The Liberal Democrats will be delivering their flagship election promise to cut taxes for ordinary workers a year early. Local workers are now paying £600 less in income tax than they were in 2010 from 5th April. This will rise to £700 next April. Local Lib Dem Mark Jewell said, “This is welcome news for […]

Following repeated road closures for utility companies and repairs for potholes, Lea Road is finally being completely resurfaced. Cllr Jewell commented, “This is welcome news that this resurfacing work is now being completed. It was almost a year ago that I made the request for Lea Road to be resurfaced following repeated fragmentation and potholes […]

20mph speed limits are coming to your street soon. Your local County Councillor, Mark Jewell has campaigned strongly for this and has welcomed the news. Tulketh Road and Egerton Road will remain at 30mph. Mark commented, “The Larches part of my district was one of three pilot areas across Lancashire. The results from this have […]

  Earlier this year, Nick Clegg announced a new ‘Catch-Up Premium’ that is going to help young schoolchildren making the transition into secondary school. Any child that doesn’t reach their targets for development in literacy and mathematics at the end of year six will generate an extra £500 investment so that their new secondary school […]

Following a further accident this weekend at the junction of Tulketh Road with Blackpool Road, Cllr Jewell has called for improvements to the junction. He said, “Whilst I do not know the particular details of the accident involving two cars this past weekend, many residents have said to me that the timing of the lights […]

County Councillor Mark Jewell is delighted that plans he initiated for Cottam Lane have been approved. He explains, “Many residents came to me about the Parking problems on Cottam Lane and Birch Avenue. This arose due to visitors and staff to the Ashton Health centre parking there. The new scheme will introduce double yellow lines […]

Liberal Democrats in government have acted quickly to amend contoversial NHS regulations. Commenting on Liberal Democrat Health Minister, Norman Lamb’s statement on the regulations (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) under section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Health, Baroness (Judith) Jolly said: “Liberal Democrats […]

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has recently announced a City Deal with Preston and Lancashire. The Deal will create 23,000 new jobs, 15,000 new homes and pump £1bn into Lancashire’s economy over the next decade. Projects include a new link road off the M55 to the Enterprise zone at Warton, and will create the infrastructure […]

Liberal Democrats have today outlined their priorities for Lancashire. At the full Lancashire County Council meeting, Cllr Bill Winlow, Leader of the LibDems at County Hall, outlined the groups alternative budget. In his speech he acknowledged the difficult financial position inherited from the previous Labour administration. He gave credit to the current administration for managing […]

The former BMW Car Showroom, at the junction of Blackpool Road and Abingdon Drive, is shortly to be demolished. This follows the approval of a planning application for two shops and a dentist surgery. Cllr Jewell objected to this development based on concerns around the proposed entrance relative to the traffic lights and access to […]