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?
Of the major Parties, it is the Lib Dems that have been making the most positive noises about motorbikes. Richard Thomas argues that, far from being part of the solution, motorbikes are part of the problem.
John Gordon worries about the opposition to wind turbines and argues for community ownership as the way forward
Whitehall Liberal Democrat Councillors are looking for a new site for the War Memorial saved from outside the former Park Rd. Church, Bolton Rd. Darwen.
Today's decision by South Hams District Council to increased Council Tax by 4.9% whilst increasing income from other sources by the equivalent of a further 9% was condemned today as a shameless deception by Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson Mike Treleaven.
Totnes Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, Mike Treleaven will be visiting Totnes Fire Brigade at 6.30p.m.on Thursday February 12th. He will be shown around the fire station before travelling to Glendale Farm at Dartington where the brigade will be taking part in a search and rescue exercise on a residential property. Two fire engines and a command vehicle will be involved.
The Liberal Democrats will today present a 55,000-signature petition to the Prime Minister calling on the Government to put an end to the 32 million printer cartridges that are sent to landfill or incineration every year.
