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?
A St. Peter's Ward Labour councillor has at long last noticed the terrible state of the former Farndale Junior School. He was nowhere to be found when local residents asked for help and instead they turned to Zahid Shah and Cllr Robin Lawrence.
Rochdale Borough Council has become the first Council in Greater Manchester to demand a complete reversal of the increased waste charges that have devastated local businesses.
Rochdale Council has expressed its opposition to the Government's recent announcement that it will be cutting support to Greater Manchester's rail network by £8million a year as of October 2009.
The Conservatives have been forced to deny a change of policy after a front bench MP hinted that the party might drop its opposition to a third runway at Heathrow.
A fairer society that gives children the best start; creating green jobs; cleaning up politics. These are the top priorities for Chelmsford and Britain outlined today by Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP. Stephen Robinson, the Lib Dem working to be Chelmsford's next MP, commented, "When I took Nick to Tanglewood nursery in north Chelmsford last October, he made clear his commitment to giving ALL children the best start in life and we are underlining the importance of that today."
A meeting of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council on Tuesday 21st July discussed the future of Epsom Hospital. Having announced a mere four weeks ago that it favoured the "divestment" option, meaning Epsom would split from St Helier but forge links with another hospital, instead the ruling RA group has now supported the "demerger" option, which would mean Epsom Hospital standing alone alongside other larger general and critical care hospitals in the area.