Lord Roberts calls for a halt on repatriating gay asylum seekers
Yesterday in the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat Lord Roberts of Llandudno urged the Government to introduce a moratorium on returning asylum seekers to Iran.
23 May 2008
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?
Hook Road Street Lighting
As many local people are only too well aware, early in January most of the street lights failed on a long stretch of Hook Road between Lower Court Road and the former St Barnabas' Church Hall - and also in Hurst Road.
23 May 2008
Maternity & Children's Services at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals
The NHS opened a new website this week giving a wealth of information about the current review of Maternity & Children's Services at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals. Contents include details of:
23 May 2008
European Parliament calls for US to reconsider HIV ban
The EU has stepped up to the mark after Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford launched her campaign to end the American policy barring HIV positive people from entering the country.
23 May 2008
Nick Clegg on the Crewe result
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said his party "held its own" in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, despite coming third. The Lib Dem candidate Elizabeth Shenton achieved a "respectable result" in the face of "an enormous national squeeze". Mr Clegg said it was a vote against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, not in favour of a Conservative government.
23 May 2008
Residents Bidding to Save Wildlife Habitat
When BRBR announced it was to sell an acre of railway cutting land, a group of local residents were inspired to bid to protect it as wildlife habitat.
23 May 2008