Welcome to the Colne Valley web site

• Join the Liberal Democrats Today.

• Register for FREE email updates.

Nicola Turner - Colne Valley Candidate

Nicola Turner has worked for the Liberal Democrats for many years, acting as a constituency chair, treasurer, membership secretary and local agent. Nicola is a past Chair of Governors and is currently a governor at her childrens' high school. She has served on many local committees and is treasurer of a riding club.

A committed Christian, Nicola worships at a local church. Nicola is part of a pilot initiative in the Colne Valley to find practical projects that will bring about a reduction in carbon emissions.

Nicola is married to John and they have four children. She runs a manufacturing company employing 30 people.

Local Action...

Nicola and her colleagues have done the following:

• Roads resurfaced - Upper Clough, Linthwaite (including safety measures), Chain Road, work in Marsden has also commenced

• Pavements resurfaced

• New street lights installed

• Footpaths re-instated

• Overhanging trees cut back and weeds and vegetation removed

• Extra grit bins

• Fly tipping removed

• Promised new Youth Hub for Colne Valley

• Funding secured until Jan 2009 for Colne Valley Taxi Bus

• Sports pitch feasibility study completed. Funds from Area Committee secured for improvements this year.

• Successful motions to Council regarding excess packaging, plastic bags, pictorial signs to stop HGV's using minor roads

• Campaign to prevent Network Rail mast at Tunnel End, Marsden

• Successful in persuading fellow Councillors to grant £695K for Public Right of Way improvement

Government's action on National Express no long term solution says local Euro MP Wed 1st Jul 2009 Commenting on the news that the government says it intends to take the East Coast rail service, run by National Express, into state ownership, local Euro MP, Diana Wallis said:

Diana withdraws from race to lead Liberal and Democrats group in the European Parliament Tue 30th Jun 2009 UK Liberal Democrat MEP Diana Wallis announced today that she will be withdrawing from the race for leadership of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the European Parliament.

Diana's bid to lead her European Parliamentary group Wed 17th Jun 2009 The Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire & the Humber, Diana Wallis, has launched her bid for the leadership of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE) through the next mandate of the European Parliament.

Diana re-elected in Yorkshire & the Humber Mon 8th Jun 2009 Diana Wallis MEP has been successfully re-elected to the European Parliament to represent Yorkshire & the Humber for the Liberal Democrats.

Think Tank rates Liberal Democrat Euro MP as best in region Thu 28th May 2009 According to a new survey of the UK's MEPs, Yorkshire & the Humber Liberal Democrat, Diana Wallis, is rated the best MEP in the region and 4th overall in the UK. By comparison, the region's UKIP MEP is ranked 72nd out of the total 78 UK MEPs.

Yorkshire Water's £19 million investment praised by Lib Dem Euro MP Wed 27th May 2009 A multi-million pound investment by Yorkshire Water won a warm welcome today from MEP Diana Wallis and Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Howard Keal.

Archive of earlier news stories.

News Story Feed (v1.0).

Diana Wallis - Lib Dem MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber

You are not logged in.