Comprehensive Spending Review

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Opinion: Preston and the anti-cuts brigade

16th, January 2011 by

Early last Saturday afternoon, a disparate group of Preston residents gathered on the flag market for an anti-cuts rally. It was a grey, drizzly, and windy day. Some attendees had brought young children in pushchairs. Other attendees were students who had just rolled out of bed. However, all attendees were united in concern over the coalition government’s drastic public service cuts, and how this would [...]

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Cuts campaigners defiant despite wet weather

15th, January 2011 by

Despite wet and windy weather, about sixty protesters and members of the public gathered for the Preston Against Cuts event staged in the Flag Market today. Speaker after speaker emphasised what impact the cut would impact on individuals and what cuts would mean for those in the community. Cllr Michael Lavallette urged councillors across the country to unite. “If you represent working class people, you have [...]

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Train users can rejoice with caution

30th, November 2010 by

Depending on your feelings for the railways, users of train services from Preston will become winners, and almost certainly losers. Behind the scenes a lot has been happening, especially over the last three weeks. The Department for Transport (DfT) have submitted proposals for a new timetable in 2012 for the new yet-to-be-tendered operator of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Plans are in place for [...]

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Tithebarn development: set to go ahead?

18th, November 2010 by

After years of speculation and planning, the £700m Tithebarn development finally appears to have been given the green light. Or that’s at least what the BBC’s sources are claiming. Arif Ansari, BBC North West political editor, updated his blog at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon informing readers: “I understand that the hugely controversial Tithebarn shopping development in Preston will get the go-ahead from ministers. “The formal [...]

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Preston Vision to make all staff redundant

15th, November 2010 by

Preston Vision is to lose all of its employees after the organisation’s three founding partners said they were unable to secure “a sustainable source of funding” beyond next March. The think-tank has been under review following the cuts to public spending, with its £425,000 of funding from the Northwest Regional Development Agency set to run out on 31 March 2011. Preston Vision’s founders – Preston [...]

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Huge job losses expected in Lancashire Police

22nd, October 2010 by

ALL community support officers have been told that their jobs could disappear as soon as March 2011. Lancashire Police currently employs 409 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), and every one of them have been told they could find themselves jobless.

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Preston Cuts: Best of the Online Coverage

21st, October 2010 by

We covered the Comprehensive Spending review throughout the day in the form of a live blog, bringing in images, audio, video and content from our audience, both in the form of user comments and reaction on Twitter. Here’s a collection of the best of the day’s content. Twitter We live tweeted the entire Chancellor’s speech so that those who couldn’t be near a TV could [...]

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Twitter views on the spending review #prestoncuts #csr

20th, October 2010 by

We asked you on twitter what your thoughts were on today’s spending review. Here’s the best of them. @djbentley liked – no new trident, £2bn extra for social care, pupil premium, no cuts for schools health real increasesless than a minute ago via ÜberTwitterAllan Knoxallanmknox

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Spending Review reaction through the web

20th, October 2010 by

Every journalist, political commentator and influential tweeter had their say on the Comprehensive Spending Review. What did the blogs have to say? Not a lot really unless they challenged Treasury figures or took George Osborne to task.

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A map of the UK, people employed in the public sector

20th, October 2010 by

I’ve made a map using data from the Guardian Datastore, which looks at the percentage of each local authority that’s employed by the public sector. Preston features pretty high, coming in at 35%. You can scroll through all the other local authorities by hovering over the map with your mouse.

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Video: Cuts protest at the Flag Market

20th, October 2010 by

Protesters in the town centre

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How the North West will benefit from the Spending Review

20th, October 2010 by

The Chancellor’s announcement of cuts across the UK is bad news for many people but the Comprehensive Spending Review brings some reassurance and benefits to the North West. Some key benefits for the North West include sharing a pot of money worth £1bn from the Green Investment Bank. The region currently has seven windfarms either in operation, under construction or has been approved for development.

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Comprehensive Spending Review speech in a word cloud

20th, October 2010 by

Here’s a word cloud of all the words in Chancellor George Osborne’s speech. Not really much else to say here…

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