Lorraine Beavers writes her latest weekly column.

On Sunday I attended the Remembrance service in Fleetwood alongside our community to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Remembrance is deeply personal to me. I thought of my own family’s experiences and about the terrible sacrifices made by those who never came home. We owe them a commitment to peace, unity and looking after the whole veteran community.

I am extremely pleased to hear Andy Burnham's announcement that councils will be asked to make sure every veteran sleeping rough is offered accommodation before Christmas. It is a disgrace that any veteran is sleeping rough in modern Britain.

Nobody who has served our country should have to sleep without a roof over their head. I hope the government and councils work together to make sure this promise is delivered not just at Christmas but for good.

Last week in Parliament I saw students and staff from Fleetwood Nautical College to Parliament at the UK Chamber of Shipping reception. They did our town proud. It is a fantastic training facility and there are huge opportunities to bring skilled jobs and investment to our area because of it.

They showed shipping leaders and government just what Fleetwood can offer for our country's future security.

I am also fighting to save Carleton Childcare, which has been told to close by 18 December by Reform at LCC. This nursery has cared for local children for years and now 75 children could lose their places, while 18 hardworking staff face redundancy just before Christmas. The nursery owners have even been told to demolish the building they constructed 22 years ago.

Reform-led Lancashire County Council has, so far, failed to provide a proper explanation or engage properly with the owners. How can anyone think this is acceptable when there is no local alternative for families?

I have written to both the council and St Hilda’s School requesting an urgent meeting to find a way forward, whether that means keeping the nursery open or helping secure new premises. I will not let these families and staff be ignored. Please support the community petition if you can.

At Prime Minister’s Questions last week, I raised PFOA contamination. The new research into the levels of PFOA, other PFAS chemicals, arsenic and lead, and the risks they pose to people’s health is good news. We need proper evidence, but we already know there is contaminated land locally.

Local residents should not have to wait for another study before action is taken. I will keep pressing for land to be cleaned up, for accountability and for the protection our communities deserve.