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?
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have reacted with grave concern to the news that air quality hotspots are spreading beyond those previously identified. Nitrogen Dioxide levels on an increasing number of roads in the town centre are exceeding government targets for air quality. Meanwhile, excessively high levels of this pollutant are also present at suburban sites such as Goldington Road and Ampthill Road.
Commenting on Greenpeace's successful High Court challenge of the Government's policy to build new nuclear power stations, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:
At the start of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference today (Friday 16th February), Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Nicol Stephen MSP has sent a positive message about Scotland's future and the prospects for LibDem success across Scotland on 3rd May.
Thanks to the hard work of Robin Lawrence and the Park Ward Liberal Democrat Focus Team, action is being taken to relieve traffic problems in the St Jude's Road area. Local residents asked Robin Lawrence to investigate the bottleneck in St Jude's Road caused at school arrival and leaving times. Robin is pleased to report that Wolverhampton Council has responded to his call for action and will be working with local schools to implement a "School Travel Plan" that should ease the problems caused in the area.
Following the UNICEF report showing the UK at the bottom of a league table for child well-being, Dundee LibDems have today (Thursday 15th February) given their support to calls by Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Nicol Stephen MSP for a major shift in attitude towards young people.
The Labour government have decided to take away £4.5 million from Blackburn with Darwen Council and give to richer areas who do not deserve it. Liberal Democrat Leader on the Council, David Foster said, "The government have decided that because we are a deprived area we need more money. This means taking money away from "wealthier" areas. The government want to cushion the blow to these areas and therefore have decided not to give us the full amount and give some of it back to these richer areas. Local Council Tax Payers are having to foot the bill. If the government paid us what they say we need we could cut the Council Tax by 10%"
