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?
Tim Prater, Matt Horrox, Gary Fuller, John Stokes, Tom McNeice and Emily Sanger are standing in the County Council Elections across Folkestone and Hythe on 1st May.
Speaking yesterday in response to a statement from the Climate Action Minister Dr Alasdair Allan, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur highlighted that funding for area-based energy efficiency schemes is not being utilised effectively across Scotland.
Normally we would be gearing up for the County Council elections in early May, but this year the Labour government and the local ruling Tory group have got together to hang on to power for at least one more year.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today announced that popular local councillor Andrew Baxter has been selected as the party’s candidate for its key target of Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch at next year’s Scottish Parliament election.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP expressing concerns about passenger safety in pod lounges on the Northern Isles Ferry Service.
🚨 1,219 patients in Stockport faced 12+ hour trolley waits in A&E this winter. This isn’t acceptable. Stepping Hill needs proper funding, and I’m fighting to end corridor care for good. Read more about my plan to fix this crisis.
