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?
Local Liberal Democrats have accused the Government of failing farmers after figures revealed Britons are eating less domestically produced food than when Labour came to power.
Local Liberal Democrats are urging local MPs Norman Baker and Nicholas Soames to be in Parliament on March 20th to give their support to a new parliamentary bill that will help cut energy bills for the poorest families and across the country could help save the lives of up to 20,000 pensioners a year.
Newcastle Liberal Democrats are urging local MPs to be in Parliament to give their support to a new Private Members Bill that will help cut energy bills for the poorest families and could help save the lives of up to 20,000 pensioners a year.
Local police are continuing their efforts to catch underage drinkers in the Saffron and Aylestone Park areas. They will be carrying out test purchasing at local shops to see if they break the law by selling alcohol to someone under the legal age.
Ministers will lose the right to veto embarrassing documents being released through Freedom of Information, under proposals backed by local Liberal Democrats
Sybil Ralphs, Tory Council Leader in the Leek Post and Times on 11th March - "There is no intention whatsoever to start charging people to park in these streets. This is just political mischief."