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?
MEPs have today voted to end the complicated jumble of EU equality laws by filling in gaps left by previous legislation which has left some groups with better protection against discrimination than others. But Tories refused to support the reform.
Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable will be speaking at a lunchtime event on May 2nd organised by the Battle branch of Bexhill & Battle local Party at Battle Golf Club from 12.30.
Commenting on news that Tettenhall Regis Councillor Jonathan Yardley is currently living in Plymouth due to ill heath, Liberal Democrat Tettenhall spokesperson Paul Fellows said "I would like to wish Councillor Yardley a speedy recovery."
Three businesses from Shepway have made the KM Groups "Tasty" guide to the best pubs, restaurants and eateries in South and East Kent. The KM are asking for votes for the favourite venues in the guide, with the most popular according to the votes being shortlisted and visited by judges to decide the overall winner.
I find it hard to fathom why Cllr Alison Knight [Conservative, Sunninghill & South Ascot] feels so pleased about ripping out lovely flowers.
On Friday March 27th the Bell Inn at Codicote played host to the annual Hitchin & Harpenden Liberal Democrats constituency dinner. Lynne Featherstone, Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, was guest speaker at the event, which we were very grateful for as she had only recently broken her arm!