1. MP Welcomes County Gritting Review
(Matching tags: transport)

Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, has welcomed the news that Lancashire County Council will be reviewing its gritting operations  following the recent icy conditions in the East of the county. The MP said: “The ...

2. Gritting Problems
(Matching tags: transport)

Gritting Pendle's icy roads is proving to be a real challenge says local MP, Gordon Prentice. Speaking from his constituency office in Nelson today the MP said many of the town's roads are like skating ...

3. MP Wants Straw Moved to Transport
(Matching tags: transport)

Local MP, Gordon Prentice, hopes Jack Straw will swap his Justice portfolio for Transport in a bid to force a change in Government policy and cut deaths on Britain's roads. Speaking from Nelson this week, ...

4. Free Local Bus Travel Goes Countrywide
(Matching tags: transport)

Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, has welcomed the Government's move to extend countrywide free local bus travel for over-60s and disabled people. From 1 April every person over 60 and eligible disabled people ...

5. MP Worried About M65 Tailbacks at Colne
(Matching tags: transport)

Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, is asking Pendle Council to explain why highway improvements were not carried out before planning permission was granted for the huge new Boundary Mill development at the end ...

6. Heathrow Chaos Blamed on Bush
(Matching tags: transport)

Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, today called on the Government to make a military airport available for Air Force One following the widespread chaos at Heathrow when President Bush arrived with a huge entourage. ...

7. Pendle MP Wishes John Moston Well
(Matching tags: sport)

Local MP, Gordon Prentice, has added his voice to those paying tribute to John Motson who has retired from the BBC after 37 years of reporting. The Commons motion congratulates him for his trademark superlative ...

8. Good News on Bus Travel for Country's Disabled
(Matching tags: transport)

Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, has welcomed the news that Lancashire County Council intends to fund concessionary transport for people with disabilities before 9.30 a.m. Since the introduction of the new ...

9. MP Congratulates Colne's Olympic Medal Winner
(Matching tags: sport)

Local MP, Gordon Prentice, is sending his congratulations to Colne cyclist, Steven Burke, on his success at the Olympic Games in Beijing on Saturday. Steven won a bronze medal in the individual cycling ...