Rochdale Supports 'No Recourse' No Safety Event
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen was joined in Parliament alongside a Rochdale delegation led by Councillor Jean Ashworth to support the ''No Recourse' No Safety Event run by Amnesty International.'
12 Nov 2009
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?
Dobbin accused of choosing party politics over pension holders
Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin has been accused of putting party politics before local pension holders after refusing to support those who lost their savings when pension company Equitable Life went bust.
12 Nov 2009
A small step forward on Horton Chapel
Lib Dem councillors who have been campaigning alongside local residents to get the borough council to act on the future of Horton Chapel have welcomed a decision made at a meeting of the council's Strategy & Resources Committee in November.
11 Nov 2009
Heather Highlights Major Problems In Finding Young People Jobs
Heather Kidd, Cllr for Chirbury and Worthen (and Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Ludlow) has called on Shropshire Council to work harder on publicising its services to help youngsters find jobs and training after revelations at a conference on supporting families held today (11th Nov) in Craven Arms.
11 Nov 2009
Nick Clegg challenges Gordon Brown on Housing Benefit
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today challenged Gordon Brown at Prime Minister's Questions on planned cuts to Housing Benefit.  Current Government plans are to scrap excess payments to local housing allowance claimants where their rent is lower than the rate of the allowance. This would see some of the poorest families in the country up to £780 a year worse off.
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11 Nov 2009
Paul Holmes MP for Chesterfield makes pledge to voters on student fees
Speaking in Parliament today at the National Union of Students 'Emergency Rally on Student Tuition Fees', Paul Holmes MP for Chesterfield opposed the whole concept of Tuition Fees.
11 Nov 2009