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Archive for April, 2008

FALSE LABOUR LEAFLET WITHDRAWN

April 26th, 2008 | Author:

 

LABOUR have been forced to withdraw a controversial election leaflet which falsely suggested that Burnley Council intended to destroy “most” homes in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward.
 
The leaflet also claimed that the Council intended to destroy a mosque and made false claims that Labour’s candidate had provided funds and delivered a project to improve road safety.
 
Burnley Council have put out a statement saying that the claims about the destruction of homes are “false”.
 
David Brown, Burnley Council’s Director of Environment responsible for planning, told residents in a statement: “An election leaflet is circulating in your area containing incorrect information. There are no plans by Burnley Council to demolish the Mosque being built in Burns Street and it is factually incorrect to state ‘most’ of the houses will be
demolished.”
 
The Liberal Democrat election agent in the ward, Darren Reynolds, said, “The police are considering an investigation because the leaflet makes false claims about a candidate, and that’s illegal. The leaflet also has no ‘imprint’ to say which individual was responsible for making false claims. That’s also illegal and could hinder any investigation.
 
“Amazingly, the false claims about the Council’s regeneration plans are not illegal; they’re just wrong. I think it should be illegal to make any false statements in an election campaign with the intention of unfairly influencing the result.
 
“I also have a problem with the withdrawal of the leaflet. Labour have withdrawn it, but that’s the end of it. They’re not going to go round collecting the leaflets up again, and they’re not going to deliver a retraction through the letterbox. All they’ve done is tell the Returning Officer they are retracting the leaflet and that’s the end of the matter. How that makes any difference I’ve no idea.”
 
The area’s regeneration earlier made the headlines when the town’s Labour MP came out of maternity leave especially to generate publicity around a petition against the homes’ destruction.
 
Coun Reynolds added, “I don’t know whether the local Labour activists hoodwinked the MP or whether she knew the claims were false, but either way it is an affront to democracy. The Lib Dem-led Council is a listening Council. There is a genuine offer for people living in regeneration areas to give the Council their views on what they think should be done in their area. We are residents ourselves. We have changed the plans before in response to residents, and if that is what residents want, we will do it again.”

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Fix My Street!

April 6th, 2008 | Author:

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.

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Burnley Lib Dems Announce 2008 Candidates

April 3rd, 2008 | Author:

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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