MP Raises Awareness Of Entitlement To Veterans Badge
Paul Holmes MP is seeking bring to the attention of all those who served in the UK Armed Forces before 31st December, 1969, that they might be entitled to a "Veterans badge."
19 Jan 2007
Save our green belt
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.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Environment Boss's reaction to storms and flooding!
Rochdale Council's Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability - Councillor Wera Hobhouse has praised the Council's reaction to the flooding caused by the adverse weather conditions. The Council, local Councillors and Paul Rowen MP's Office were deluged with complaints of flooding from the Littleborough area. They promptly despatched street teams to visit the areas affected including Redlands Close and surrounding roads in Littleborough to help offer residents and offer any practical assistance that maybe required. There were also problems in other areas of Rochdale including the junction of Mellor Street and Bury Road and Maclure Road.
18 Jan 2007
Talking Politics by Councillor Peter Evans
Being instrumental in bringing about improvements to the area you represent is the chief desire of most councillors I guess. Some challenges are more long term, however, like road safety improvements at Summit, Littleborough where traffic islands are yet to be installed to augment the work already done.
18 Jan 2007
Hobhouse says 'no' to chips in bins in Middleton!
Rochdale Borough Council's Environment Boss - Lib Dem Councillor Wera Hobhouse has ruled out microchips in wheelie bins in the Rochdale Borough. Following a question from Councillors at last weeks Middleton Township meeting Wera said, "I can reassure the people of this Borough that we haven't introduced chips to our wheelie bins and there are no plans by this Council to do so in the foreseeable future.
18 Jan 2007
Talking Politics by Councillor Jean Ashworth!
I am the Chair of the Pennines Township, and I am delighted to see more power being delivered to us through the Liberal Democrat policy of devolution. These are exciting times in the Pennines and I am happy to see ALL the Pennine Councillor's working together with the Township manager Sue Thornton and her team and we really appreciate their hard work.
18 Jan 2007
Letter to the Editor - Heywood Advertiser -
Heywood councillors refuse to discuss recycling. As Cabinet member for the Environment I attended last week's Heywood Township meeting to hear councillor's views on the important issue of introducing Alternate Weekly Collections in Heywood.
18 Jan 2007
