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?
Congratulations to Lib Dem run Islington on being voted third best local authority in the Pink Paper readers awards. Manchester and Brighton-and-Hove councils beat it, however those cities did seem to sweep all the awards this year - Manchester Pride, Brighton Pride and the bisexual festival BiCon even took the top places as best event, pushing London Pride into fourth!
Deep potholes could appear in Brentwood's roads under controversial cost-cutting proposals.The plans - likely to be introduced on April 1 - mean only urgent repairs will be carried out when road maintenance funds run out.
EDF Energy is putting up its electricity prices by 7.9% and gas prices by 12.9% this week. The firm blamed the rise on the "soaring cost" of wholesale energy, higher distribution costs and increased environmental obligations. EDF said the higher prices would add just under £2 a week to the typical dual fuel bill. The company is one of the UK's largest energy suppliers, providing electricity and gas to 5.5 million customers.
Local MP Tim Farron has today criticised bus firm Stagecoach for the 7.5% rise in the cost of travelling in South Cumbria, this will be the third time in four years that the fares have risen. The rise, which is significantly more than the rate of inflation has been attributed to a rise in fuel prices.
Local MP Tim Farron's campaign to save the 43 local post offices threatened by Government closures continued this week with hundreds more signing up to support local post offices. Communities across South Lakeland continue to register their support for their local post offices. So far over 3700 people have signed petitions protesting closures. In addition, over 650 individual letters have been sent in support of local post offices.
Local MP Tim Farron has been on the attack on all fronts this week in an effort to persuade Cumbria Primary Care Trust to call of the closure programme immediately. Mr Farron has spoken to both the Secretary of State for Health Alan Johnson and the Health Minister Ann Keen, presenting them with evidence which disproves the Trust's claims regarding ambulances and extra capacity at other hospitals in the area.
