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?
After months of debate councillors have rubber-stamped their previous decision to introduce an alternate weekly collection using wheelie bins with the first ones to be issued in Chigwell in late October.
Yesterday saw the re-runs of the 2004 Local Elections in the Aston and Bordesley Green wards of Birmingham City Council. The re-runs were required after Labour were found guilty of vote-fraud earlier this year. The Liberal Democrats won the three Aston Seats and the PJP two and Labour one of the Bordesley Green seats.
The Liberal Democrat run Buckhurst Hill Parish Council has been working on a number of local issues since being elected unopposed in May 2004. Here is an update on some of the current issues they are dealing with.
In a newly published poll conducted by MORI, the Liberal Democrats are shown to be attracting the support of 25% (up 4%), just one percentage point behind the Conservatives who are on 26%.
Lib Dem campaigner and Park Ward candidate, Robin Lawrence was told by residents of Bantock Gardens that work on resurfacing the pavements was left unfinished.
Shepway Primary Care Trust (PCT) has been awarded two stars (out of a possible three) by the Healthcare Commission in the latest performance rating for Primary Care Trusts nationally. Shepway met all eight of its Key Targets:
