Archive for March, 2008
March 21st, 2008 | 
Author: | 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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