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 | Walverden Water Flood Alleviation SchemeWork on the Walverden Water Flood Alleviation Scheme gets under way in April and, according to the Environment Agency, is expected to take about a year. The Agency told local MP, Gordon Prentice, that the £2 million investment is needed to reduce the flood risk to businesses and properties in the area. The Agency explained: "The scheme involves... |
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MP Backs High Speed Rail
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, has enthusiastically welcomed Government plans, published today, to build a new high speed railway north from London to create a network linking the capital to Birmingham, Manchester, the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds, with trains running at up to 250 miles per hour. The...
Revolutionised Rail Travel
Gisela Stuart welcomes today’s announcement by Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis on the proposals to revolutionise Britain’s rail network by delivering a high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham, Manchester, the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds, with trains running at up to...
Mail Column
I wrote last week in my column about the Veterans Minister coming to Hartlepool and meeting with people from Hartlepool who had served in the Armed Forces.Id written that Hartlepool is a strong military town and I certainly had evidence of that in the days after my column...
Mail Column
I wrote last week in my column about the Veterans Minister coming to Hartlepool and meeting with people from Hartlepool who had served in the Armed Forces.Id written that Hartlepool is a strong military town and I certainly had evidence of that in the days after my column...
Free Energy Display Meters
Gisela Stuart is backing a new initiative, led by British Gas, which aims to improve school children’s knowledge and awareness of energy use and efficiency by offering free energy display meters to publicly funded schools. The free meters will provide an accurate real-time reading of how much...
Kerry Stands for Children
Kerry has pledged her support for the NSPCC’s ‘I Stand for Children’ Campaign- which aims to make the protection of children a top priority for the next Parliament. The NSPCC is asking candidates......
HILARY TAKES ACTION TO STOP VULTURE FUNDS USING UK COURTS TO PURSUE POOR NATIONS
Hilary Armstrong MP is co-sponsoring the the debt Relief (developing Countries) bill, otherwise known as the ‘vulture funds bill’, a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Andrew Gwynne MP Nearly 200 MPs, as well as many anti-poverty groups, churches and celebrities, are backing the bill which...
News : Gerry under the spotlight
Gerry visited Dixons City Academy last Friday 5 March. He was invited to be the first interviewee in the school's new television studio. The room has been equipped to a standard to rival professional studios and will give pupils chance to experienc......
Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme
Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced a pioneering scheme that will improve protection for children by giving members of the public a formal mechanism to make enquires about people who are in contact with children. The Child Sex Offender Disclosure scheme has already had success after more...
Budget set for 24th March 2010
The Budget will be on 24th March 2010.This means that Parliament will not break for Easter recess until after 30th March 2010.It begins to look as if the General Election will be called on 11th April...
Statement by HH The Dalai Lama
Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama onthe 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day Today marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising in 1959 against......
Kerry pledges to Get Serious about Diabetes
Kerry is supporting Diabetes UK's campaign to Get Serious about Diabetes. They are raising awareness of the risks of diabetes and how it can be prevented, pointing out that one person is diagnosed......
Kerry supports the Every Disabled Child Matters’ Campaign
Kerry has pledged her support for local disabled children and their families in Bristol East by signing up to the Every Disabled Child Matters’ Campaign. The campaign is run by four of the UK’s......
