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?

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Lib Dem PPC for Rossendale & Darwen - Dale Mulgrew

Rossendale & Darwen PPC resigns

Dale Mulgrew the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Rossendale & Darwen has unfortunately had to resign.

22 Jan 2010

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Straw desperate to distance himself from Blair's beliefs says Davey

"Given his central role and all we know about Blair's support for Bush's regime change plans, Straw's claim seems implausible," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.

22 Jan 2010

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Graiseley Ward gets first Focus for 2010

Eileen Birch, Graiseley Ward's candidate for the May City Council elections, and the Graiseley Focus Team have started to deliver their first Focus leaflet of the year. Eileen joined Parliamentary candidate Robin Lawrence in welcoming the Liberal Democrats' "Fairer Tax" proposals.

22 Jan 2010

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LIB DEM DISGUST AT £15 MILLION IN 'ASH PAYMENTS' RECEIVED BY DOCTORS

Doctors working in hospitals earned almost £15m last year in so called 'ash cash' payments made by grieving families, figures released this week by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. The payment is made to doctors to sign a form releasing a body for cremation and our own NHS Trust, the Scarborough and North East Yorks Health Care Trust has been revealed to have earned £69,438 during 2008 and 2009 from this practice.

22 Jan 2010

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View from the Commons - There has to be change.

With 10 weeks or less to go before the start of the General Election, Parliament continues to operate with an unreal air. MP's spend their time shadow boxing over election promises and debating legislation, most of which does not have time to become Law.

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by Paul Holmes MP

22 Jan 2010

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TRURO AND FALMOUTH OAPS LOSE OUT ON COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS

More than 3,000 pensioners in the Truro and Falmouth constituency will miss out on Cold Weather Payments despite recent freezing conditions, according to new figures released this week.

21 Jan 2010

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