The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Mick Bates AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat countryside spokesperson, has today commented that a number of serious legislative issues exist for the Welsh environment due to omissions in the Queen's Speech proposals.
Following a motion tabled by Lib Dem County Councillor David Timms, Surrey County Council has now publicly acknowledged its concern over a number of serious weaknesses in its Children's Services that were identified in a recent report by the Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate. The Council has also committed itself to monitor progress towards overcoming these weaknesses.
Responding to reports that Russia will not ratify the Kyoto Protocol in its present form, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, said:
After the dry summer and autumn reducing water levels in England, northwest water company, United Utilities, has applied to the Environment Agency for permission to pump water from Ullswater and Windermere lakes.
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, will tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd December) visit Hartlepool to see the 'ghost fleet' of toxic ships from America that are waiting to be dismantled by Teesside company Able UK.
Residents face a big Council Tax rise as the Council has to find money to cover a £700,000 hole in Council finances left by the previous Conservative administration. Leader of Shepway District Council, Cllr Linda Cufley, will today announce the Council Tax increase for next year, as part of a four year financial plan for the district.
