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Promoting friends of Skelmanthorpe Library at a local community event, and Paula Sherriff, the new MP for Dewsbury called in to support us.

 

Kirklees Labour, Cllr Graham Turner: Denby Dale Coffee Morning update

Local Kirklees and Parish Councillor Graham Turner held a drop in coffee morning in Skelmanthorpe Council offices on Saturday the 14th of December.

John Clarkson, the newly selected Labour Party candidate for the Kirklees election in May 2014 attended, along with Paula Sherriff, the Dewsbury constituency candidate for the 2015 General Election.

It was Paula's first time in the village and she clearly enjoyed meeting the many local people who attended.

We discussed a range of issues with those present including the creeping privatisation of the health service, the abject failure of the Conservative and Lib-Dem coalition governments planning policy to protect our green spaces and the high energy bills and the cost of living affecting everyone.

When every one had left Paula and myself and local party activists went door knocking so Paula could get to meet local residents in their homes, which was most appreciated by all those we talked to.

Paula, John and myself will be out and about in the ward on a regular basis once the holiday festivities are over.

John was very pleased to meet so many people and to listen to their concerns, as he prepares to fight the elections next May.

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Cllr Graham Turner, Denby Dale, invites you for coffee!

John Clarkson

Cllr Graham Turner, invites you to a coffee morning on Saturday the 14th of December in the Council Chamber at Skelmanthorpe Council offices.


For company he will have the newly selected Labour candidate, John Clarkson, who will be seeking election for the Denby Dale ward in the Kirklees elections in May 2014. Also with Cllr Turner will be the Labour Party's candidate for the general election in May 2015, Paula Sherriff. 

 

Paula and John are very keen to meet as many local residents as possible, to discuss their problems and get to know what issues they have and how they will be able to help if successful in their respective elections.

Paula Sherriff

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Local Development Framework: The strange case of Pickles' “letter” to Reevell

It might have escaped the notice of the “packed” meeting listening to Simon Reevell MP, but the “Planning Inspector” is “Pickle’s Planning Inspector”, if he wishes to communicate with him he can pick up the phone. Surely  giving him instructions by writing a letter to local MP’s is not the most efficient method of communication. Remember we are where we are because the Inspector (Pickles Planning Inspector) acted on behalf of The Fat Controller in rejecting (or threatening to reject) the Kirklees LDF, on the grounds that Kirklees should not have believed The Fat Controller.

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Denby Dale Planning Issues: an update from Cllr Graham Turner

Further to my previous post on Planning issues in Denby Dale, I wanted to keep residents up to date with the situation as it moves along

I spent Friday evening along with approximately 200 members of the public at a public meeting discussing the current planning applications and appeals made by Red Row, on the Strike Lane site  in Skelmanthorpe and Pilling Lane in Scissett.

Following this meeting I have had dozens of e mails from concerned residents and I am currently responding to them as quickly as possible.

I am planning to attend the public enquiry in Dewsbury Minster on the 10th of December, where the hearing into the Strike Lane site will be held.