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.

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PUT THE BRAKES ON WASTE BRITAIN - Davey

New figures uncovered by Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, show that, if laid end-to-end, the amount of cars left abandoned in Britain would be enough to stretch from London to Berlin. It follows from the government's decision in June 2003 that the last owner of the vehicle would continue to have responsibility for its disposal, rather than the manufacturer, as is standard practice throughout the EU.

5 Jul 2005

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LIVE 8 CONCERTS A TRIUMPH AS WORLD LOOKS TO G8 FOR RESULTS

Ahead of the Gleneagles summit, which begins on Wednesday, campaigners have told world leaders that they must act to end the 'unjust absurdity of extreme poverty' in Africa. Led by Sir Bob Geldof, a plethora of pop stars, church leaders and politicians have called for action on trade, aid and debt. Their hopes to influence the leaders of the G8 are grounded on the extraordinary groundswell of popular unity generated by the weekend's Live8 concerts. 200,000 people watched the concert in Hyde Park this weekend. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of people attending other Live8 concerts in cities across the globe. Approximately 200,000 strong marched through Edinburgh in a mass rally calling for debt relief and increased aid.

5 Jul 2005

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LIVE 8 CONCERTS A TRIUMPH AS WORLD LOOKS TO G8 FOR RESULTS

Ahead of the Gleneagles summit, which begins on Wednesday, campaigners have told world leaders that they must act to end the 'unjust absurdity of extreme poverty' in Africa. Led by Sir Bob Geldof, a plethora of pop stars, church leaders and politicians have called for action on trade, aid and debt. Their hopes to influence the leaders of the G8 are grounded on the extraordinary groundswell of popular unity generated by the weekend's Live8 concerts. 200,000 people watched the concert in Hyde Park this weekend. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of people attending other Live8 concerts in cities across the globe. Approximately 200,000 strong marched through Edinburgh in a mass rally calling for debt relief and increased aid.

5 Jul 2005

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Tory candidate row boils over

The Conservative campaign in the Hythe South by-election has been rocked by the news that their own former Councillor is to stand against their official candidate. Party bosses overruled local Conservatives over their choice of former Councillor Martin Ross in favour of another candidate who doesn't even live in the ward.

4 Jul 2005

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Successful Stall at Wombourne's Carnival

Wolverhampton South West branch were at the Wombourne Carnival on Sunday and raised funds with a tombola stall to help finance their campaigning on local issues.

4 Jul 2005

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Liberal Democrats visit Tettenhall Round Table fete

This afternoon Colin Ross, Liberal Democrat Candidate in Wolverhampton South West at the General Election, Sandra Terry and a number of Liberal Democrats visited the Tettenhall Round Table fete.

3 Jul 2005

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