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?
The long-running saga of the proposed supermarket in the Upper High Street appears to be drawing to a close. Until this week the appeal by the developers against the council's refusal of planning permission was expected to be heard in February. However they have apparently decided to withdraw their appeal.
We cannot put Yellow Pages and Tetra Paks out for the weekly recycling in Chelmsford but they can be taken in for recycling at the following locations:
In a column in the Daily Telegraph, Conservative commentator Iain Dale has backed the Lib Dem call for a referendum on continued EU membership.
James Gardner has pledged to stand up for Old Moulsham and the town centre if elected as the local councillor in the 14th December by-election. James is the ONLY candidate standing who lives in the area (and he works there too).
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has treated the armed services with "contempt" and "disinterest", a former chief of the defence staff has told a Lords debate. Admiral Lord Boyce said the decision to give one person - Des Browne - the jobs of both defence and Scottish secretary was an "insult" at a time of war. The attack comes on the day new figures show manning levels in the army continue to fall.
The Government's data disaster over child benefit records shows why plans for Identity Cards must be scrapped, say North Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats.
