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?
Darren Friel is a former Vice Chairman of East Park Tenants and Residents Association has been an active campaigner for a better environment for local residents. He is well known in the area and has decided to stand because he feels that the area has issues that are not being met by the current labour councillors.
Dundee LibDems today (Saturday 31st March) welcomed news that a Telegraph/YouGov poll has found that a majority (51%) of Scots would vote in favour of keeping the current Scottish Parliament in a referendum, compared to only 28% who would vote for independence.
Avenue Primary School located on Avenue Rd Extension in Clarendon Park became the latest school to join 'School Watch'.
Commenting on new research claming that Alzheimer's patients are dying early due to controversial drugs, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley MP said:
The UN has agreed a new treaty giving greater rights to disabled people around the world.
The UK will be among the first 50 or so countries to sign a new United Nations convention giving greater rights and freedoms to disabled people. Disability minister Anne McGuire will sign the treaty at a ceremony in the General Assembly Chamber in New York. The convention is a first step in ensuring that disabled people around the world have the same human rights as everyone else.
