“When you elected me in June 2009 I promised that I would make the interests of the residents of Preston West my first priority and I have done that by being active in Lea, LeaTown, Cottam, Ingol and Tanterton: In Ingol and Tanterton I work closely with your three Liberal Democrat City Councillors: Bill Shannon, […]

“Community Gateway has done well to find funding to refurbish this valuable play area.  Our surveys indicated that most people in Threefields and the Dovedale areas wanted something better for their kids. Let’s hope it’s all done for the summer and that we actually have some fine weather” says Bill Winlow

Government plans to ease planning rules in England for three years have been amended to give neighbours the right to be consulted on building work. It comes after 26 coalition MPs voted against the Government on Tuesday. The Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has written to MPs setting out a “light-touch neighbours’ consultation scheme”. He said […]

The Coalition Government has announced a £4.2m boost for school sports in Lancashire from September. Every state primary school in the County will receive funding for sports in 2013/14 and 2014/15. Approximately £68,415 will be spent in  primary schools  in Preston West is as follows: £8,540 for Pool House Primary School £8,510 for Holy Family Catholic […]

More than a quarter of elderly people in care homes are being forced to ask family and friends to come up with hundreds of pounds a month towards their bills even though they qualify to have them paid for, research from Age UK has claimed. Its research found that a total of 56,000 people in […]

The Lib Dem campaign for the County Council elections was given an extra boost yesterday. Jo Swinson, the MP for East Dunbartonshire and Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs wished the Preston Lib Dems all the best in their campaign. Leader of the Lib Dem group, Cllr Bill Winlow and Group Whip, Cllr […]

We have delivered over 3000 surveys to homes in Preston West and in survey after survey, you have told us that Dog Mess is something you really care about. You, like us, think that all owners should clear up after their dogs – and if they don’t, you, like us, think they should be fined. […]

Today was a great day at Preston Planning Committee when the CEG proposal for the development of land to the north of Hoyles Lane and east of Sidgreaves Lane was unanimously refused, mainly due to highways and drainage issues. Thanks to everyone who has written in to object to this proposal and to Lancashire County […]

Today’s Telegraph reports that Conservative MPs are to fight against moves to relax planning rules to allow homeowners to extend their homes as much as 20ft without planning permission. It says that a growing group of Conservatives in the Commons led by Zac Goldsmith will next week vote against the policy, part of the Coalition’s […]

Tue 26th March 2013,   Julian Huppert. Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge, wrote:  On Monday the Home Affairs Select Committee published yet another damning report of the UK Border Agency. We found that, in addition to the half million undetermined immigration and asylum cases, UKBA were failing to deal with new immigration cases. It is no […]