told the BBC that This + That had made the same amount of money as four traditional shops in the space of a week, adding that the hospice "needs money".

However, she told the BBC that This + That had made the same amount of money as four traditional shops in the space of a week, adding that the hospice "needs money".

Improvements were needed due to poor visibility leading to serious crashes on what was predominantly a three-lane road with few safe overtaking places.Now drivers can mostly do 70mph without having to stop for roundabouts, which is hoped will make it easier for local people to get around and create a resilient alternative route between the Midlands and south-west Wales, easing pressure on the often congested M4 at Newport.

"This isn't just about moving people and goods around," added Skates."This is about generating jobs, prosperity, opportunities and better connecting and benefiting communities across the region."The construction cost given for the entire project is more than £1.3bn.

The headline price tag for the last two sections currently under construction is £590m. But the figure for the final two stages is also actually £1.4bn - more than- because of the way the project is funded and the Welsh government has not yet paid a penny.

Explaining why costs to pay for the final stage have risen, the government said it had to pay non-recoverable VAT after "detailed discussions with HMRC".

It is being financed using something called the Mutual Investment Model (MIM) - which is a bit like getting a car on finance.The company's "least cost plan" would reduce improvement works on sewage spills, flooding and climate adaption.

In the leaflets, it committed to reducing sewage spills by 25% before 2030 and 75% by 2050. The company has alsoCampaigner Katy Colley, from Hastings Boycotts Southern Water, said the plans were "a disgrace".

She said Southern Water has had years to make the necessary investments from the money they collect from bills."Instead they paid out millions in dividends, executive salaries and bonuses," she added.