Railway station access modernised
Disabled access is to be improved at eight railway stations in Oxfordshire.
25 Apr 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?
£60,000 benefit fraudster guilty
A 61-year-old man has been convicted of wrongfully claiming £60,000 in disability benefits. Leslie Webb claimed it took him 10 minutes to walk 50 yards but at the same time he carried coffins and drove a taxi for a living as well as playing bowls in his spare time.
25 Apr 2008
Officer warned on disabled space
policeman has been reprimanded for illegally parking a police van in a disabled bay at a supermarket car park.
25 Apr 2008
Dundee LibDems call for action to protect motorists
Dundee LibDems today (Thursday 24th April) backed calls by Scottish LibDem Leader, Nicol Stephen MSP, for action to protect motorists from any "rip-off" reaction to the likely closure of the oil refinery in Grangemouth.
24 Apr 2008
Leas Tree Destroyed
A 100-year-old evergreen oak tree sited on The Leas promenade in Folkestone has been cut down illegally. The 50ft (15.2m) oak was one of the largest trees on the Leas and had been in a conservation area.
24 Apr 2008
Euro gossip wrong on Post Offices
There is a rumour going round, fuelled by the right wing press, that the reason why Post Offices are closing down is that it is all the fault of the European Parliament.
24 Apr 2008