Philip Latham for Stockton North
Stockton North Liberal Democrats have selected Philip Latham as their candidate at the next General Election. Philip is delighted to have been selected to stand in the forthcoming General Election.
14 Dec 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?
Epsom Station - Planning Application Goes Live
The expected Planning Application for the regeneration of Epsom Station has now been registered by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council under the reference number 09/00824/FUL. This differs from the plans exhibited by the developers Solum Regeneration recently by including a new car park in Horsley Close.
14 Dec 2009
Lib Dems Slam Labour-Tory Pact To Raise Fire Authority Tax
Liberal Democrat representatives on North Yorkshire Fire Authority have slammed Labour and Conservative Councillors for voting in favour of a 2% increase in the Fire Authority element of Council Tax, despite being told a 1.1% increase would be enough.
14 Dec 2009
Stalled talks threaten climate justice says Hughes
Commenting from Copenhagen on the suspension of negotiations at the UN climate summit, Liberal Democrat Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary Simon Hughes said "This walkout shows that an acceptable deal is far from certain, with negotiations on a knife edge."
14 Dec 2009
Health survey receives massive response
Over 1,300 people across Hinckley and Bosworth have responded to an NHS Inquiry conducted by the Liberal Democrats' parliamentary spokesman Michael Mullaney.
14 Dec 2009
Rural Services - Health No Different To Other Services.
The recent and ongoing debate about reorganising the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals should bring home to us all that yet again Central Government does not understand rural areas such as ours. Centralising services in an area where the hospitals serve huge swathes of Mid Wales, all of Shropshire and parts of other surrounding Counties will inevitably cause real hardship to patients and relatives alike with increased travel distances and times. Cleobury understands this better than most after the farce of the down-grading of Kidderminster Hospital.
14 Dec 2009