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?
I never cease to be amazed by the buck-passing the local councillors and MP do in their quest to avoid taking ownership of key issues like public transport and the integration of different modes.In addition I am staggered by the hostile reception to Crossrail given that all users of Brentwood rail station will benefit from having shorter journey times, more trains and better facilities.
Rail commuters are hoping major engineering works taking place during the Easter break will be completed on time.
Councillor Zulf Ali has condemned the new East Central Rochdale (ECR) master plan for the decision to remove residents from their bungalows without a full and proper consultation. Councillor Ali who is also the Cabinet member for housing was referring to the Cliff Street Bungalows, where local people are being evicted to make way for a link to the new Belfield Business Park.
A Carlisle woman who falsely claimed £23,000 in disability benefits has been warned she faces jail.
A man has been jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court for attacking a disabled smoker who did not hear his request to stub out his cigarette. Robert Russo, 35, asked Glyn Robbins to stop smoking while they were waiting at a bus stop in Cardiff central station.
MPs will vote next week on whether there should be a full-scale inquiry into the Iraq war to ensure that lessons are learnt from the mistakes made. This will be done in an attempt to force Gordon Brown to honour his pledge to hold an investigation. The Prime Minister committed himself to calling an inquiry in a letter to the Fabian Society. But he insisted the time is not yet right because the situation in Iraq remains "fragile".