Warley Hill Post Office saved
After a hard fought battle to save this valuable local amenity, the Post Office have confirmed that the Warley Hill branch will remain open!
12 Dec 2007
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?
Retirement home giant wins approval for flats
RETIREMENT homebuilder McCarthy and Stone has finally won a long-running planning battle over a sheltered housing scheme.
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12 Dec 2007
Wolverhampton Council puts Spin before Swim
Wolverhampton's Labour-run Council claimed earlier this year to be too strapped for cash to save Compton Baths but seems able to spend over £2.5million on publicity. "Surely this is a case of putting spin before swim?" said Claire Darke, Compton Baths campaigner and Liberal Democrat candidate for Park Ward in next May's local elections.
12 Dec 2007
Cable highlights ongoing Iraq problems at Prime Minister's Questions
In his last Prime Minister's Questions as acting Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable told the Prime Minister that the 'real disaster' for the government was the continuing tragedy in Iraq. Mr Cable asked: "When he was in Basra this week was he told that 40 women, at least, have been executed for personal immorality? And is this why 173 British troops have died? Transferring power from the fascist regime of Saddam Hussein to the terror of the fascist militia who run the streets of Basra."
12 Dec 2007
"Sports clubs tax rebate should fly away!" - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron is today writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, to urge him to reconsider the recent change in tax rules, which have decreed that Pigeon Racing is not a sport, and thus not eligible for a tax rebate.
12 Dec 2007
Farron congratulates Sustrans Connect2 scheme on £50m lottery award
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the decision to award £50m of lottery funding to the Sustrans Connect2 scheme after it topped a national poll. The scheme will improve travel in 79 communities, including in South Lakeland, by providing funding for a national network of cycle-paths and walking routes in a bid to move Britain towards more sustainable transport methods.
12 Dec 2007
