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?

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LOCAL COUNCILLOR FIGHTS FOR BETTER CONSULTATION ON BUS TIMETABLES

Liberal Democrat councillors at North Yorkshire County Council are demanding that people are consulted properly on changes to bus timetables.

20 Jun 2007

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Ealing Southall MP dies aged 82

The MP for Ealing Southall, Piara Khabra, has sadly died aged 82. He had been the Labour MP for Ealing Southall since the 1992 General Election. The oldest member of the House of Commons, Mr Khabra, was reported as having been been undergoing treatment for liver problems.

20 Jun 2007

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20 Jun 2007

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20 Jun 2007

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20 Jun 2007

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Shepway Lib Dems outside Folkestone Post Office with www.saveourpostoffice.org.uk banner

Lib Dem Response to the Post Office National Consultation Manager on the Proposed Folkestone Post Office Closure

We have had a huge number of objections from across Folkestone to your proposal to close the Folkestone Central Post office and replace it with a franchise facility in WHSmith on Sandgate Road. Please find enclosed the current signatories from both postal and online petitions - numbering in their hundreds - who object to your proposals.

19 Jun 2007

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