The Chair's Big Sleep-Out!
FHDC Chair Anita Jones led a charity sleep-out on the night of Wednesday 28th November alongside Council Leader Jim Martin, Deputy Leader Tim Prater and Cabinet Member Polly Blakemore.
28 Nov 2024
Save our green belt
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.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael raises opportunities in EU 2026 negotiations while leading parliamentary debate on UK fishing industry
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today led a three-hour parliamentary debate on the UK fishing industry, raising a wide range of issues important to coastal communities, including...
28 Nov 2024
Rennie demands Scottish plan after European Liberty Steel plants enter administration
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28 Nov 2024
Press Release
“Asylum hotel crisis is a problem manufactured by the Conservatives” say Trafford Liberal Democrats
Trafford’s Liberal Democrat councillors have blasted the Conservative Party over asylum hotels during a debate on Cresta Court in Altrincham – which has been repurposed by the Home Office to temporarily house asylum seekers.
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28 Nov 2024
Pension Credit: A damning indictment of the government’s failure to protect pensioners this winter
Responding to the latest pension credit figures which show that show 53,400 people are still waiting for a decision on whether they are eligible for Pension Credit, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Nov 2024
Homelessness stats: Lib Dems call for end to homelessness this Parliament
Responding to the latest figures for homelessness, Liberal Democrat Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson, Vikki Slade MP said:
28 Nov 2024