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- 4 July 2008
This week the National Health Service is 60 years old. As the biggest local employer and the most popular of all our local services I want to pay tribute to...
- 27 June 2008
Are we getting a cinema or not? Apollo Cinema the designated company were surprisingly vague when I spoke to them this week. They clearly did not want to speak to...
- 20 June 2008
On a rare escape from Parliament I found myself in one of the leafier London streets. What was really notable was how professionally the tress had been pollarded over the...
- 13 June 2008
There is a proposal that the council is going to give Henry Boot developers a get out with regard to building a new cinema and bowling alley. Such a decision...
- 6 June 2008
Many years ago I was a volunteer helping run a police boys club. One of the activities was boxing and this week I helped launch the Amateur Boxing Association’s campaign...
- 30 May 2008
Bad weather and dark clouds. It must be Spring Bank Holiday again, still it is good for those students revising for their exams. I was honoured to present awards...
- 23 May 2008
I have a small display of old Worksop Town football programmes in my office. Historic cup ties such as at Swindon in 1955 and Workington in 1961. No big deal,...
- 16 May 2008
Warmfront are coming to town. Having challenged them about their charges for new heating systems they have agreed to meet anyone dissatisfied with their price or their work. For an...
- 9 May 2008
I have heard whisper of a desire by someone in authority to build a huge symbolic statue in Bassetlaw, visible from the A1. No doubt we will get the usual...
- 2 May 2008
Extraordinary goings on at Bassetlaw Council as elected councillors try to unpick bad decisions. I refer to the barmy decision to agree 47 traveller caravan emplacements. At the heart of...
- 25 April 2008
Sometimes governments get it wrong. Usually politicians either run for cover or change the subject. Having challenged the government with a quote printed in the Sunday Times, I have...
- 18 April 2008
For over twelve months planners have been in secret discussions with a showman, who wishes to build a showman's site for caravans and fairground equipment outside Oldcotes village. It is...
- 11 April 2008
Every hedgerow seems to be full of litter, not just in this area but all over. I have therefore decided to raise the matter with a resolution in Parliament suggesting...
- 4 April 2008
Over 60 per cent of appeals against council car parking tickets succeed across England. As regular readers know I have long argued for free car parks in Retford and Worksop...
- 21 March 2008
Thanks to early action by the County Council following a meeting with Ed Balls, Schools Minister, we do not face the disaster of a school closure this month. Following the...
- 14 March 2008
I held a meeting with the leaders of the Fire service on Monday. It was a full and frank discussion.
In the meeting I outlined my views. Firstly, we need...
- 7 March 2008
Where is the A57 on the regional assembly priority for new roads and where is the Elkersley Bridge? For these to progress both require to be towards the top of...
- 29 February 2008
I have been consulted on the new draft guidelines on cemetery and graveyard health and safety. I await their conclusion and imminent publication, but I am very confident that my...
- 22 February 2008
As demanded by many people in Bassetlaw, there are major changes now in how immigration is handled. In particular there will be compulsory identity cards for all foreign nationals who...
- 15 February 2008
Having driven down the A1 through what was one five lane ends, it is clear that this superb new road investment is just what was needed. Blyth roundabout will soon...
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