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?

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Keep the Middle Schools

I find myself in entire agreement with Craig Dearden Phillips when he wrote in his letter (BFP 17/4/09) about the problems over the policy to close the Middle School. The full extent of the resulting problems are still not being fully exposed to the public. I found it incredulous that County Councillors were forced to vote on this issue purely on the educational merit and without regard to the full impact, which will see young children in Suffolk having twenty miles bus journeys to get to school funded by the County Council but not costed in advance to enable a proper assessment of the impact. It will not be good for any child to have to make such journeys and be so far from home.

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by David Chappell

30 Apr 2009

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Only one in 25 families facing repossession in Bedford and Kempston to get help

Henry Vann, Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner for Bedford and Kempston has slammed as "totally inadequate" a government scheme supposed to help families facing the loss of their homes.

29 Apr 2009

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29 Apr 2009

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Nick Clegg hails historic victory for Gurkhas

The Government suffered a symbolic defeat when MPs voted by 267 to 246 on a Liberal Democrat motion to give all Gurkha soldiers equal right of residence in Britain.

29 Apr 2009

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Julian Tisi signs up with the Gurkhas Justice Campaign

Victory for Gurkha Justice as Liberal Democrats win vote in Parliament.

The Government suffered a symbolic defeat when MPs voted by 267 to 246 in support of the Liberal Democrats' motion to give all Gurkha soldiers equal right of residence in Britain.

29 Apr 2009

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People Must be Given Full Picture on Schools Restructuring Plans, say Lib Dems

Responding to the Mayor's decision to authorise the launch of a consultation next month on a proposal to move to a two tier schools system in Bedford Borough, the Liberal Democrats have demanded that people are able to make up their minds on the basis of the 'whole picture.'

29 Apr 2009

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