Increases in parking fees to 'hit hard'
MOTORISTS face a massive above-inflation increase in parking fees.
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3 Feb 2009
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?
Milk price drop proves need for Ombudsman says Farron
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on the government to press ahead with the introduction of a supermarket Ombudsman in the wake of the decision taken by milk processor Wiseman Dairies, to slash the price it pays to its farmers by 2p per litre.
3 Feb 2009
Kent Public Annual Heath Report 2007: "Inequalities in Kent"
The 2007 Kent Annual Public Health Report on behalf of NHS Eastern & Coastal, NHS West Kent and Kent County Council was published in January 2009, and is available online at www.kmpho.nhs.uk
3 Feb 2009
Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats defy the snow
The Met Office issued an extreme weather warning for England, Wales and parts of eastern Scotland. More than 110 schools, colleges and nurseries closed in the West Midlands. The afternoon meeting at Wolverhampton Racecourse was abandoned despite the famed heated all weather track. Parts of the Midlands experienced temperatures between -4C and -7C on Monday and bus services across the West Midlands were sticking only to main routes. But this was not enough to prevent Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats walking or cycling to a meeting to plan their next winning campaign!
3 Feb 2009
Lib Dems condemn rises in car parking charges
Conservative plans to introduce a 33% increase (£3.00 to £4.00) in car parking charges for residents and workers who want to park for up to five hours in Brentwood's William Hunter Way and the Coptfold Road Multi Storey Car Parks were roundly condemned by the Liberal Democrats at Tuesday night's Highways Panel meeting.
3 Feb 2009
Lib Dems welcome High Court decision to block Capel Incinerator
Arising from a challenge by Capel Parish Council to the Surrey Waste Plan, a High Court judge has stated that he will quash SCC's recent planning permission for the Capel Incinerator. A similar thing happened to the previous planning consent given in 2001, though that was on a challenge by the Capel Action Group to the SCC officers' report to the Planning & Regulatory Committee.
2 Feb 2009