County Cllr Bill Winlow said yesterday that “Lancashire Liberal Democrats  place business very high on the Lancashire political agenda and we are particularly interested in environmental sustainability and in green industries – an area where there remain significant unfulfilled opportunities. “Should we be in a position of influence following the elections in May, we would wish […]

The Coalition Government scheme that has already created or safeguarded almost 80,000 of jobs in the North West with £343m worth of investment opened a new round of bids on Thursday of last week. Round four of the Regional Growth Fund will be worth £350m of investment to create jobs and growth across England. The […]

Yesterday Lancashire County Council gave unanimous support to a Liberal Democrat motion on Fracking. “We were delighted to get our motion on Fracking, seconded by Chris Coates from the Green Party, through Lancashire County Council with unanimous support, albeit with a common sense amendment from the Conservatives”, says CountyCouncillor Bill Winlow, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on LCC who […]

County Councillor Bill Winlow has welcomed the news that the Coalition Government’s plans to bring superfast broadband to rural Lancashire have been approved by the European Commission. This approval paves the way for the Coalition Government’s £530m rural broadband scheme. Work on laying cables can now start in earnest for local authority broadband projects all […]

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Preston, Councillor Pauline Brown has slammed Labour’s budget proposal as “abysmal”. Cllr Pauline Brown claims Labour’s proposals could lead to 11 PCSO’s  being lost across Preston. She is urging all Chairs of local PACT forums to respond to the Councils consultation on the ruling Labour group’s proposals. Cllr […]

Breakdown of Labour’s Preston budget by Bill Shannon, Liberal Democrat Leader on Preston City Council Tax and spend, tax and spend, borrow your way out of trouble and don’t worry about tomorrow, that will be someone else’s problem. Yes, folks, Labour’s back in power in Preston. All over England, local authorities are tightening their belts […]

Next year, more than half a million additional children will qualify for the Pupil Premium. In Preston 3,230 are expected to be eligible, meaning that our schools are set to benefit from an extra £1,935,000 to support disadvantaged pupils. The Pupil Premium will be extending its reach to cover any child that has been registered […]

In this thrilling installment, I run down the list of highways successes and progress in Tulketh which I’ve played a role in over the last few weeks.

After the Conference Special we head back home to Tulketh for an update on a few local issues.

Local police encouraging use of shed alarms Following a marked increase in 2011 of burglaries reported on sheds local police are asking local residents to be vigilant and to take all precautions to protect their belongings. Between 01/01/11 to 05/09/11 there have been 123 recorded shed/garage burglaries on Lea (which includes Tulketh) which accounts for […]