Local Lib Dems Campaigning for Better Roads
Liberal Democrat Councillors have been lobbying the Tory- run County Council for years about the very poor condition of many of the roads across the district.
27 Oct 2006
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?
More power for Middleton!
Middleton Township will have much more power as a result of the new Council Policy of devolving as much responsibility as possible. The devolution, part of the Liberal Democrat Manifesto will now start to make a real difference on how this Council is run. 1st April 1974 was the date when Middleton ceased to be an independent Borough. Much of their dwindling powers were taken over by Rochdale, previous the former County Council called most of the shots. Middleton is now set to have its own 'Town Hall', which will be a vocal point for accessing Council Services. Indeed, the Middleton Township is set to have MORE power than the previous Middleton Borough Council.
27 Oct 2006
Talking Politics by Councillor Tom Bailey
I am delighted to contribute to this section of the paper… So what do I know about politics? Well not as much as people may think! You see I got into politics to make a difference to my community. I'm not a politician, I'm a Community Activist!
27 Oct 2006
Rush backs end to Anti-Social Behaviour Campaign!
Heywood Councillor - Peter Rush has backed calls against anti-social behaviour in Heywood.
27 Oct 2006
CARBON EMISSIONS IN CHESTERFIELD LOWER THAN AVERAGE
Dramatic new figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats show that Chesterfield is doing better than the country as a whole in keeping down emissions of the gases that cause climate change, but is still emitting nearly three times as much carbon dioxide as the global average.
27 Oct 2006
GOVERNMENT MUST THINK AGAIN ON SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Speaking in the debate on the Education and Skills Select Committee report on Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the House of Commons yesterday, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield, said:
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