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.
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
The Liberal Democrats have released figures showing that up to 2,500 English Primary Schools are at risk from Government policies which oblige local authorities to close schools with surplus places - often in rural areas. Kent is one of the worst hit areas in the country, with 87 schools at risk.
Conservative run Hythe Town Council decided on Thursday evening, at its Full Council meeting, to amend its 'fees and charges' and make Allotment Holders fork out an extra £2 per perch.
A major crackdown on the fraudulent use of disabled parking badges in a Sussex city has started. Police and parking attendants will be mounting patrols across the Brighton throughout February to target the illegal use of blue badges.
Supermarket Asda is to penalise motorists without a blue badge who park in spaces for disabled drivers.
A man with learning difficulties needed hospital treatment after being taunted and assaulted by a group of up to 15 children at Newbury train station.
Researchers have suggested that anti-TNF drug etanercept is safe and effective at treating patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Italian scientists from Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova published the results of their study in the journal Arthritis Care & Research.
