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"the admirably independent minded Gordon Prentice"

Quentin Letts, Daily Mail, 12 February 2009

Gordon vows action on Whitefield fiasco

Tags: Elevate | Press Release | Regeneration

Wednesday, 10 September 2008 00:00

Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, is demanding answers to why the much trumpeted regeneration of the Whitefield area of Nelson has stalled. Earlier this month it was reported that English Partnerships were no longer backing proposals by the Whitefield Regeneration Partnership’s preferred partner, R.gen, because of concerns about how the plans would be financed. Speaking from his constituency office in Nelson, the MP said: “Local people have been marched up to the top of the hill and marched down yet again. I can well understand the despair that people must feel.” “Some parts of the area have improved thanks largely to the work of Elevate, the housing renewal pathfinder. But large parts of Whitefield resemble a bomb site. Properties, boarded up for years, broken windows and a general air of dereliction have blighted this area for too long.” The MP is in touch with Pendle Council, Elevate, English Partnerships and the Whitefield Regeneration Partnership.