MP wins ambulance return promise
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has won an important victory after the North West Ambulance Service announced that they will allow some ambulances to return to the Westmorland General by the end of the month.
12 Oct 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?
Home on the Farm schemes hold key to rural housing crisis
Locally-led initiatives such as Tim Farron's Home on the Farm scheme could help solve rural Britain's affordable housing crisis according to the Countryside Alliance's election manifesto.
12 Oct 2009
Gove won't say how Tories will pay for education policies - Laws
Commenting on Michael Gove's speech to the Conservative party conference, Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws said:
12 Oct 2009
The price of democracy
I do have sympathy with some of the views expressed by Clive Strutt (EADT 6th Oct) the public really have to decide what they want. These days MP's earn less than the senior civil servants, which in a democratic process they should be able to bring to account. But they can't! It sometimes seems it is civil servants who have jobs for life, and Minister's who have to fall on their sword when the civil servants foul up!
DC
12 Oct 2009
FINDING OUT WHAT YOU THINK
Castle Ward councillors are currently carrying out a survey across the ward to find out what residents would like to be changed or improved.
11 Oct 2009
CARE HOME CELEBRATES 21 YEARS
A local care home has recently celebrated its 21st birthday.
11 Oct 2009