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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Surrey Police have cut costs and red tape, to put more PCs back on the streets. However their government grant is less than half the national average, so despite cutting 144 administrative jobs, they needed to raise their share of council tax by 4.9%. The Labour government has threatened to "cap" them, which would entail the loss of another 80 staff, including front line PCs.
From the Times: MPs should be forced to sell their second homes and return most of the profits to the taxpayer, under plans to be put forward by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
David Laws MP has said its "not surprising" that some sixth forms are considering taking legal action after a funding error which could lead to cuts in sixth form budgets from September has left schools and colleges in England considering legal action against the Learning Skills Council.
St. Peter's Ward Focus Team has its April Focus ready and it is being delivered to 5,000 homes across the Ward. The Focus highlights the action Zahid Shah has taken in getting a Farndale Drugs Den cleaned up and his campaign to have all roads with a full set of street name plates. A PDF version of the Focus can be found in the Download area of this site.
A Kirkholt Kickpitch at the bottom end of Denholme/Digby Road, will be receiving around £25,000 for improvements, which include replacing damaged basketball nets, providing pitch markings for football and replacing all damaged fences.
Eton is likely to miss out on its share of revenue from the Olympic games as visitors to the Olympic rowing venue are kept well away by the travel plans being put in place by the Conservative Council and The Olympic Delivery Agency.