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?
Commenting on Sir John Scarlett's appearance at the Iraq Inquiry, following which Sir John Chilcot said that further questioning of the former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee would be held in private, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Edward Davey said "John Scarlett's claim that there was no attempt to 'manipulate the language' on the 45 minute claim stretches credibility."
Terrye Teverson joined students from Falmouth on Friday to wave goodbye to climate change.
Students from Shropshire are facing a triple blow. Not only do they have to travel long distances to study, but student loans have been paid late and now there is a real possibility that top-up fees will go up.
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An FSB survey has revealed that eight in ten small holiday businesses could go to the wall under new tax proposals from the Labour government.
Last Saturday members of the Devizes Constituency Liberal Democrats chose Fiona Hornby as their prospective parliamentary candidate.