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?
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has demanded that Shepway Council take urgent action to remove a swastika and other racist graffiti from a wall that directly overlooks a children's playground in Cheriton.
A former mayor is at the centre of a standards row after claims he "bulldozed" through a planning application for his friend and political leader.
Rochdale MP and Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Minister Paul Rowen has claimed that the Welfare Green Paper released earlier this week ignores the needs of many people claiming benefits in places like Falinge and College Bank. He also claimed that the reforms failed to address some of the most pressing reasons why people don't work.
Rochdale Labour Party's opposition to congestion charging for Greater Manchester took a serious hit at last night's full council meeting at Rochdale Town Hall (Wednesday 24 July).
Rochdale Council is the first Council in Britain to confirm their opposition to the UK Planning Bill in a Notice of Motion that was put forward at last night's Rochdale Council Meeting.
Rochdale Council's ground-breaking scheme to have every gully in the town cleaned within the year is right on track.