Lib Dems respond to Post Office consultation
Liberal Democrats across Epping Forest have been collecting signatures against Post Office closures and writing to letters in support of Post Offices in the district.
19 Nov 2007
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.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
View from the Commons -Is That It!
A few weeks ago, in the face of plummeting opinion polls, Gordon Brown bottled out of calling an election. He argued that he wanted time to show the country his vision as Prime Minister. Well now we have had his first Queen's Speech to start the new session of Parliament and what an anticlimax. In fact it was very similar to the last ten Queen's speeches from the Blair/Brown era.
18 Nov 2007
"The most critical issue, and the greatest opportunity, of our time......and what you can do about it."
Change the Dream is a profound enquiry into how we might realise a bold vision: an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human presence on Earth.
17 Nov 2007
Folkestone Fire Brigade in Cliff Top Dog Rescue
A pleasant walk with the dog led to a cliff top drama in Folkestone when the pet disappeared over a cliff top. Folkestone firefighters were called to cliffs at the Warren at 11.45 this morning with a report of a dog who ran from its lady owner, then fell from the footpath into the steep drop below.
16 Nov 2007
Lib Dem leadership candidates want ex-leaders in their teams
The two men vying to be the next Lib Dem leader have both said they would happily welcome back their predecessors into their front bench teams. They were speaking during a special edition of Question Time on BBC TV. Mr Clegg said he had already had private conversations with Sir Menzies Campbell and Charles Kennedy. Mr Huhne said it would be foolish not to make use of men of their "calibre".
16 Nov 2007
Lib Dems condemn 101 Service Funding Withdrawal
The Home Office announced on Thursday they would withdraw funding for the 101 service from March 2008. The service allowed residents to report non-emergency criminal activity and had been piloted in five areas nationwide, including Northumbria. It was working so well in the North that it had been nominated for a national award by the Home Office.
16 Nov 2007
