November Focus for Park Ward
Park Wards Focus for November 2006 is now being delivered to all homes in the ward. A PDF Version can be found in the Park section of the Download area of this site. The main stories are:
11 Nov 2006
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?
Valebrook Close Planning Application Rejected
Shepway Council has rejected a planning application in Valebrook Close, Cheriton. Planning permission had been sought for the erection of two detached dwelling houses with integral garages on a site adjacent to 65 Valebook Close.
11 Nov 2006
Logistics Centre Renamed
The new owners of the Eaglescliffe Logistics Centre (formerly the MOD site) have renamed their site "Allens West" after the nearby railway station.
11 Nov 2006
Rumsfeld resignation raises questions of government accountability - Campbell
This week saw the Republicans lose control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives, reacting to these mid-term results President George Bush has sacked Donald Rumsfeld as Defence Secretary. Commenting Sir Menzies Campbell, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said "Donald Rumsfeld has paid the price for a policy of which he was the principal architect and whose implementation has been disastrous."
10 Nov 2006
Suffolk: Liberal Democrats demand answer from Secretary of State
Liberal Democrats on Suffolk County Council today called for the county council to write to the Secretary of State for Health in protest at the deeply unfair funding formula for the Health Service. The funding formula is currently under investigation by a House of Commons select committee and has played a major role in leaving the region badly in debt.
10 Nov 2006
Suffolk: Liberal Democrats slam Tory leader's hollow gesture
Liberal Democrats on Suffolk County Council today slammed the visit of Tory Leader, David Cameron, to Ipswich hospital as a hollow and empty gesture.
10 Nov 2006
