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 June 2006 edition of the Kent & Medway Networks (KMN) Newsletter for Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forum Members in Kent and Surrey has been released. This publication gives an update on some of the work of the PPI Forums supported by KMN, and is available to download from this web site.
Tim Farron has spoken out in support of keeping public services local. Speaking in a parliamentary debate on local services, he warned that merging local ambulance trusts had threatened emergency patient care.
As the future of the Carnforth Connect bus service hangs in the balance, local MP, Tim Farron, has written to Lancashire County Council to urge them to save the popular bus route.
Local MP, Tim Farron, says that he is confident that a solution can be found to Kirkby Lonsdale's traffic and parking problems.
Following Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell's article in the Guardian the Party has launched their new strategy for Iraq. The full document can be downloaded from the party website - http://www.libdems.org.uk/internationalaffairs/issues below is a brief summary of what the Liberal Democrats are proposing.
Sir Menzies Campbell today highlighted the 'abject failure' of the Government to protect the interests of British citizens in extradition proceedings. He also corrected Baroness Scotland's claims that those seeking to re-balance the current system are engaged in political point-scoring against the United States.
