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.
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Local MP Claire Young has given her backing to a new landmark bill that would put the UK back on course to meet its international climate and nature targets.
Are you - or a friend, family member, or neighbour - a pensioner living on a low income? Please read this article – you or your loved one could lose out on thousands of pounds this winter.
The government is reintroducing the £150 Warm Home Discount Scheme to support households facing rising energy bills this winter.
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, spoke movingly in Parliament yesterday (Wednesday) about the death of a constituent “who became more of a friend”.
In response to the announcement made by the Scottish Government on 9 October that Orkney Islands Council has secured £3 million in government funding to replace Orkney’s internal ferry fleet, Liam McArthur has commented:
Liz Jarvis MP has responded to the government announcing a new review of the water industry, by calling for the regulator Ofwat to be replaced.