Lancashire landlord Nick Hogan has been selected as parliamentary candidate for Chorley by the UK Independence Party. Mr Hogan, 43, was released early from prison yesterday after his fines for allowing customers to smile in his bars were paid by supporters who sent in donations from all over the world. UKIP...

Euro MP Paul Nuttall has told Baroness Ashton that “most people would like her to fly to the moon.” In a spirited speech in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today Mr Nuttall told Lady Ashton, the EU’s foreign minister, that he wanted to “speak frankly to her as one Lancastrian to another.” “It...

Euro MP Paul Nuttall has thrown his weight behind campaigners who support an indoor cricket centre on the Wirral. The proposed centre at Candy Park in Bromborough would be the only such centre in the North West but Wirral planning officers have recommended that permission is refused. The development...

As this is my first contribution to Ask Bury, please allow me to be blunt and tell you some home truths. What I tell you might shock you, it will probably anger many, and some of you might not like it, but I am going to do it any way. I will start by saying that being an MEP is quite different than...

Al Gore’s controversial global warming film would be banned in schools by the UK Independence Party. North West MEP Paul Nuttall said today that the film, ‘The Inconvenient Truth’ is actually “a convenient lie”. “It would be banned by UKIP and public authorities would...

Paul Nuttall has asked North West council leaders for assurances that key frontline services will be protected during cut backs. The move by the UK Independence Party follows reports that central government funding for local authorities is set to be cut by 10-15%. MEP Mr Nuttall has written to council...

The proposal that prisoners should have the right to vote has been described as “disgraceful”. UKIP Euro MP Paul Nuttall has announced that he is totally against the move to allow prisoners to vote in elections. Following a European Court of Human Rights case the current blanket deprivation...

Lord Mandelson prompted uproar last night by declaring Britain wanted to join the European single currency even as it is suffering the worst crisis in its history. Labour’s Business Secretary insisted the Government would eventually take Britain into the euro just a day after German Chancellor...

Paul Nuttall MEP took part in the Radio 4 Any Questions debate, held in Burnely, on February 12th. You can listen to the programme again here. This is Lancashire reports on the programme… THERE were heated exchanges about the wearing of the Muslim burka when a national radio show was recorded...

From the Daily Express… CAMPAIGNERS last night stepped up demands for a crackdown on the European Union gravy train after new revelations emerged about how ­taxpayers’ money is routinely squandered. Astonishing new details about Euro MPs’ expenses included hundreds of pounds handed out in...

It’s been a strange old week for two of my closest colleagues, Nigel Farage and Nick Hogan. Firstly, Nigel has created a bit of stir to say the least. I must say that I had reservations when he attacked the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy. I looked to Trevor Colman MEP, who I...

The National Audit Office has confirmed it is keeping a close eye on the controversial land deal at Liverpool’s Mann Island. Euro MP Paul Nuttall contacted the NAO last month because he is seriously concerned about the deal in which the Northwest Regional Development Agency apparently sold the...

An MEP has controversially joined the debate over proposed university funding cuts – by suggesting entrance criteria is raised. “University education has been dumbed down over recent years. A degree used to really mean something but now virtually everyone is being urged to go to university and entrance...

Since the draconian smoking ban was introduced, pubs have gone into terminal decline. Up to 52 each week are closing at the present moment in time and thousands of people are being put out of work as a result. Good news comes from our European neighbours, however, as the total smoking ban is unravelling...

Euro MP Paul Nuttall is to address a public meeting being held by the Wirral branch of the UK Independence Party later this month. Mr Nuttall, who is also chairman of the party’s NEC and a parliamentary candidate, will be talking about the party and its common sense policies. Everyone is welcome to...

Euro MP Paul Nuttall has hit out at wind farms following newly released figures showing the turbines inefficiency. “Energy generated by onshore wind farms during the January cold spell averaged just 1%.. “I always knew that blighting the countryside with ugly wind turbines was a waste of...