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?
Dundee West Liberal Democrat candidate Michael Charlton, said today (Saturday 28th April) that there is clear evidence of a Labour vote collapse across Dundee West and that the LibDems were the dark horse in the campaign.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Nick Clegg, came to Rochdale on Thursday 26 April. Mr Clegg, a close friend of Rochdale MP Paul Rowen, was here to support Lib Dem candidates at what is an important time for the Liberal Democrats locally as they seek to take overall control of Rochdale Council in the forthcoming local election.
Students needing to get to Harlow College from Waltham Abbey have been left standing at the bus stop or forced to stand for the journey because the 505 bus arrives with all the seats taken. District and town councillor Pat Brooks has urged Arriva to put on extra buses between 8-9am. She persuaded Waltham Abbey Town Council to take up the issue also. However, Arriva has replied saying that they see no need for extra buses.
Taking prescription drugs to prevent diabetes cannot be justified when lifestyle changes are just as effective, say US scientists.
Commonly used painkillers which had been thought to prevent Alzheimer's have no effect, research suggests. Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) did not protect memory or prevent dementia, two US studies found.
Kent Trading Standards have issued a warning to warn consumers about a number of email messages in circulation that purport to be from Ebay.
