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?
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Friday 2nd March) gave their support to news that the Scottish Liberal Democrat Environment Minister Ross Finnie MSP is to take action to reduce carrier bag use by a quarter.
The Independent reports that the proposed expansion of Lydd Airport is "threatening the oldest reserve under the management of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds". Read the article in full at
The Spring Liberal Democrat Federal Conference begins tomorrow (Friday) in Harrogate. DELGA will be there with a stall in the exhibition - stall number 1 - and we look forward to seeing many of our members and supporters there over the three days of the conference.
Eastleigh Borough council have set an ambitious target for a Zero-Carbon Eastleigh Council by 2012 in order to tackle Climate Change. Climate change predictions are for hotter, drier summers with the possibility that Eastleigh could hit 40 degrees Centigrade by the middle of the century.
Lib Dems from across the region came to the Spring Conference in Scarborough last week and agreed unanimously that the conference had been a huge success. The 2007 Spring Conference was held at Westborough Methodist Church and was attended by some 150 delegates from across Yorkshire and Humberside.
News that Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader, Nicol Stephen MSP, has unveiled plans to establish an Investment and Innovation Agency if he becomes First Minister after this year's Scottish Parliament elections has today (Thursday 1st March) been warmly welcomed by Dundee LibDems.
