Council Slammed for Tip Closure
May 16, 2012May 15 2012 – to Garstang Courier
It comes as no surprise that not long after last month’s closure of the Claughton Tip in Garstang, people wishing to use alternative facilities in Salt Ayre are being turned away due to over-capacity at the site.
Lancashire County Council was warned on numerous occasions that the closure of the Claughton Tip would cause more hassle than it was worth after a spirited, yet unsuccessful, campaign to keep it open.
I fear that as more residents are turned away at the gates of Salt Ayre, we could see an increase in fly tipping within the county. With this in mind, the decision to close the tip at Garstang should now be reconsidered as it is all too clear that the dependency on Salt Ayre is bound for failure.
Yours faithfully
Paul Nuttall MEP
UKIP Mayor Appointed in North West
May 16, 2012
NEW MAYOR APPOINTED
Councillor Chris Lamb has become the UKIP Mayor of Preesall.
Cllr Lamb, who joined the town council in 2008 and is an active member of the community, was appointed at a ceremony this week.
“I am very honoured at the privilege and looking forward to my year as Mayor, particularly as it is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year and there will be many events taking place locally.
“The economic year ahead will be difficult and I want everyone in the community to look out for others, particularly the young, the old and the vulnerable,” he said.
Having served in both the Royal Navy and RAF he became involved with hygiene and health and safety and runs his own company. He is on the board of governors at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Blackpool CVS.
A busy man, Cllr Lamb, 49, is also an actor and toastmaster, a volunteer for a talking newspaper, does Sign Language and has started training to become a self employed self financed Ordained Priest.
His mayoress will be his wife Dawn, with whom he lives in Knott End.
Merseyrail Replacement Must be UK Built – Nuttall
May 15, 2012May 14 2012 – to Merseyside newspapers
I see that Merseytravel has started looking into replacing the fleet of existing trains serving the Merseyrail services, many of which will be approaching 40 years of operation by the time they are replaced. And about time too.
Commuters paying sky high fares, at the very least deserve a journey on a clean, comfortable and reliable WIFI enabled train that is more affordable to maintain.
However, what I believe is also important, is that any new order for trains for Merseyrail should come from a UK based firm so we can provide much needed long term employment opportunities for the many youngsters living in areas with little or no job prospects.
Yours faithfully
Paul Nuttall
Longtown Ammunition Depot must be Saved – MEP
May 14 2012 – to Cumbria newspapers
This government seems determined to undermine our national defences at every twist and turn and now the latest victim appears to be 300 jobs at Longtown’s ammunition depot.
Every conceivable effort should be made to preserve and increase jobs not look for reasons to slash them.
Here the Ministry of Defence is saying it will cost £135 million to bring the buildings up to health and safety standards. Where on earth did they pluck that figure from, given that campaigners argue that around £13 million is a more realistic figure?
I am glad that local MPs have been lobbying the Defence Minister Peter Luft and I hope that such pressure will succeed in getting the MoD to abandon the closure plans. There must be a way to resolve the health and safety problems without throwing local workers on the scrapheap and this issue must be pursued with all vigour.
Paul Nuttall MEP
Wirral Beaches Praised
May 14, 2012May 14 2012 – to Wirral newspapers
Dear Sir,
I was delighted to read that Wirral’s beaches are among the best in the North West, with four given the Good Beach Guide’s highest accolade of “recommended.”
It is particularly impressive as only a fifth of recommended beaches are in the North West in a year when 68% of UK beaches were shown to have excellent water quality.
It is important that the standard of our local beaches continues to improve generally, not because of EU directives, but so we can take our children to play on our shores without worrying about possible contamination.
Yours faithfully
Paul Nuttall MEP
