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 Help save Pendle Community Hospital by signing our online petition and visit us on our "Save Pendle Hospital" facebook page Monday 06 February 2012 Eric Cockerill Obituary  Pendle Labour Party mourns the loss of Labour Party member Eric Cockerill. Eric received a debilitating injury during the second World War (1939-1945) and was a prisoner of the Japanese in the notorious Changi prison, Singapore. Eric is probably best remembered for his commitment to the Royal British Legion, serving as President of the Barnoldswick branch for many years. We must never forget the the debt that our society owes to people like Eric and all those other service men and women, both past and present, who risked/risk all, serving on our behalf. Friday 03 February 2012 Bankers' Greed under the Spotlight  At Barrowford Labour Party’s January meeting, Mark Porter, a local trade union and party activist, led a robust discussion on the current Banker’s Pay dispute. He said that, while difficult economic times meant uncertainty for millions of people, there was one constant that could be relied upon; the Banker’s Bonus. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Friday 20 January 2012 Parents oppose plans to move Nelson primary school to Brierfield – pendletoday.co.uk  The proposed closure of a Nelson primary school and the building of a replacement in Brierfield has been given an unanimous thumbs down at a public meeting. Parents, governors, local councillors and concerned community members expressed their anger at the way Lancashire County Council and management at St Paul’s CE Primary School had dealt with the consultation process, and voiced their opposition to the planned move of the school to the former Mansfield High School site in Brierfield. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Friday 20 January 2012 An evening with Stephen Twigg MP, Shadow Education Secretary.  Pendle Labour Party is holding a fundraising curry night on Thursday 16 February at the Palatine Club, Norfolk Street, Nelson. Guest speaker is Stephen Twigg, Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Wednesday 18 January 2012 Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Launch Safer Day  Pendle Labour Party welcome the initative of LFRS to make homes safer. In Lancashire the numbers of house fires and injuries from fires are at their lowest recorded levels ever. Despite this, six people have tragically died in their homes over the last month. As part of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s response, the Service will hold a high profile Smoke Alarm Fire Education Roadshow (SAFER) at every Fire Station in Lancashire on Saturday 21st January 2012 between 11am and 5pm. The campaign will see all fire stations open to the public who are invited to come along to collect a free 10 year smoke alarm and fire safety guidance, as well as having the opportunity to book a free Home Fire Safety Check. For more information visit http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/ Saturday 14 January 2012 Barrowford Labour Party stalwart retires  Douglas Barber, a long-standing Labour Party activist, has retired as branch treasurer after 15 years of keeping the books in order. A social evening was held at the Bombay Lounge in Barrowford with friends from across Pendle in attendance to thank Douglas for all his hard work over many years. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Tuesday 10 January 2012 Saturday 31 December 2011 Tory County Council abandoning Nelson - Adam  Nelson South Labour County Councillor George Adam has expressed deep disappointment at the announcement by Lancashire County Council to close Marsden Resource Centre in Nelson in 2012. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Wednesday 21 December 2011 Tories block reconsideration of closures of waste centres  At the meeting of the Lancashire County Council Scrutiny Meeting, Conservative Councillors voted en block against the motion to "Call In" the decision to close four waste recycling centres across Lancashire. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Thursday 15 December 2011 Challenge to Deputy Leader of Lancashire County Council to face the public in Pendle  Brierfield and Nelson North Councillor Mohammed Iqbal and Nelson South Councillor George Adam are calling-in a decision made today by Tory Deputy Leader of Lancashire County Council, Cllr Albert Atkinson to close 4 Household Waste Recycling Centres across Lancashire including Colne in Pendle. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Thursday 17 November 2011 The out of touch Tories are letting young people in the North West down.  One in five young people in the region are out of work and nearly 65,000 aged 16-24-years-old are claiming jobs seekers allowance. The latest unemployment figures show that since January there has been a 87% rise in young people on the dole in the North West for six months or more. Eight North West constituencies are in the top 25 worst hit in the country. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Sunday 06 November 2011 Eid-Ul-Adha  Eid Mubarak to all Pendle residents from Pendle Labour Party. Friday 04 November 2011 Ed Miliband visits Pendle  County Councillor and Leader of Pendle Labour Group Mohammed Iqbal commenting on Ed Miliband’s visit to Daisy Communications said: “It was a pleasure to welcome the Labour Leader on his first visit to Pendle and a good opportunity for Ed Miliband to see and discuss how much this area is being neglected by Tory/Lib Dem cuts.” Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Tuesday 01 November 2011 Europe Vote a Distraction  Commenting on Andrew Stephenson’s column in the Nelson Leader / Colne Times series published on Friday 28 October, John Pope, Pendle Labour Party Vice President said: Another missed opportunity by our spineless Member of Parliament to say something relevant to the people he represents. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Sunday 30 October 2011 Remember these Tory promises from 2010?  "Only the Conservatives can stop the closure of Burnley Children's Ward" "Andrew Stephenson is leading the fight to get services returned to Burnley" "The only way to protect local NHS services is to vote Conservative" Saturday 15 October 2011 ‘Hands Off’ our Community Hospital  Pendle Labour Party members were on the streets of Colne and Nelson on Friday and Saturday collecting signatures to a petition to oppose any reduction of service levels at Pendle Community Hospital. Judging from the comments of signatories, there is considerable concern over the proposed withdrawal of services that have already been announced and the possibility that the 72 rehabilitation beds at the hospital could be axed. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Tuesday 11 October 2011 Whose Quantitative Easing? – nothing in it for Pendle  John Pope considers the likely effect of the Bank of England intervening to increase the money supply by buying £75 billion of financial assets: This week the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee have done a 180 degree turn in agreeing to spend £75billion of tax-payer’s money, called quantitative easing or QE2. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Monday, 10 October 2011 The NHS Bill Has No Mandate - Robert Oliver  "The Lords should be affronted by the slipshod way our health system is being blown apart before they can even debate it". Can we count on Lord Greaves to defend Pendle's NHS by voting to support proper scrutiny of the Health Bill this week, and not just to toe his Party line again? Polly Toynbee's article on Saturday must surely have given him pause for thought. And after all, he did call for proper debate in his motion to Pendle Council in April. Saturday 08 October 2011 Storm in a Tea Shop  Pendle Council’s Development Management Committee has dismayed Barrowford Parish Council with its recent decision to refuse permission for the change of use of a shop on Gisburn Road, Barrowford from a Travel Agent to a Café. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Thursday 06 October 2011 Pendle Community Hospital Closure Threat  Pendle Labour County Councillors George Adam and Mohammed Iqbal are demanding a public assurance from local Health bosses over rumours that Pendle Community Hospital is to close completely in 2012. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Thursday 22 September 2011 Letter to Leader Times - Boundary Re-organisation  Dear Sir, It really is a bit rich for Pendle’s MP to be complaining about the proposed new constituency boundary for Pendle. It was his government that set up the constituency reduction in the name of less costly and fairer democracy, and I don’t remember any complaints from him at the time he voted for it in Parliament last year (along with Lord Greaves). Wednesday 14 September 2011 All change for the Pendle Parliamentary Constituency?  As part of the political deal which brought about the ill fated attempt to adopt the alternative voting system the Conservative/Lib Dem government agreed a reduction and reshaping of parliamentary constituencies. Arising from this The Boundary Commission has announced plans to split up the Pendle parliamentary constituency. Follow this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Tuesday 30 August 2011 Eid Mubarak to all Pendle residents from Pendle Labour Party Thursday 18th August 2011 Riots and Sentencing excellent article on the Pendle Labour Party Blog Thursday 18th August 2011 Jack Straw hits out at ‘boneheaded’ snub for Lancashire enterprise zone - LT  BlackburnMP Jack Straw said that Government ministers had ‘taken leave of their senses’ after snubbing Lancashire’s bid for an enterprise zone. It had been proposed that the BAE Systems sites at Samlesbury and Warton should be among the latest round of zones but this was rejected. More>> .Monday 25 July 2011 Pendle Labour Party members send their condolences to the people of Norway  The response of the Norwegian people has been humbling – a poignant contrast to those who so quickly and hysterically sought to blame Muslims for this act of extremist terror. Instead of vengeance, the Prime Minister of Norway called for more democracy, asserting that their values would not be shaken by the politics of hate made so violently real. "Hope not Hate" have opened a book of condolences to the Norwegian people. Archived Items (local items removed from this page) |
 Click here for the latest national Labour Party news Add the RSS feed to your desktop Tuesday 07 February 2012 Energy switching campaign a potentially trailblazing way to bring down bills - Flint  Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said in response to the launch of the first UK-wide collective energy switching campaign by Which? and 38 degrees: “This is a simple but potentially trailblazing way to help bring down soaring energy bills. Even if this Government won’t stand up to powerful vested interests in the energy industry, I’m confident the British public will. When people come together, they’ll have more power to negotiate cheaper energy bills with the big energy companies. “It sets an exciting precedent which organisations such as local authorities and housing associations could take up to negotiate better energy deals on behalf of their residents.” Monday 06 February 2012 Miliband tells Cameron: Save 6,000 nurses by abandoning NHS reorganisation now  Ed Miliband will today accuse the Government of directly damaging frontline patient care with its unnecessary and unwanted top-down reorganisation of the NHS. Talking today about frontline pressure right across the NHS, he will point to new figures released by Labour that show the number of NHS nurses has now fallen by 3,500 since the general election and that indicate the total fall in nurses could be at least 6,000 by the end of this Parliament. More>> Saturday 04 February 2012 North-south divide grows as jobs are lost at four times the rate elsewhere - Guardian  Unemployment figures give new impetus to calls for an elected assembly for the north of England Jobs in the north of England are being lost at four times the rate in the rest of the country, deepening the economic divide and prompting new calls for devolution of powers to an elected assembly for the north. Visit the Guardian website to read more>> Friday 03 February 2012 Uncertainty whilst John Terry's case waits to be heard helps no one - Efford  Clive Efford MP, Labour's Shadow Sport Minister, said concerning John Terry's captaincy of England: “The current uncertainty whilst John Terry’s case waits to be heard helps no one. It would be better for everybody, including John Terry, if the case was heard before Euro 2012 begins. More>> Thursday 02 February 2012 It is deeply concerning that Willetts was happy for the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company to be appointed in this manner - Mahmood  Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Higher Education, has written to David Willetts following the Urgent Question which took place in the House of Commons this morning on the pay and tax arrangements for the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company. Following her letter, she added: "It is deeply concerning that David Willetts was happy for the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company to be appointed in this manner. That’s why I have written to him to demand answers. More>> Wednesday 01 February 2012 The Prime Minister and Housing Minister are in denial on the biggest housing crisis in a generation - Dromey  Jack Dromey MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, responding to Grant Shapps speech, said: “The Prime Minister and Housing Minister are completely out of touch and in denial on the biggest housing crisis in a generation. “We have almost two million people languishing on council house waiting lists, house building is falling, homelessness is rising, first-time buyers are locked out of the mortgage market and rents are soaring in the private rented sector. More>> 31 January 2012 Cameron must explain why he didn’t call on Sir Philip Mawer to investigate Adam Werritty - Jones  Kevan Jones MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Minister, responding to reports that Sir Philip Mawer, David Cameron’s independent advisor on ministerial interests, was frustrated not to have been asked to investigate Adam Werritty’s links to Liam Fox, said: “Labour called repeatedly for the independent adviser to investigate and now we know Cameron was the roadblock to transparency. More>> Monday 30 January 2012 Shrinking wage pool costs workers £60bn a year  The falling proportion of national output that goes on wages has meant that UK workers today are taking home £60bn a year less (in today's money) than workers did 30 years ago, according to a new report published today (Monday) by the TUC. The finding is published in the latest TUC Touchstone Extra pamphlet All In this Together? which looks at how the recession and ongoing economic weakness has had an impact on different parts of the workforce. More>> Sunday 29 January 2012 Stephen Hester has done the right thing - Miliband  Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Opposition, commenting on Stephen Hester's decision not to accept his bonus said: "Stephen Hester has done the right thing. "It is a shame that a feeble, out of touch David Cameron did not realise he should do the right thing and stand up for the interests of the British people. More>> Friday 27 January 2012 The Prime Minister has failed to act on banker's bonuses despite his promises to do so - Umunna  Chuka Umunna MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on Stephen Hester’s bonus, said: “Ministers have spoken of the need for greater shareholder activism but despite the Government being the largest shareholder in RBS, have failed to rein in excess. People will not be able to understand why, at a time when they are facing the biggest squeeze on their incomes in a generation, the Prime Minister has failed to act despite his promises to do so. More>> Thursday 26 January 2012 Clegg has got a cheek preaching about fairness and tax - Owen Smith  Owen Smith MP, Labour's Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, responding to Nick Clegg's speech on supporting working families, said: “Nick Clegg has got a cheek preaching about fairness and tax. This is the man who campaigned against a rise in VAT and then introduced it just after he got elected. And his government’s autumn statement took three times more from families with children than from the banks. More>> Wednesday 25 January 2012 These figures are a damning indictment of David Cameron and George Osborne’s failed economic plan - Balls  Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, in response to growth figures for the final quarter of 2011, said: “The British recovery has been stalling since the Government’s spending review in the autumn of 2010, but now the economy has gone into reverse. Since the Chancellor’s spending review the economy has grown by just 0.3% compared to the 3.0% the Government predicted. More>> Tuesday 24 January 2012 The Government is only on course for borrowing targets that are already off track - Reeves  Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, in response to today’s public sector finances figures, said: “The Government is only on course for borrowing targets that are already a staggering £158 billion off track, meaning David Cameron and George Osborne’s promise to balance the books by 2015 now lies in tatters. More>> Monday 23 January 2012 Government are out of touch with families feeling the squeeze from higher food bills - Creagh  Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on Labour's debate today in the House of Commons on food prices, said: “The Tory-led Government are out of touch with families feeling the squeeze from higher food bills and falling incomes. It is an utter disgrace that even though we are the seventh richest country in the world we face an epidemic of hidden hunger, particularly in children. More>> Sunday 22 January 2012 Burnham tells Lansley - listen to your own MPs and halt this reckless reorganisation  The Conservative-chaired Health Select Committee is expected to deliver a damning verdict this week on the Government's NHS reorganisation plans. It is reported that the Committee will criticise the Tory-led Government for running huge risks with the NHS by launching the biggest-ever top-down re-organisation at a time of unprecedented financial challenge. MPs warn that the distraction caused by the reorganisation could lead to the NHS failing to meet the £20bn efficiency savings challenge. Labour today repeats its call on the Government to publish the NHS risk register, as ordered by the Information Commissioner in November. More>> Friday 20 January 2012 Fare rises of 8 per cent above inflation confirmed in West Coast Franchise tender documents – Maria Eagle  Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to today’s publication of the Invitation to Tender for the West Coast Main Line rail franchise, said: “The tender documents for the West Coast rail franchise reveal that passengers are facing fare rises of eight per cent above inflation in 2013 and 2014 adding to the cost of living crisis facing households. This is despite the Government's New Year spin that these rises were under review. More>> Thursday 19 January 2012 NHS plans: Unions move to 'outright opposition' By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News  The unions representing nurses and midwives have joined others in stating their "outright opposition" to the government's NHS plans in England. The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives had expressed concerns in the past, but said they were willing to work with ministers. However, now they want the entire bill covering the changes to be dropped. More from the BBC Wednesday 18 January 2012 Labour believes in tough action to tackle gang-related violence - Khan  Sadiq Khan MP, Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on the House of Commons Justice Select Committee Report on Joint Enterprise, said: "We welcome evidence to suggest that the deterrent effect of joint enterprise intended by the courts can discourage young people, who may be on the periphery of gang-related activity, from becoming involved in criminality in the first place. More>> Tuesday 17 January 2012 Mary Portas’ report on high streets is a real challenge to the Government to do much better - Blackman-Woods  Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Labour’s Shadow Local Government Minister, commenting on today’s Parliamentary debate on the future of town centres and high streets, said: “High Streets and town centres are the heart of the communities that we live in. But many are in crisis with retailers going out of business every month and more and more empty shops blighting them. More>> Monday 16 January 2012 If Labour was in government now, we'd be making different choices - Smith  Owen Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, in a blog for LabourList, wrote: These are tough times for families and businesses. Bills are going up, jobs are being lost, incomes are being squeezed. And as Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have made clear, if Labour was in government now we’d be making different choices. More>> Friday 13 January 2012 If Cameron can look again at child benefit for higher rate tax payers, why won't he rethink for other families too? - Cooper  Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Women & Equalities, responding to David Cameron's comments on child benefit, said: "A rethink is needed on the child benefit plans as we have warned repeatedly of the unfairness and problems with David Cameron's plans. "But this still won't help hard pressed families on lower and middle incomes who are even more heavily hit by the repeated cuts to tax credits, child care and the freeze in child benefit." More>> 12 January 2012 Survey of GPs on Health and Social Care Bill is devastating for Cameron and Lansley - Burnham  Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, in response to today's RCGP survey on the Health and Social Care Bill, whose respondents called for it to be withdrawn, said: "These results are devastating for both David Cameron and Andrew Lansley. It is hard to see how they can possibly carry on with their Bill in the face such overwhelming professional opposition. More>> Wednesday 11 January 2012 Cameron wrong on rail fares - Eagle & Adonis  Maria Eagle MP, Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary, following exchanges on rail fares at PMQs, said: “In 2009 the Labour government took away the flexibility for rail operators to raise individual regulated fares by up to five per cent above the national fare change and in autumn 2010 the Tory-led Government gave it back. The position is clear, David Cameron is wrong and his out of touch government has allowed train operating companies to hit passengers with much higher fares.” More>> Monday 09 January 2012 Refusal to secure parliamentary approval for the entire HS2 line raises doubts over Government’s commitment - Maria Eagle  Maria Eagle MP, Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary, in advance of the expected statement to Parliament on HS2, said: "This is an important milestone in the delivery of the high speed rail link between London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds first proposed by Labour in government. As the latest comprehensive analysis of the alternatives has demonstrated, this is clearly the best way to address the worsening capacity issues on our main rail lines while cutting journey times between our cities. HS2 will now be taken forward on a cross party basis to give it the certainty a major project of this kind needs. More>> Monday 09 January 2012 Con-Dems exposed over welfare cuts cover-up - Morning Star Disability campaigners attack ‘shocking’ twisting of truth to hide scale of opposition. Ministers are exposed today for a “shocking” cover-up on plans to slash disabled benefits which they have opted to force through despite overwhelming opposition. More>> (PDF 280KB) Download the report here (PDF 500KB) from the benefits and work web site. A copy of the ‘Government’s response to the consultation on Disability Living Allowance reform’ can be downloaded from this link (PDF 730KB). |
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