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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Catherine Bearder has welcomed a key European Parliament legislative report which is set to benefit those who use time shares and holiday clubs. Two thirds of time share owners in Europe are from the UK, and the new legislation will strengthen UK consumers' rights.
LIBERAL Democrat PPC Tania Exley-Moore has backed plans to help small businesses survive the looming recession.
Councillor Richard Whitehouse reports that the review of bus services 223 & 224 has been done. It was found that there was a real problem with time keeping mainly because of traffic congestion in Dudley. As a result the timetables have been altered in order to give a better running time and so hopefully improve time keeping. The most important change is that the 224 is to be rerouted from the end of November along Farrington Road, Ettingshall Park. This follows a concerted campaign by the more elderly and infirm residents of Farrington Road to get the bus returned to them and at the same time numerous objections from the residents of Grosvenor Road for it going along their road. Richard Whitehouse said, "This is good news for nearly everyone and a credit to the hard work a number of residents have put into this. However, the subsidy only lasts from Centro for another six months and so IF YOU DON'T USE IT YOU WILL LOSE IT."
Bus passengers will soon benefit from new shelters on Epping High Street.
Proposals to ease the tough restrictions on the appearance of fruit and vegetables would help families with their weekly food budget according to Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP.
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on the Government-and not the EU-to take the lead on pesticide usage.