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?
A charity for young carers is calling on the government to set up an urgent inquiry into the plight of children caring for disabled relatives. It follows the recent case of Deanne Asamoah - a 13-year-old girl who died from an overdose of morphine. It emerged she had been caring for her terminally ill mother for four years.
Confirmed in her position as Leader of the 8-strong Liberal Democrat Group by its Members on Friday, following the results of the previous day's election, Councillor Maureen Rigg said,
Following the Liberal Democrats taking full control of Rochdale Council in the local elections, the elected Liberal Democrat Councillors have chosen the Cabinet members to "lead the Rochdale Borough forward in the next year".
Cable welcomes the Lords amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill but warns of difficulties in assessing the capability to work of people with mental conditions.
Burstow calls for the end to the inconsistent provision of services for disabled children and calls for funding to meet the communication needs of disabled children.
Thanks to your votes, Bosworth Liberal Democrats gained 10 seats in the May 3rd local elections and now have an overall majority on the council. The result in Hinckley and Bosworth has been hailed by many as the best Liberal Democrat result in Britain.
