Focus Newsletter - Ellesmere Port and Neston Liberal Democrats
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Focus Newsletter - Ellesmere Port and Neston Liberal Democrats
Election Special May 7 th Speaking Up for Neston Your local Lib Dem candidates for the local election in Little Neston & Burton Ward on May 7th, Tony Cummins and Richard Farrance believe that Neston residents and local businesses deserve better. In this Focus they give their views on some of the key issues. Richard Farrance Tony Cummins Neston Rec CWaC has approved £15 million for a leisure facility in Ellesmere Port with Neston once again being left behind by the Tory council. The Result Last Time CON LAB LIB DEM With people increasingly interested in getting and keeping fit sports facilities are big business and we know that many local people drive miles to access good private gym facilities. ukip Neston already has a potential facility in the under used Neston Recreation Centre. Unfortunately our current crop of councillors don’t seem to have The Local Election is a 3-horse race. In 2011 the Lib Dems were the issue of regeneration on their agenda. We want to see Neston only 75 votes short of winning here. Recreation Centre as a place that local people can be proud to call their sport hub in the 21st Century. www.ellesmereportandnestonlibdems.org.uk Time to promote Neston as more than just a market town Neston has a proud local market which on a weekly basis brings people from both inside and outside Neston to our town on a Friday. The market is a fantastic opportunity to attract people to a weekly event that help our local economy. Beyond that Neston’s status as a market town was the driving factor in getting £485,000 through the new Neston market town initiative which I was a part of. However Neston as a community and a town is much more than a weekly set piece, as a local resident I want Neston’s high street to be thriving 7 days rather than 1 day a week. Neston has huge potential unlike many similar sized towns; many of the best businesses on our high street are run by hard working local people and not national or multi national chains. Added to that Neston still proudly has free parking which is a major plus (look at Heswall and the petition about charges). I want to see Neston promoted as the modern thriving town I believe it can be. I joined the market town initiative when I was 17 as I saw it as the start of a journey to help Neston grow, I think it did start that journey. But like all towns if Says Richard Farrance ... Neston is to continue to develop it needs funds to promote things it does well and to regenerate in areas it doesn’t. Overall CWaC recognises this and that is why it has granted each large town their own Economic Development Strategy the only exception is Neston. When questioned at a recent meeting CWaC councillors were asked if they had questioned why Neston was not included, disgracefully there was no response from the Little Neston & Burton, and Neston ward councillors. If elected on May 7th Richard Farrance and Tony Cummins will fight to ensure that Neston gets an Economic Development Strategy that will allow Neston to grow as much more than just a market town. Lees Lane Tony Cummins writes ... A number of local residents have expressed concern about the layout of Lee’s lane with its chicane single lane system being supported by speed bumps. The road seems a good example of big council planning without looking at the real needs of the local people. As a road user I remember that before the chicane system was introduced the road did have an issue with speeding which local residents were understandably concerned about. But the new system has chicanes on junctions and less space for local people to park their cars. I am going to make it one of my top priorities to ensure that CWaC looks again at the Lees Lane road lay out and consults local residents when it makes any new changes. A stronger economy and a fairer society Don’t Give A Dog A Bad Name Following our local survey, and publicising residents’ concerns in your recent Liberal Democrat Focus; we are happy to see that CWaC are introducing a Good Dog Ownership Campaign. This will consist of awareness raising, community involvement, and enforcement. As part of the campaign they will be introducing a ‘Pink Poo’ initiative in a number of wards. Volunteers are supplied with a kit to spray any mess ‘pink’, and report it on-line. Streetscene will then quickly clear it up. Tony Cummins has commended this positive outcome, and has written to CWaC requesting they include the use of stencils successfully employed by other councils. It is important to remember that most dog owners are responsible, and pick up after their pets, but the few who don’t are causing a high level of concern. Cheshire West and Chester Council is expecting a 13% cut in its Central Government grant for the financial year 2015/16 which began on 1 April.. The effects of earlier cuts can already be seen throughout the area. For example, weeds grow in our gutters, which are not swept regularly and footpath maintenance seems almost to have stopped, Council Highways-owned hedges are not cut regularly, and potholes go unrepaired for too long. Given the level of new cuts proposed by the Tories if they win the General Election, is this what they want for our future? Neston Is Still The Poor Relation To Ellesmere Port Cheshire West and Chester Council’s flagship leisure development is scheduled to open in May. The £15 million brand new Ellesmere Port Sport and Leisure Village will include an eight-court sports hall with a seating capacity for 1,400, an eight-lane 25m swimming pool, an 80-station gym and dance and fitness studios. Funded by Cheshire West and Chester Council, this project will be delivered concurrently with the new £14m Northwich Memorial Court leisure development. Tony Cummins has asked why £15 million is spent improving leisure facilities in Ellesmere Port, and Neston is once again the Cinderella of Cheshire West; and why nobody appears to speak up for Neston. Richard Farrance has questioned why Neston is the only large town in CWaC that doesn’t have an Economic Development Strategy. At a recent meeting CWaC councillors were asked if they had questioned why Neston was not included, and there was no response from the Little Neston & Burton, and Neston ward councillors. Working For You All Year Round Working for our Environment Tony, Richard and Trish are supporting the Lib Dem’s five proposed Green Parliamentary Bills as the necessary next steps to expand the Green Deal for Britain. A Zero Carbon Britain Bill A Nature Bill A Heating and Energy Efficiency Bill A Zero Waste Britain Bill A Green Transport Bill Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Trish Derraugh has promised that she will oppose any future attempts to carry out fracking in Ellesmere Port and Neston. Trish says: “I don’t believe that fracking provides the answer to our energy needs. The side effects from fracking - air and water pollution, cannot be ignored. We are told fracking is safe if properly regulated, but in my view that’s a big ‘if’. If fracking is not acceptable for countries like Australia, France, and Germany, then it cannot be right for our small densely-populated island, and in this area in particular, which is home to such sensitive facilities as Capenhurst and the Stanlow Oil Refinery.” The Best Choices On May 7th In the General Election DERRAUGH Contact Us I would like to help the local FOCUS Team in Little Neston & Burton I would like to join the Liberal Democrats Name .................................................................. In the Local Election CUMMINS Address .............................................................. ............................................................................ Tel ....................... email ................................... 3 Greenway, Parkgate, Neston CH64 6XG FARRANCE 07586 834628 [email protected] Published & promoted by G. Handley on behalf of Trish Derraugh, Tony Cummins and Richard Farrance (Liberal Democrats) all at 24 Pennine Walk, Little Sutton, CH66 4TN. Printed by Mid Cheshire Messenger, 16 Pheasant Way, Winsford, CW7 1PX
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