SOUTH-east MEP Sharon Bowles has welcomed new EU caps on mobile phone roaming fees.

The new caps mean the cost of data roaming will be cut by a third and it will be cheaper to make calls and send text messages when visiting another EU country.

Speaking about the caps, Ms Bowles, pictured, said: “These new rates have come just in time for families heading off on their summer holidays and will help to take the sting out of those shock mobile phone bills.”