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Monday 8 February, 2010
Monday 08 February 2010 MP calls for new “Blue Light” ambulance
protocol
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice has called for urgent action over
ambulance performance figures released by the North West Ambulance
Service (NWAS). In a recent meeting
with the Chief Executive of NHS East Lancashire, Steve Spoerry, the MP raised
serious concerns over the continued poor performance of NWAS, particularly in
the Pendle area. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Sunday 7 February 2010 MP blocks Islamic Help school plan
The dreams of a Birmingham based disaster relief charity, Islamic
Help, of establishing a 5,000 place boarding school for Muslim
girls at Brierfield Mills in Pendle have been shattered by the
Charity Commission. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Saturday 6 February 2010 Gordon Prentice toasts the organisers
of the 6th Pendle Beer Festival
The MP said, “It is a superb festival
showcasing real ales from all around the country – and
9 from East Lancashire. Martyn Pashley, the festival organiser,
and all the CAMRA (campaign for real ale) volunteers deserve
a huge round of applause for all the work they’ve done.
Cheers!Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Friday 05 February 2010 Pendle household waste recycling centre
- temporary works Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Tuesday 02 February 2010 MP turns heat up on Ashcroft
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, last night told
the House of Commons that Lord Ashcroft should “speak out
and tell the truth” on whether he has been a UK resident
for tax purposes since his elevation to the peerage in 2000 on
the recommendation of the then leader of the Conservative Party,
William Hague. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Monday 25 January 2010 Car Scrappage Scheme Success
North West Regional Minister Phil Woolas has
told local MP Gordon Prentice the that the Chancellor’s
car scrappage scheme has been a success in the North West.
The region has had one of the highest take-up
rates in the country, with nearly 30,000 North West orders
for new vehicles under the scheme by the start of January -
over five and a half thousand of them in Lancashire. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Monday 18 January 2010
MP calls on Islamic Help to spell out
its plans
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, today repeated
his demand that the Birmingham based charity, Islamic Help, spell
out its plans for Brierfield Mills.
He is also calling on the Charity Commission
to report on their investigation into whether Islamic Help
has been operating outside its charitable objects.Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Monday 18 January 2009 Tory candidate listens to Labour - but
still doesn't get it.
Clover hill Councillor and local trader Eileen Ansar has welcomed the news that
Tory parliamentary candidate Andrew Stephenson is trying to make up for having
his leaflets printed in Guildford while urging Pendle people to “shop
local”. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Saturday 16 January 2010 Shock for local residents
Shocked and bewildered residents living on
Manchester Road awoke this morning to find Parking Wardens employed
by Lancashire County Council issuing tickets to local residents
who for the last 3 weeks have been forced to park on the main
road due to treacherous conditions on steep side streets. - Local
County Councillor Mohammed Iqbal.Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Wednesday 13 January 2010 Call to remove proposed school site from
conservation area.
Whitefield Labour Councillor Asjad
Mahmood has secured a debate by Councillors to remove the Former
Water Board site on Every Street, Nelson which is the proposed
site for a new primary school from the Conservation Area status.Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Wednesday 13 January 2010 Workplace Pensions for All
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, has welcomed details
of the latest stage in the Government’s programmer of pensions
reform which will affect millions of people in work.Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Wednesday 13 January 2010 Tory County Council to blame for Pendle
residents broken limbs
Labour County Councillors Mohammed Iqbal and George Adam have
seen at first hand the injuries being sustained by local residents
due to the poor action on gritting
by Tory County Councillor Keith Young. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Tuesday 12 January 2010 MP's No to Barnoldswick Recycling Centre
closure
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, is saying no
to the possible closure of the household waste recycling centre
in Barnoldswick. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Wednesday 06 January 2010 Hoon and Hewitt "deluded"
Two former cabinet Ministers who are calling
for a leadership election to clear the air are deluding themselves
that a contest would help the Government’s fortunes says
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Wednesday 06 January 2010 Gritting Shortages
Local MP Gordon Prentice is calling on the
Conservative controlled Lancashire County Council to explain
what has gone wrong with the gritting operation in Pendle. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Tuesday 05 January 2010 Burnley Urgent Care review begins
The review of Burnley General Hospital’s
Urgent Care Centre gets under way this month and will be completed
by 30 March when the report will be published. It will be led
by Professor Matthew Cooke, the National Director for Emergency
and Urgent Care and Dr Irving Cobden, Medical Director at Cumbria
Primary Care Trust. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>
Friday 05 February 2010 Report reveals Tories' threat to families
A new report shows that
George Osborne's plans are badly flawed and would mean taking child
tax credits
away from couples each earning over £16,000
per year. More>>Wednesday 03 February 2010 Conservatives risk to the recovery
A new report shows how the Conservatives' plans for immediate
cuts could damage the economic recovery, as well as hitting families
hard.
Warnings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the
National Institute for Social Research (NIESR) call into question
Tory plans to cut spending in 2010. Child tax credits and Trust
Funds are amongst programmes set to be cut, hitting families
hard and threatening the economic recovery.More>>Tuesday 02 February 2010 George Osborne failed the credibility test - Byrne
Liam Byrne MP, Labour’s Chief Secretary
to the Treasury responding to George Osborne's speech today said:
“Today George Osborne
made credibility the test and then failed it. The only thing he
succeeded in doing was to talk Britain
down."More>> Monday 01 February 2010 David Cameron should level with the British people
Instead of bobbing around like a cork in water David Cameron should level with
the British people - Mandelson
After the disarray in the Conservatives' position
over the last few days, Labour’s Business Secretary Peter Mandelson will
today challenge David Cameron to level with the British people
on how much money the Conservatives plan to take out of the economy
this year.More>> Tuesday 26 January 2010
Labour will continue to support the recovery
New figures show Britain has come out of recession – credit
to the families and businesses who have worked hard through the
downturn. It was right for Labour to support families and the economy – sustaining
jobs by giving businesses time to pay tax; introducing a scrappage
scheme for cars and stepping up help for people to stay in their
homes and find new work. More>> Monday 25 January 2010
David Cameron's promise to married couples is a con - Byrne
New figures from the Treasury today reveal that only 6% of married
couples would benefit from the Tories' new married couples plan.
Far from his commitment to ‘recognise
all marriages', 94% of married couples would get nothing. More>> Wednesday 20 January 2010 Bringing down unemployment
Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has welcomed
news that unemployment has fallen - with a 7,600 drop in youth
unemployment.
While the jobs market is still tough, Labour’s £5bn
investment in expanding education and training, supporting jobs
and helping the unemployed back to work means that unemployment
is 450,000 lower than predicted at the time of the Budget.
While
the action Labour is taking is working, Tories' refusal to support
Labour's measures makes clear the threat they pose
to Britain’s economic recovery. More>>
Read
Gordon Prentice's comments on Pendle unemploymentMonday 18 January 2009 New measures to increase social mobility
The Labour Government will implement virtually
all of the 88 recommendations of the ‘Unleashing Aspiration’ report
from the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions.
The measures will include an online National Internship Service
for undergraduates, a guarantee for around 130,000 of the brightest
young people from low-income backgrounds to benefit from assistance
at secondary school and a new Social Mobility Commission to provide
expert evidence on trends and policy on social mobility, and produce
an annual report on progress made towards a fairer, more socially
mobile society. More>> Saturday 16 January 2010 Gordon Brown speaks to Fabian New Year Conference
Read
the full speech>> Monday 11 January 2010 Parents need policies not platitudes
from David Cameron
Dawn Primarolo MP, Labour’s Children and
Families Minister said:
" Parents need policies not platitudes from David Cameron.
Families in Britain don't just want warm words, they deserve
to know exactly what David Cameron would do to support them." More>> Monday 11 January
2010 Free computers and broadband access
Labour’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown,
has announced that 270,000 low income families will receive a free
computer and free
broadband access.
The announcement, backed by a £300m investment,
come on the same day as further measures are discussed in Parliament,
including a promise that all parents will be able to benefit
from online reporting and increased one-to-one tuition for children
falling behind. More>>Friday 08 January 2010 Biggest expansion of wind energy ever seen
The Labour Government has announced plans for
the biggest expansion of wind energy ever seen.
Britain is already the world leader in
offshore wind energy. And today, the Crown Estate, owner of the
UK’s coastal
seabeds, has granted rights to energy companies to bring about
the biggest expansion of wind energy ever seen in the world.
This opens up the potential for up to 6,400 offshore wind farms,
generating 32GW – far exceeding previous plans. More>>
Still
churning them out, but
why will Andrew Stephenson not answer the questions
on funding?
