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John Potter

Election 2012: Candidate Focus: Cadley: John Potter

1st, May 2012 by

Below is the latest post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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Gerard Parke-Hatton

Election 2012: Candidate Focus: Preston Rural East: Gerard Parke-Hatton

1st, May 2012 by

Below is the latest post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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Anis Faruki

Election 2012: Candidate Focus: St. Georges: Anis Faruki

1st, May 2012 by

Below is the latest post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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John Wilson

Election 2012: Candidate Focus: Sharoe Green: John Wilson

1st, May 2012 by

Below is the latest post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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Matthew Brown

Elections 2012: Candidate Focus: Tulketh: Matthew Brown

1st, May 2012 by

Below is the latest post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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Terry Cartwright

Election 2012: Candidate focus: Deepdale: Terry Cartwright

30th, April 2012 by

Below is the latest post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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Martyn Rawlinson

Election 2012: Candidate Focus: Fishwick: Martyn Rawlinson

30th, April 2012 by

Below is the first post in our series of Q&As with election candidates standing to be councillors in Preston. The election takes place on Thursday 3 May 2012 and we’ve emailed this list of questions or posted it through every candidate’s door so you can find out what’s beyond the name on the ballot paper and what they will do for your local area if [...]

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Election 2012: All the candidates for Preston City Council mapped

29th, April 2012 by

The map below shows all the candidates standing for election for Preston City Council and the wards they are standing in. View Election 2012: Local election candidates standing for Preston City Council in a larger map The colours on the map relate to the 2011 local election result for that ward, and the party currently holding the ward. Click on a ward to see the [...]

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Preston Council reminds voters in the run up to election

27th, April 2012 by

As the local election on Thursday 3rd May gets nearer, Preston Council have provided some last minute advice to voters who wish to have their say. With just under a week to go until the big day, the council offered this checklist as a reminder for people heading down to the polls. – Check where you should vote. Details of your local polling station will [...]

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Preston MP supports “Drop the NHS bill” – debate in Parliament today

13th, March 2012 by

Preston MP Mark Hendrick has come out in support of the “Drop The Bill” campaign, which opposes the government’s plans to reform the NHS. Today opposition MPs will debate the bill while examining an alternative Labour motion to the proposed Health and Social Care Bill. Mark Hendrick said: “The Government has finally relented in the face of public and professional opposition to the Bill. 173,000 people have signed the [...]

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Preston residents urged to register to vote ahead of local elections

4th, March 2012 by

Prestonians are being urged to make use of their vote in the upcoming local elections. This May the city will take to the polls to decide who will control the City Council and you need to be on the electoral register to be allowed to voted. Residents have until Wednesday 18th April to register so they can cast their vote at the polling booth on [...]

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Why is youth unemployment so high? The ONS explains

2nd, March 2012 by

At the last count, UK youth unemployment passed 1 million, with Preston’s 3,204 benefit claimants amongst the highest in the country. The Office For National Statistics (ONS) periodically supply details of the latest figures across the country, with the North West consistently amongst the hardest hit areas of the country. Currently UK-wise unemployment is at 8.4%, the highest level since 1995. The ONS have also started [...]

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Preston’s “progressive” council budget passed, Lib Dem and Tory amendments rejected

24th, February 2012 by

Preston Council’s budget proposals have been passed, with both Conservative and Liberal Democrat amendments rejected. The council will see its budget reduced by £5.5m (46%), a figure that Councillor Peter Rankin called an “astronomical” drop in funding. Key plans to save money include a council tax rise of 3.5%, an increase in city parking charges and many council staff redundancies. Described as a “progressive budget”, [...]

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