MP welcomes role of aerospace apprentices
THE success of the UK’s aerospace sector was celebrated during a reception for apprentices at the Palace of Westminster. Apprentices Chris Johnson and Joe Battershall, from BAE Systems, attended the event in the House of Commons which was organised by ADS Group, the aerospace trade association. The event was held in recognition of the role [...]
MY WEEK IN WESTMINSTER
THE news this week has been dominated by the death of Margaret Thatcher. As someone who had the privilege of meeting the former PM on numerous occasions, I have many lasting memories of her. The first time I met her was in my late teens at a Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth. Not only did [...]
Tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
FYLDE MP Mark Menzies today paid tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87. Mr Menzies had the privilege of meeting Mrs Thatcher on a number of occasions over the years and described her passing as a “sad day for Great Britain”. He added: “Margaret Thatcher was truly remarkable, not only [...]
Minister visits new Enterprise Zone
FYLDE MP Mark Menzies this week welcomed enterprise zones minister Mark Prisk MP to the Fylde for an update on the work being done to secure Fylde jobs for years to come. The minister was at BAE Warton to talk to the team behind the Lancashire Enterprise Zone and hear about what is being done [...]
New book exchange opens in Warton
FYLDE MP Mark Menzies today said he was delighted to see books back on the shelves when he officially opened a new book exchange. The Member of Parliament attended the event at the Old Library on Lytham Road and called the project a shining example of community initiative, imagination and co-operation. The building has stood [...]
Tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Posted on: April 9th, 2013 by admin
FYLDE MP Mark Menzies today paid tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87.
Mr Menzies had the privilege of meeting Mrs Thatcher on a number of occasions over the years and described her passing as a “sad day for Great Britain”.
He added: “Margaret Thatcher was truly remarkable, not only for the fact that she managed to get to the position she did as a woman, but the way in which she changed the country for the better.
“Today getting there as a... Read more »
MY WEEK IN WESTMINSTER
Posted on: April 5th, 2013 by admin
EVERY week, I read with interest the local news found in the Lytham St Annes Express.
And each and every time I look through the paper - as well as its sister publication the Blackpool Gazette, which also carries news of the Fylde – I’m regularly impressed by the depth and range of the coverage inside.
Last week’s newspaper was no different.
There was a shocking story about two men who had been jailed for foolishly placing drain covers on the train tracks near Lytham station, a situation... Read more »
Minister visits new Enterprise Zone
Posted on: April 5th, 2013 by admin
FYLDE MP Mark Menzies this week welcomed enterprise zones minister Mark Prisk MP to the Fylde for an update on the work being done to secure Fylde jobs for years to come.
The minister was at BAE Warton to talk to the team behind the Lancashire Enterprise Zone and hear about what is being done to support the creation of the new business park which will focus on the aeronautical and specialised engineering industries.
The enterprise zone is being set up on brownfield land at BAE Warton... Read more »
New technology in cancer fight
Posted on: April 5th, 2013 by admin
FYLDE MP Mark Menzies became a "citizen scientist" to help Cancer Research UK fight one of the UK's biggest killers.
During the event he took a turn on the new Cell SliderTM website, which could help the charity to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
Cell SliderTM is the first ever interactive website to turn real archive cancer data into a format that can be analysed by the public.
It presents real images of tumour samples in the form of a simple game of snap.... Read more »
MY WEEK IN WESTMINSTER
Posted on: April 5th, 2013 by admin
THIS week the big focus in Parliament was obviously the Chancellor’s latest budget.
The chamber was, as it always is on such days, packed as George Osborne stood to set out the country’s spending for the coming year.
As a constituency where local businesses are key to Fylde’s success, I was pleased to see the Chancellor cut the UK's corporate tax rate to 20 per cent by 2015, from its current 24 per cent, making it the lowest business tax of any major economy in the world.
Employers... Read more »
