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.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
The parents of a six-year-old girl who was born profoundly deaf are complaining to the Office of Fair Trading after the NHS refused to provide her with a second "bionic ear" implant, leaving them with a £30,000 bill for the operation.
Almost £1m is to be spent on Derbyshire's schools to make them more accessible for disabled staff, visitors and pupils.
Three years ago Oscar Pistorius had never stepped onto a track, let alone run a race. Today he is an athletics sensation - holder of world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events. His coach, Ampie Louw, says Oscar is "a natural champion - born that way".
The government has been accused of dragging its heels over efforts to extend blue badges for disabled drivers to carers of people with autism. Lib Dem peer Lord Clement-Jones said a report had recommended the move in 2002, yet nothing had been done.
Dundee West LibDem parliamentary candidate Michael Charlton today (Wednesday 25th April) announced the party's plans for improving safety and cutting crime with 1,000 additional community police officers.
An author who "wrote herself" out of a psychiatric hospital has been nominated for the Orange Prize for new writers.
