Caitlin Bisknell Listening to High Peak
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Caitlin Bisknell Listening to High Peak Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for High Peak Creating jobs for local people From Buxton to Glossop Labour’s Caitlin Bisknell has led 50 affordable homes for local people on the site, will the way in promoting regeneration projects to bring jobs also bring jobs for local people. and business to High Peak – and launched the borough’s Caitlin has also given a cautious welcome to the £170m own Growth Fund. highways scheme to alleviate Glossop’s traffic problems. “High Peak has a lot of small, micro businesses who receive little help from the Tory-LibDem government and are often ineligible for funding schemes. It has therefore fallen to Labour-led High Peak to step in to offer help and support.” Caitlin added that while local businesses were excited by the new fund, local Tories had attacked Labour’s plans. “There’s been a lot of interest in the Growth Fund – with businesses keen to find out more about how they can use the fund both to help them to expand and to take on apprentices. “Small businesses are the lifeblood of High Peak, they are vital to our economy and to our community – that’s why Labour has pledged to cut business rates for small businesses.” In addition, Caitlin said that following a series of busi- ness events Labour-led High Peak Borough Council had helped to secure £310,000 in grants for 12 local businesses. In Buxton the final phase in the £47m restoration and redevelopment of The Crescent is about to start, thanks to intense lobbying by the Labour Leaders of High Peak Borough and Derbyshire County Councils, Caitlin Bisknell and Anne Western. The project will generate hundreds of local jobs during the construction stage with more to come once the hotel and spa opens. Meanwhile in Glossop moves to demolish the former Council Leader Caitlin Bisknell with Councillor Godfrey Claff Ferro Alloys chimney, clean up the land and build around at the Ferro Alloys site to become 44 affordable homes. Caitlin Bisknell 124 Brown Edge Rd, Buxton, SK17 7AB tel: 01298 71368 email: [email protected] Promoted by Andrew Uprichard, on behalf of High Peak Labour Party, both of 1 Alexandra Road, Buxton, SK17 9NQ Printed by Greatledge of Malaga House, Pink Bank Lane, Longsight, Manchester M12 5GH Labour – building on the past to invest in the future Final pieces of Crescent funding fall into place News that the final pieces of the the future of The Crescent, leading Crescent £47m funding jigsaw have the Council’s bid to secure increased finally fallen into place are a massive funding for the project. Working Labour - giving power boost not just for the scheme, but for with fellow Labour Leader, Cllr Anne Buxton and wider High Peak econo- Western, she persuaded Derbyshire back to communities my, says Labour’s Caitlin Bisknell. County Council to make a loan avail- able to the developers at a commer- “Getting the £23m grant agreed by The Tory Lib Dem government “For example a Derbyshire cial rate, after banks failed to back the Heritage Lottery Fund in Novem- has talked a lot about localism Combined Authority would have the project. ber was a major boost; the £2m and giving powers back to local been able to agree the extra from the D2N2 Local Enterprise The project also won the backing of communities, but has done the Crescent funding much sooner – Partnership is the icing on the cake,” Labour’s Deputy Leader and shadow opposite, says Labour’s Caitlin and building work could already said Caitlin. Secretary of State for Culture Media Bisknell. have started. and Sport, Harriet Harman MP, when “Given that the Crescent lost £5m of She said: “A Labour govern- “While in Glossopdale we she visited The Crescent last year funding when the Tory LibDem gov- ment would give greater control would be in a much stronger po- (see photo, inset). ernment abolished regional develop- and spending powers to local sition to work with neighbouring ment agencies, I think it is only fitting “This is an extremely important mo- well as providing a range of training Caitlin said: “I know many local peo- councils and communities so that authorities in Greater Manches- that the government has finally – after ment for the area and is just the cata- opportunities during the construction ple have fond, personal memories of decisions can be taken by local ter on a solution to the area’s several failed bids - agreed with lyst that High Peak needs to revitalise stage and when the hotel and spa the former hotel and baths – and are people who know and under- traffic problems,” Caitlin added. D2N2 that it will support the project. and rejuvenate our local economy.” are open. anxious to see work start on restoring stand their area. The redevelopment of The Crescent As Leader of High Peak Borough the buildings, and transforming it into will create around 800 jobs, directly Council, Caitlin has been closely hotel and spa.” and indirectly, for local people, as involved in negotiations to secure High Peak Rose Winter/Spring 2015 Labour – working hard in the High Peak all year round Good work at the Serpentine Buxton Labour councillors, Keith Savage, Lynn Stone and Jean Todd joined forces with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Nestlé Water as part of a volunteer day in Serpentine Park. New hotel: A vote of They helped to clear the ground ready for schoolchildren confidence in Buxton from local primary schools to plant bluebells and other bulbs. This project is one of several in East Midlands Just before Christmas, planning permission was agreed through which Nestlé is trying to help people improve their for the development of a 60-bedroom Premier Inn hotel lives by taking an interest in nature. Everyone is now look- on the site of the Robin Hood pub, London Road. Work ing forward to seeing the new flowers blooming this spring. on the £5m project has begun and the hotel, which will employ 30 people, should open in the autumn. Meanwhile the former Serpentine Nursery, used until recently by HPBC, is also in the process of being renovated Caitlin Bisknell says, “The developers worked closely by volunteers from Transition Buxton. Councillors are also with High Peak Borough Council and consulted exten- involved in this process and are keen to see the site used as sively in shaping their plans. This exciting project shows a centre for horticultural and ecological education, in part- that major investors have confidence in Buxton. nership with Derby University and other local organisations. “It is also proof that the Council can work constructively with developers who share our vision for the town. The new hotel will help bring more visitors and will enhance the appear- ance of the southern approach to Buxton. “With the nearby Had- don Hall Care Home, which opened a year ago, this is evidence that the work being done by the Council alongside local partners Councillors Stone, Savage and Todd in Serpentine Gardens such as Vision Buxton ! and the Town Team is paying off.” Yes! I support Labour Caitlin at the site for the new Premier Inn o Please register my support for Labour. o I would like to help Labour. Your local Labour Councillors Please contact me. o I would like to join the Labour Party. Caitlin Bisknell Fiona Sloman Please send some information. 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