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?
Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary speaking on the latest report from DEFRA said "This report is yet another piece of hard-hitting evidence that climate change has arrived and is beginning to have a major effect on the natural world."
SUPPORTERS of Epping's Swaines Green have been praised by local conservationists for helping to secure the land for the community.
Waltham Abbey Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme (HERS) has now closed although work is still being completed.
COUNCIL chiefs are being urged to employ neighbourhood wardens to keep the district's streets "cleaner and safer".
The Conservative Party has admitted that it made almost no progress at the last general election and that its policies have lost the confidence of the British people. Eight years since they lost office, they are still damaged goods, with falling poll ratings and no clear direction. Whoever becomes leader, they remain split down the middle and out of touch with the public, leaving the Liberal Democrats as the only effective opposition to the Labour Government.
While the Tories debate their voting performance at their Party Conference in the opinion polls and the ballot box, it now appears that members of dating sites are also rejecting their advances.
