1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments
Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
19 Jan 2010
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?
New Tory Proposals On Marriage Tax Fundamentally Unfair Says Kidd
Commenting on today's report on the Tories' marriage tax proposals from Iain Duncan Smith's think tank, The Centre for Social Justice, Nick Clegg's Chief of Staff, Danny Alexander said: "Iain Duncan Smith's proposals on marriage tax do not address the fundamental unfairness of the Tories' policy. Giving tax breaks to married couples where one person can afford to stay at home, but doing nothing for couples who both work is unfair. And penalising a woman whose husband has left her with a tax hike is unfair."
19 Jan 2010
Recycling those Plastic Bags
Did you know that 96% of all the world's plastic is not recycled?
19 Jan 2010
Cameron's admission on Iraq shows unfitness for government says Davey
Cameron's admission he didn't think carefully on Iraq shows unfitness for government said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.
19 Jan 2010
Boiler scrappage scheme launched
Last week the Government launched its Boiler Scrappage Scheme; a scheme initiated by the Reheat Britain campaign and championed by Teignbridge MP Richard Younger-Ross and Teignbridge District Council to reduce CO2, fight fuel poverty and boost jobs.
19 Jan 2010
Pensioners miss out on cold weather payments
There are approximately 3,605 pensioners in Teignbridge who are eligible but not claiming pension credits which means they do not receive Cold Weather Payments if the weather drops below zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days.
19 Jan 2010