Today is Lancashire Day, when all born within the boundaries of this historic county should celebrate the unique characteristics of this finest of counties. It marks the day in 1295 when King Edward I summoned representatives from Lancashire to the Model Parliament. The proclamation for the day is as follows:

To the people of the city
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Commenting on David Cameron’s launch of the Conservative Party’s education strategy, Cleveleys Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Paul Maynard said:
“These innovative proposals offer the prospect of improving schools yet further in the area. There is a trend in this country in education that those from disadvantaged backgrounds fall further and further behind – we want to stop
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You could say it has been a social whirl. Blackpool’s Conservatives held their annual ‘Blue Ball’ on Friday at the Savoy, and my local Bispham branch held their regular Sunday lunch a few doors down at the Doric yesterday.
But in amongst all that, we had the bad news that the People’s Playground lottery bid for
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I had blogged enough yesterday, but it was still remiss of me not to mark someone’s 90th birthday. It may surprise some that my favourite political heroine is not Margaret Thatcher. Whilst I am unstinting in my admiration for Baroness Thatcher and all she achieved for this country, there is someone else. That lady is
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I was very sorry to learn of the death of Cllr Keith Tebbs on Monday. He was an assiduous councillor who fought on behalf of his constituents, as well as being a very nice man.

You can more tributes to him on the Fleetwood Weekly News website here: http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/thorntoncleveleys-news/Tributes-paid-following-councillor39s-death.3451631.jp

I find blogging quite frustrating at times. I read my paper and I see about 10 things a day I want to blog about – but I don’t have the time. So I don’t know whether to blog about the Queen’s Speech (in about 10 chapters), recycling and packaging, or the silent victims of our
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Another lag between posts – this time with the excuse that I have been on a trip to Israel as part of a fact-finding delegation. We were fortunate enough to be able to visit towns on the edge of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as meet with the Palestinian Authority in East
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Hello, and thanks for visiting my site! As the Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, my job is to serve the interests of my constituents and represent their concerns in Westminster. Hopefully, my website will bring you a little bit closer to what\'s happening and how you can get involved. Find out about where I stand on the things that affect us locally and how you can share your thoughts with me by using the links at the top of the page. I look forward to hearing from you!

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