Recycling - the facts
When is recycling not recycling?
27 Nov 2006
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?
3% of Bedfordshire Schools Excellent: County Council Must Try Harder
The Tory County Council are hailing it a great success that just over 3% (3.18%) of our schools are excellent. Yet still the results across the county are struggling to meet the potential that the county has within it.
27 Nov 2006
British tax payer subsidising Iraq reparations - Cable
Today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable MP will challenge the Chancellor to justify his recent commitment to increase reconstruction aid to Iraq, during the Queen's speech debate. His challenge follows news of Iraq's decision to divert over $20bn of its own oil revenues into additional 'reparations' payouts to oil rich Gulf states and to companies which suffered 'loss of business' during the first Gulf war.
27 Nov 2006
Council Neglects Environmental Protection in Flagship Town Centre Development
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have reacted with dismay at the news that the specification for the flagship Riverside Square Development has been allowed to go forward without including key environmental sustainability measures.
27 Nov 2006
Dundee LibDems welcome fall in road casualties
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Monday 27th November) welcomed news that the number of deaths and injuries on Scotland's roads in 2005 were at their lowest level for more than fifty years, according to the latest statistics.
27 Nov 2006
DEATHS FROM WINTER COLD MUST STOP
Commenting on the launch of National Archaeology Week tomorrow, Paul Holmes MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield and Spokesperson for Arts and Heritage said:
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