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?
Father of four Tim Farron MP is used to sleepless nights, however tonight may prove to be more of a challenge. Tim is expecting to be up until possibly 7am tomorrow morning as voting takes place on the ID Cards Bill. The majority of letters in Tim's post bag on this subject have agreed with his position to oppose the introduction of the cards.
Residents in Roman Way were devastated yesterday when the owner of the allotment site on Roman Way "cleared" the allotments and removed fences to the site effectively allowing free access to the area. Piles of spoil have also been left on the site, by the boundary fence to the railway cutting which directly by the allotments.
Four senior ministers have made one of the most embarrassing admissions of the Labour Government's nine years in office - that the official policy for fighting climate change has failed. A government target to cut CO2 emissions by 2010 may be lowered from 20% to 18% in a review of its climate policy. Sir Menzies Campbell has challenged Tony Blair to hold his Ministers to account over the appalling failure.
THE first households in Epping are beginning to use their wheelie bins, following the successful introduction of the scheme in Chigwell and Lambourne last year.
Four senior ministers today (28th March) made one of the most embarrassing admissions of the Labour Government's nine years in office - that the official policy for fighting climate change has failed.
The Department of Transport is to consider easing driving restrictions on people with type 2 diabetes.
