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03/02/10 MP welcomes government drive to tackle repossessions in West Lancashire
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Rosie Cooper MP has welcomed the news that the Government will invest £2 million into West Lancashire to prevent homeowners from having their houses repossessed. The money will be allocated to the Repossessions Prevention Fund that enables local authorities to extend small interest-free loans of up to £5,000 to families at risk of homelessness through repossession or eviction. Housing Minister John Healey extended the Government’s campaign to West Lancashire in order to help struggling homeowners get a grip on their finances and avoid repossessions. Rosie Cooper MP said: “I am delighted that the Government has decided to invest in West Lancashire to ensure that families who find themselves struggling with their mortgage payments get the help and advice they need....
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02/02/10 MP welcomes announcement to control ‘studentification’
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West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the announcement made by Housing and Planning Minister John Healey MP giving new powers for local councils to manage the unplanned spread of Houses in Multiple Occupation (or an HMO) in towns and cities. Rosie has been working closely with Ormskirk residents, where many of the HMOs are student properties, campaigning to get a solution to this problem. In December Rosie met with John Healey to specifically discuss the issues surrounding the effect of HMOs on communities in towns and to share some of the experiences of local people. In July of last year, Rosie and Ormskirk residents were among over 900 voices that participated in a Government consultation on student housing issues....
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29/01/10 West Lancashire Health Centre is officially opened
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 The £3million state-of-the-art West Lancashire Health Centre was officially opened by Rosie Cooper MP today (29 January). Based at Ormskirk & District General Hospital, it has vastly improved access to health services for people in West Lancashire. The centre opened on 1 December 2009 and offers a range of services including: pre-booked and drop-in GP services from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week for registered and unregistered patients; drop-in advice and treatment for minor injuries and ailments every day of the week from 8am to 10pm for all patients. This includes access to tests such as x-rays; the GP out-of-hours service for West Lancashire; and NHS...
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26/01/10 MP urges West Lancashire to back global poverty promise
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Rosie Cooper MP is urging people across West Lancashire to go online and back a new campaign to turn a promise to tackle global poverty into a law. The www.globalpovertypromise.com website is part of a campaign to put the Government's promise to raise international development aid to 0.7% of national income by 2013 into legislation. Rosie Cooper MP said: "People across West Lancashire are proud of what we've achieved and the help we've given to people living lives of poverty in developing countries. We've campaigned to Make Poverty History and kept our promises through this global recession. I am urging people to go online and join me in backing 'globalpovertypromise.com'." Douglas Alexander, Labour's International Development Secretary, said: "Rosie has been...
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22/01/10 MP backs Sunbed ban for young people
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 Rosie Cooper MP has backed calls to protect children from the dangers of sunbeds at a Cancer Research UK event in Parliament. The West Lancashire MP has given her support to a Private Member's Bill to prevent under 18s from using sunbeds. The bill would also ban the use of coin-operated tanning beds, making it illegal to leave tanning salons without supervision, and would require all establishments with a tanning bed to display information about the risks of tanning. She was among dozens of MPs who heard how children raise their risk of skin cancer in later life by using sunbeds - recently upgraded to a top class carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Girls...
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Write: 127 Burscough Street, Ormskirk, L39 2EP
Phone: 01695 570094
Email: Rosie@rosiecooper.net
Fax: 01695 570094
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