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At long last, the first two junior schools from the constituency took part in the Parliamentary Education Service’s ‘visit to Westminster’ scheme. Classes from both Anchorsholme Primary and Langdale’s School came down last week. Luckily for them, they only had me for 20 minutes of Question and Answer time – I think they found the
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I am sure readers will have noticed the arrival of the Prime Minister in Blackpool last Friday – indeed; he even stopped at the Bell & Bottle in Kirkham for his lunch! Politics aside, it is always an honour to have a Prime Minister visit the constituency and it was clear that the vast majority
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This will be my final Letter from Westminster of 2011. Not because I am disappearing over Christmas and the New Year – far from it, I will be answering emails even on Christmas Day I am sure – but because Parliament does go into ‘recess’. Note that’s ‘recess’ – not ‘holiday’! I would like
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It is very difficult to reflect on the past week without starting off with a brief reference to Europe – given the heady events that have occurred. Many people have stopped and asked me what I think, and I have had to reply that they probably know more than I do! Having caught up via
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Over the past few years, household collections of clothing and other goods have become commonplace. Many charities run collections that help to raise vital funds for the good causes they represent. Sadly, some bags intended for charity are being stolen by thieves and fraudulent collectors, costing UK charities many millions in lost income each year.
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Blackpool North & Cleveleys MP, Paul Maynard, welcomed students from Blackpool’s Unity College to Parliament yesterday. The four students, along with teacher Katie Heron, enjoyed a full tour, lunch and meeting with the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell MP. Commenting, Paul says, “I was delighted to welcome the students from Unity College
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As I go out and about, or when people reply to this newsletter, it is obvious how much it is appreciated by local people. So, please feel free to pass on to family, friends or colleges, or even print out and show people. The more people who read it, the more people who get to
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Saturday morning was a curious combination spent in Sainsburys on Red Bank Road. I did a bit of a ‘Fareshare’ food drive, and a bit of a mini-surgery. More about Fareshare later. But doing a supermarket surgery is often a bit of a step into the unknown. Of all the people who stopped me, only
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Readers of certain tabloid newspapers may have been under the impression I was ‘on holiday’ last week. Far from it. Although Parliament was not sitting on Wednesday and Thursday, MPs were still out and about doing their jobs. If anything, I think I ended up working harder on these two ‘free’ days trying to catch-up
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Police Station Update Bitter sweet news that despite an enormous campaign and massive public response, with 20% of recipients returning their postcards, Bispham’s public desk at the police station has been saved, but sadly Cleveleys will be closing after all. There are few phrases more likely to inspire cynicism in the general public than “We
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