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December 29th, 2008 | 
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“We propose that longer, rolling franchises are introduced so that it makes obvious financial sense to the rail companies to invest in re-opening lines like the Todmorden Curve instead of the fare payer having to foot the bill.”
The Lib Dems in Burnley are celebrating tonight after winning 5 seats from Labour, meaning that they have taken Overall Control of Burnley Borough Council.
Your new Lib Dem Councillors are :
Linda White (Brunshaw)
Abdul Malik (Daneshouse with Stoneyholme)
Justin Birtwistle (Gannow)
Karen Heseltine (Rosehill with Burnley Wood)
Lynne Briggs (Rosegrove with Lowerhouse)
Bill Brindle successfully retained the Lanehead seat, after Cllr Ian Stanworth retired this year, and the three defending Lib Dem councillors, Bill Bennett (queensgate), Charlie Bullas (Coalclough with Deerplay) and Maggie Lishman (Briercliffe) all held onto their seats.
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The full results were as follows :
| Bank Hall | ||
| Julie Cooper | Lab | 621 |
| Asif Raja | Lib Dem | 571 |
| Paul Coates | Con | 237 |
| Lab Hold |
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| Briercliffe | ||
| Maggie Lishman | Lib Dem | 912 |
| Patricia Thomson | BNP | 326 |
| Susan Nutter | Con | 219 |
| Laurence Embley | Lab | 184 |
| Lib Dem Hold |
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| Brunshaw | ||
| Linda White | Lib Dem | 633 |
| David Halsall | Lab | 451 |
| Paul McDevitt | BNP | 384 |
| Arthur Coates | Con | 233 |
| Lib Dem Gain from Lab |
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| Cliviger with Worsthorne | ||
| Michael Heys | Con | 923 |
| Paula Riley | Lib Dem | 486 |
| Steven Smith | EF | 254 |
| Brenda Lambert | Lab | 214 |
| Ben Smalley | BNP | 149 |
| Con Hold |
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| Coalclough with Deerplay | ||
| Charles Bullas | Lib Dem | 953 |
| Scott Atkinson | BNP | 274 |
| Joanne Whitaker | Lab | 205 |
| Lib Dem Hold |
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| Daneshouse with Stoneyholme | ||
| Mohammed Malik | Lib Dem | 1234 |
| Shah Hussain | Lab | 1123 |
| Lib Dem Gain from Lab |
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| Gannow | ||
| Justin Birtwistle | Lib Dem | 544 |
| John Cave | BNP | 473 |
| Mark Townsend | Lab | 386 |
| Sharon Everitt | Con | 212 |
| Lib Dem Gain from Lab |
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| Hapton | ||
| Sharon Wilkinson | BNP | 674 |
| Jean Cunningham | Lab | 586 |
| Alan Marsden | Con | 323 |
| Vincent McCrae | Lib Dem | 162 |
| BNP Hold |
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| Lanehead | ||
| Bill Brindle | Lib Dem | 852 |
| Peter Kenyon | Lab | 357 |
| Michael Raistrick | Con | 309 |
| Lib Dem Hold |
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| Queensgate | ||
| Bill Bennett | Lib Dem | 740 |
| Abid Sharif | Lab | 571 |
| Brent Wittam | Con | 246 |
| Lib Dem Hold |
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Rosegrove with Lowerhouse |
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| Lynne Briggs | Lib Dem | 637 |
| John Rowe | BNP | 491 |
| Marion Smith | Lab | 293 |
| Peter Raistrick | Con | 164 |
| Lib Dem Gain from Lab |
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| Rosehill with Burnley Wood |
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| Karen Heseltine | Lib Dem | 742 |
| Colette Bailey | Lab | 353 |
| David Tierney | Con | 316 |
| Lib Dem Gain from Lab |
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| Trinity | ||
| Tony Lambert | Lab | 497 |
| David Shapcott | BNP | 283 |
| Martyn Hurt | Lib Dem | 244 |
| Thomas Picton | Con | 147 |
| Labour Hold |
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| Whittlefield with Ightenhill | ||
| Peter Doyle | Con | 1025 |
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BNP | 307 |
| Michael McHugh | Lib Dem | 292 |
| Angela Donovan | Labour | 264 |
| Conservative Hold |
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We’ve all wondered in the past, who do we report that illegally parked car to, or the bags of rubbish that have been dumped on the park, or the pothole that you just ran over in your car, well there’s now an easy way to do it.
A new website, Fix My Street, allows you to easilly report any issues you have by pinpointing it on a map, giving a description, and even a photo. The site then sends the report directly to Burnley Borough Council or Lancashire County Council to deal with (or any other Council as you can report problems anywhere).
We are so impressed with this site, that we’ve added a link to it in the left menu, which will let you report issues without leaving this website, so go on, try it today, and please let us know if your issue was resolved, as we want to know from you if this system really helps.
Liberal Democrats in Burnley have launched their campaign for the 2008 Local Elections.
With one seat up for election in each of the 15 wards, we are proud to field a full team of candidates.
| Bankhall | Asif Raja | |
| Briercliffe | Maggie Lishman | |
| Brunshaw | Linda White | |
| Cliviger with Worsthorne | Paula Riley | |
| Coalclough with Deerplay | Charlie Bullas | |
| Daneshouse with Stoneyholme | Abdul Malik | |
| Gannow | Justin Birtwistle | |
| Gawthorpe | Denise Embra | |
| Hapton with Park | Vincent McRae | |
| Lanehead | Bill Brindle | |
| Queensgate | Bill Bennett | |
| Rosegrove with Lowerhouse | Lynne Briggs | |
| Rosehill with Burnleywood | Karen Heseltine | |
| Trinity | Martyn Hurt | |
| Whittlefield with Ightenhill | Mick McHugh |
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| The regeneration of Burnley, under the leadership of the Liberal Democrats, is well under way, and work on the first new houses to be built in South West Burnley under the Elevate Scheme has started, with the Breaking Of the Ground taking place on Thursday, March 20th. | |
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Council Leader, Gordon Birtwistle (Pictured right), attended the site near Fielden Street, for the “breaking of the ground”, along with local residents and representatives from Keepmoat, Hasllam Homes and Burnley Borough Council. Councillor Birtwistle said, “It’s fantastic to finally see work starting here. I can’t wait to see bricks finally going down.” The development, which will see 65 homes on the site, near Cog Lane, has been welcomed by residents, who have been campaigning for work to start as soon as possible. This is probably one of the few developments where local people are likely to lie down behind the diggers, just to make sure they don’t leave the site! |
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Campaigners across Burnley and Padiham have been busy making sure that the borough really is Cleaner, Greener and Safer by looking out for Grot Spots, and either reporting them to Streetscene, and making sure that the area is cleaned up, or by doing it themselves.
In Gannow, campaigner Justin Birtwistle has recently made sure that two Grot Spots near Dickson Street were cleaned up….
Liberal Democrats in Burnley have returned from their spring conference in Liverpool in an upbeat mood. The conference, which meets twice a year, had a record number of people attending it. A number of members attended from Burnley, including Burnley Council Leader, Gordon Birtwistle. Liberal Democrats had a successful conference, said Gordon Birtwistle. We had important debates about putting people back in control of the NHS and ensuring there are enough affordable homes for all who need them. Vince Cable MP, our Shadow Chancellor gave an excellent speech which highlighted just how unfair the tax system had become under Labour, with too many people on low and middle income paying too much tax. And Party Leader Nick Clegg MP really hit the nail on the head when he said that we need a new type of politics to clean up Parliament. Many people in Burnley feel that Parliament is too remote and out of touch. So I was very pleased to hear Nick Clegg talk about Liberal Democrat demands for big reforms to the way government works. Nicks plan to allow the people to sack their MP if they abuse their position or expenses is a great one and I hope that it is put into action soon. Now that we are back from conference, we are stepping up our campaigning here in Burnley. We are taking Nicks message of change to local people and we are getting a good response.
Council Leader Gordon Birtwistle attended the Spring Conference in Liverpool
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