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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Families will get 20 hours of free childcare a week for children from 18 months to five years old under Liberal Democrat plans to help mums and dads. The plans were backed by members at their recent Spring Conference.
Sandgate Councillor Season Prater is pleased that Palm House Antiques on Sandgate High Street will be getting a facelift in the next few weeks. The outside of the former shop on the High Street has been in need of decoration for some time, and builders are lined up to start works there soon.
With the majority of Lib Dem MPs signed up already, it's time to check - has your MP signed EDM 360? Evan Harris, President of DELGA, tabled this Early Day Motion in Parliament pressing the government to continue international work tackling discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. This followed a debate at the General Assembly of the United Nations. Evan, who is the Lib Dem MP for Oxford West & Abingdon, put forward the motion on December 17th and it has drawn cross-party support including more than half the Lib Dem parliamentary party.
West Midlands Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne has today welcomed the European Parliament's Industry Committee's decision to extend the current roaming cap on voice calls to sms and data charges.
Liberal Democrat Campaigner Neil Matthews wants to see the real impact of the credit crunch and recession on businesses across Shepway. Neil is calling on local businesses to give their feedback on how the current economic climate is affecting them.