Military Road grass-cutting call
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has contacted Shepway Council to ask them to cut the grass verge be cut around the "Military Road" street sign at the bend where Risborough Lane turns into Military Road.
8 Jul 2008
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?
LIB DEMS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW COUNCILS TO ACQUIRE UNSOLD NEW HOMES TO HELP TACKLE HOUSING CRISIS
Newcastle Liberal Democrats have welcomed a call by Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable to allow councils to acquire new houses standing unsold by house builders.
8 Jul 2008
FARRON CALLS FOR ACCURATE LABELLING OF MEAT PRODUCTS
Local MP Tim Farron has called upon the Government to toughen its regulations on meat labelling to ensure the public is no longer misled at the meat counter.
8 Jul 2008
Local MP condemned for blocking independent audit proposals?
Wolverhampton South West's Labour MP Rob Marris has been attacked by the Liberal Democrats for helping to vote down proposals for auditing of auditing of all MPs' expenses.
8 Jul 2008
Savage Post Office Closures in Bedford Borough Announced
Post Office Ltd has announced that eight local branches in Bedford Borough are to close as part of the Labour Government's savage cull of 2,500 branches nationwide. The list of branches to be closed has changed slightly from the one released accidentally due to an internet blunder in November last year, with the branch situated in the Budgens store on Kimbolton Road reprieved but with the Stewartby and 193 Goldington Road (Junction with Polhill/Newnham Avenue) branches added.
8 Jul 2008
M20 Stop24 service area loses EAT
The "EAT" outlet at the troubled Stop24 service area at J11 of the M20 closed on Friday 4th July, causing a number of redundancies. The outlet's loss comes after the closure of "Muffinbreak" shortly after the opening of the service area, and is being blamed on lack of trade and poor users numbers to the service area.
8 Jul 2008