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Cllr Ken Hudson

Welcome to my blog.  I'll be posting about all sorts of issues which I hope you find of interest.  I'd also like to hear from you, please post your comments on my blog and let people know what you think.  You will need to register with the website to post your comments but it only takes a minute to do this.  Go on, register now and have your say too!  You can also email me at cllr.k.hudson@preston.gov.uk

Councillor Ken Hudson, Leader of the council


It’s so exciting…

Posted 05 March 2010

Guild Procession

Preston Guild is now less than two years away and I’m already getting excited. Over the last few days we’ve taken some important steps forward in getting ready for the Guild celebrations Guild Take Off programme, a brand new creative ...

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A scandalous waste of taxpayer’s money

Posted 26 February 2010

Tithebarn

You just couldn’t make it up! Here we are in the midst of the worst recession for over 60 years, with people crying out for new investment and jobs. So you would think Preston would be praised and supported for its attempts to bring in...

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A tribute to Terry

Posted 18 February 2010

Terry Tomlinson

I want to pay tribute to a friend and colleague Terry Tomlinson. One of my passions is canals and boating, and when I’m not working or on council business, I try to spend as much time as I can pottering around on my narrow boat, which Terry...

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Budget Proposals

Posted 05 February 2010

Pound sign

It’s tough at the moment and everyone is feeling the pinch. That’s why the Cabinet is recommending the Council agrees a budget for 2010/11 with a council tax rise of 2.5%. We’ve looked long and hard at the council’s budget...

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Preston now a World Healthy City

Posted 27 January 2010

World Health Organisation Logo

I’m glad to see Preston is once again helping to lead the way, successfully becoming one of the World Health Organisation’s Healthy Cities which was proudly announced this week (Monday 25th January 2010.) What this means is that the h...

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Previous posts

18 January 2010:
Snow Joke (no comments)
07 January 2010:
A tribute to Harold (1 comment)
23 December 2009:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (no comments)
09 December 2009:
Performing well but we won't standstill (no comments)
04 December 2009:
Dear Santa... (no comments)

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