Category: Fleetwood
Eric Ollerenshaw Welcomes New Rail Report
Eric Ollerenshaw
Eric Ollerenshaw, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood, has welcomed a report released today on new railways.
The report from the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) has called for an expansion of the existing rail network, with a proposal for over 40 new stations and 14 extra lines. This includes a new station at Fleetwood along with one at Cleveleys.
David Cameron in Fleetwood
Stan Leadbetter with David Cameron
David Cameron MP, the Leader of the Opposition, paid a recent visit to Fleetwood and took questions from local residents in a ‘town hall’ style meeting.
Fleetwood Dock Street Litter Disgrace
Dock Street Rubbish: Rosemary Timmerman and Eric Ollerenshaw
Fleetwood residents have been voicing their concerns over the parked lorries and the amount of litter on Dock Street.
Cameron Direct in Fleetwood
David Cameron and Eric Ollerenshaw
At the invitation of Eric Ollerenshaw, the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood, the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Opposition, will be taking questions in Fleetwood’s Marine Hall, between 6 and 7pm on the 26th March.
George Osborne Visits Fleetwood
George Osborne at the Fleetwood Fish Processors
The Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne M.P., visited Fleetwood recently and stopped off at the fish processors.
Mr Osborne, who was in Fleetwood with Eric Ollerenshaw, saw the plans for a new fish park and heard first hand the problems of this vital industry and the potential for expansion.
Calls to End the Waste of Fish
Figures obtained by the Conservatives reveal fishermen are forced to throw away millions of tonnes of dead fish back in the sea every year.
Eric Ollerenshaw, prospective Conservative MP for Lancaster & Fleetwood, said: “It is staggering that Labour have failed to deal with this total scandal of fishermen forced to throw back parts of their catch. You would have thought they could at least pull this one nail out of the coffin they have created for what is left of Fleetwood’s fishing industry.”
Eric Questions Labour’s Links to Canatxx
Eric Ollerenshaw, the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood, has questioned Labour’s links to Canatxx.
While campaigning to Stop Canatxx Again, Eric commented: “First we had a Labour Peer, Lord Taylor, speaking on the issue in the House of Lords, but not declaring his links as an advisor to Canatxx until forced to apologise.
Fleetwood Pier Severely Damaged by Fire
The once proud Fleetwood Pier, built in the golden age of pier construction, fell earlier this week in a torrent of flames.
The fire began in the early hours of Tuesday and took 10 fire crews to dampen down. The blaze reduced the pier and its associated buildings to their steel girders.
The Fleetwood ‘Smell’: A Letter to the Gazette
Eric Ollerenshaw, Fleetwood’s Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, writes to the Gazette following the news that United Utilities made a pre-tax profit of £475.6 million.
Sir,
Interesting reading today that United Utilities has announced an underlying profit before tax of £475.6 million, 17% up on last year!
Read more on The Fleetwood ‘Smell’: A Letter to the Gazette…
Goverment Tourism Cuts ‘Hinders’ Regeneration
Eric Ollerenshaw, Fleetwood’s Conservative Party Candidate, has said the Government is ‘hindering’ efforts by Wyre Council to regenerate Fleetwood after officials announced a £10 million cut to ‘VisitBritain’.
VisitBritain, the national body responsible for attracting visitors to UK tourist destinations such as Fleetwood, will loose just over a 5th of its budget by 2011.
