Grange Hill roads continue to crumble as Tory councillor resigns
Dev Dodeja and the Liberal Democrats are continuing their campaign for better roads in Grange Hill.
1 May 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?
Aspirin may increase stroke risk
Healthy older people who take regular aspirin to prevent stroke may actually be increasing their risk. In the past 25 years the number of strokes associated with blood-thinning drugs such as aspirin or warfarin has risen seven-fold, a UK study found.
1 May 2007
Lib Dems on the up in latest polls as Labour slumps
Chelmsford Liberal Democrats go into Thursday's elections buoyed up by the latest poll showing the Lib Dems up 3% (see below). That's now the fifth poll in a row which has shown the Liberal Democrat support to be up compared with the previous poll from the same company. Lib Dems look set to gain seats from both the Labour party and the Conservatives - in Chelmsford and around the country.
30 Apr 2007
Tories silent in the face of homophobia
North West England Liberal Democrat MEP Sajjad Karim has revealed that in a crucial vote on a European Parliament resolution condemning rising homophobia in Europe last week, only one British Conservative MEP voted for the resolution, the rest present voting against or abstaining. This is in sharp contrast to Liberal Democrat MEPs, all of whom voted for the resolution.
30 Apr 2007
Eaglescliffe Ward News
Further news from Eaglescliffe Ward.
30 Apr 2007
10 Years on - Blair/Brown record is one of war and waste!
Ahead of tomorrow's 10th anniversary of Labour coming to power, the Liberal Democrats have released a dossier assessing the record of the Blair-Brown administration. The paper accuses the government of presiding over rising carbon emissions, soaring NHS debts and an illegal war. Visiting Dunfermline - the next-door constituency to the Chancellor's - on Saturday, Sir Menzies Campbell said Gordon Brown's time at the Treasury had seen falling social mobility, rising poverty and increasing inequality
30 Apr 2007
