The local Liberal Democrats have been campaigning for more defibrillators to be made accessible to the public. This is because statistics show that your chances of surviving many types of heart attack increase from 0% to 40% with early CPR and early defibrillation.

In a formal question to Bury Council, Holyrood councilor Tim Pickstone discorvered that the council did not keep records of publicly accessible defibrillators in Bury.

There are no publicly accessible defibrillators registered with the ambulance service in the Prestwich area, where Tim is a councilor. Until this year Bury Council was the only council in Great Manchester which did not have defibrillators in its sport centres.

Councilor Pickstone has written to the council asking them to include the longfield in a scheme and has also written to Prestwich Tesco and Bowker Vale Sainsburys.

If you are involved in a community organisation or sports group in Prestwich that would be interested in working with use to raise money or grants for a defibrillator please get in touch.

 

 

It was announced yesterday by Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable that the Liberal Democrats have delivered on their promise to start up two million apprenticeships during this Parliament. This good news has also been echoed locally, with 6,490 apprentices being created in Bury.

To mark the occasion, Vince met Paige McConville from Oxford, who had become the two millionth apprentice. Paige who is 16 started her Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacture with high-tech engineering firm FMB Oxford in August.

Paige took Vince on a tour around FMB Oxford, explaining how she was gaining key skills during her apprenticeship which will allow her to pursue a career as an engineer.

The Liberal Democrats have prioritised the creation of jobs and apprenticeships in this Government as part of the belief that all young people should be able to get on in life and apprenticeships are one way of helping to achieve that.

Commenting on the good news, Vince Cable said:

“Reaching the 2 millionth apprenticeship is testament to this Government’s commitment to apprenticeships. Paige and her employer are a shining example of how apprenticeships give young people the chance to start a career and give businesses the talent to grow.

“This isn’t just about numbers. From space engineering, to TV production, to legal services, apprenticeships are the ticket to a great job and a route employers trust to access the skills they need.”