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?
The NO2ID campaign have issued a reminder that there is still time to renew your passport without getting onto the National Identity Register - the massive database at the heart of the ID card scheme - but the government is hiking the cost of 10 years' freedom to £66 from October 5th. You can expect further rises so if you have just a few years left to run on your passport, now's the time to renew.
Cllr Sue Smith, Leader of Woking Borough Council, is gravely concerned at the news that more local health services, including A&E at the Royal Surrey are under threat. This is bound to cause concern for Woking residents who use the hospital. Due to under funding by the Labour Government, health facilities across the whole of Surrey are under review.
Paul Holmes has backed calls for immediate international action to save the people of Darfur.
A £7 million development of flats designed just for older people has now started.
Cllr Sue Smith, Leader of the Executive on Woking Borough Council wowed Lib Dem Colleagues at this Year's Conference in Brighton on Woking's achievements for the environment and, in particular, on sustainable energy. The Conference took climate change as its central theme, and discussed the urgent need for local as well as global action.
Essex County Council has announced that Debden Library will be moving temporarily to 68 The Broadway whilst the current library will be rebuilt as part of the Epping Forest College redevelopment.
