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?
Liberal Democrat candidate in St. Peter's Ward, Zahid Shah, has begun a Ward wide survey of residents' views on crime and policing in the area. As Zahid Shah and the Liberal Democrat Focus Team have gone round the Ward many residents have told them how worried they are about crime in their immediate area and across Wolverhampton.
Cllr Caroline Nichols puts her cardboard, cans and plastic bottles in her new recycling bin but takes her glass containers to the bottle bank. Read on to find out why.
Commenting on the refusal by the Development Control Committee this morning to grant permission for the proposed major development by Wimpey at the mouth of the Ouseburn River, local ward councillor Stephen Psallidas commented:
"ELECTED EXECUTIVES KICKED INTO TOUCH"
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling on the council to protect vulnerable open spaces from unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments. Following the appearance of large numbers of unauthorised encampments across Bedford over the summer, the Lib Dems are demanding effective action to protect council land in the most vulnerable areas. At two council meetings this week, Liberal Democrats councillors are pressing the Mayor and his Cabinet to allocate the funding needed to put this protection in place.
The 2007 Folkestone Literary Festival kicks off today and promises nine days of eclectic and exciting world-class authors and performers to entertain you. These sessions will thrill, entice and provoke debate.
