ADDED

Record Of Delivery

Gordon’s main priority in Parliament has been representing Burnley and delivering jobs and growth for the town.

Gordon campaigned to get an ambulance service returned to Burnley hospital. He secured Government funding for a £9 million new emergency unit which includes ambulance bays and ensures an A&E consultant is back at Burnley hospital.

Gordon first became the town's champion after successfully fighting the closure of Burnley care homes. He campaigned with three retired residents from the homes, who became known as 'The Three Musketeers'. Gordon went on to raise a record £63,000 as mayor, for the mayor's charity, to purchase a prostate cancer scanner at the hospital and has launched another appeal to replace the scanner that has become outdated. He is aiming to raise £75,000 that will include the purchase of a hand held scanner.

Gordon helped deliver the funding to ensure that the Burnley Bridge industrial development got underway and the money was found to build the bridge connecting the M65 to the site-delivering 1500 new jobs for Burnley.

Gordon won the RGF funding to ensure the Todmorden curve was reopened which creates a much needed fast rail link to Manchester and a new station at Manchester road.

£9 million pound of investment was also secured to develop the Weavers Triangle site. On part of the site is now a University Technical College. This has secured extra private investment and created 150 jobs.

Gordon convinced the government of the value of capital investment in the former Michelin site in north Burnley to create an advanced aerospace park.

Apprenticeship numbers have doubled since he was elected- over 1100 were created in 2011/2012 and Gordon has boosted the number of apprenticeships by challenging local firms to create 100 apprenticeships in 100 days.

14 January 2015