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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to take immediate action to protect voluntary groups across South Lakeland from soaring water bills after changes to the way surface water drainage is charged means voluntary groups could end up paying as much as multi-million pound companies for processing rainwater.
Local MP Tim Farron has praised the recycling efforts of South Lakeland residents after the consumption of supermarket plastic carrier bags halved in number
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the government to reimburse ALL taxes paid by Mountain Rescue teams over the last 12 months, after the European Commissionaire, Mr Laszlo Kovacs, revealed that individual member states have the power to award charitable organisations direct subsidies.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed Gordon Brown to the Lake District for his summer holiday but has urged the Prime Minister to take notice of the decline in services that has accompanied years of neglect to rural Britain.
Pennines Township, Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Club and local MP Paul Rowen have come together to donate £800 to pupils at Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College. The money will be put towards a trip to Wembley after the school's year 7 girl's rugby league team recently reached the national final of the prestigious Carnegie Champion Schools competition.
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has claimed that the decision to increase waste charges across Greater Manchester is a disgrace. Paul was commenting after it was confirmed that waste charges for small businesses are going up. In a letter to businesses, staff at tips said, "From June 1st 2009 a change will be introduced at this and all our facilities at which trade waste is accepted. This will mean that you will be charged a minimum price for half a tonne of waste even if your load weighs less."