Doctors 'could prescribe air con'
GPs could prescribe air conditioning and child anger management classes under an £8.9m government scheme.
6 Mar 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?
Green Taxes needed to hit emissions target
An independent scientific audit of the UK's climate change policies predicts that the government will fall well below its target of a 30% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 - which means that the country will not reach its 2020 milestone until 2050. The report says government forecasts on emissions are "very optimistic" and projects that the true reduction will be 12 - 17%, making little difference to current CO2 emission levels.
6 Mar 2007
Lib Dems Chance to Keep Streets Lit
Liberal Democrats at county hall have today (6 March) taken steps to try and stop street lights being switched off. The Conservative decision to permanently switch off street lights across Essex, will be based on a pilot scheme due to run in Uttlesford, that the Lib Dems say is flawed.
6 Mar 2007
Lib Dems Win Pilgrims Hatch By-Election
David Kendall and Brentwood and Ongar Liberal Democrats are celebrating winning the Pilgrims Hatch by-election to Brentwood Borough Council on 1 March, taking the seat from the Conservatives.
6 Mar 2007
Labour thwart Lib Dem moves to save Area Housing Offices
Springvale Liberal Democrat Cllr Richard Whitehouse took to Full Council a motion calling for an end to the planned closures of the Area Housing Offices. However the ruling Labour party amended the motion so as to make it meaningless and to get their own members off the hook. This meant Labour failed to support Lib Dem moves to stop the closures which will now go ahead.
6 Mar 2007
Briddock and McNeice launch Morehall Avenue and Chart Road Traffic Survey
After being contacting by many local residents, Morehall Lib Dem Action Team Darren Briddock and Tom McNeice are conducting a residents survey in Morehall Avenue and Chart Road about the regular traffic problems there.
6 Mar 2007
