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The Local Plan The Lib Dems Don’t Believe In – and What It Means for Stockport
After years of delay Stockport’s Liberal Democrats have finally produced a draft Local Plan, but they’ve immediately started running away from it. This is their plan, signed by their Leader, yet the foreword reads more like an opposition leaflet than a statement of...
Stockport Labour calls for transparency over car park charges plan
Stockport Labour is demanding transparency from the Liberal Democrat administration over plans to introduce charges in many of the borough’s currently free car parks. Since the proposals were first announced, the process has been plagued by confusion, poor...
Stockport Labour Group Welcomes the Opening of Stockroom
Stockport Labour Group is proud to welcome the opening of Stockroom on Saturday 24 May, a major new library, events space and community hub right in the heart of our town centre. This landmark project was first proposed and championed by the Labour administration in...
Cllr Christine Carrigan Elected Leader of Stockport Labour Group
Cllr Christine Carrigan has been elected unopposed as the new Leader of the Labour Group on Stockport Council, following the group’s Annual General Meeting held on Monday. Cllr Carrigan brings over two decades of leadership experience from across different sectors....
CAMPAIGN FOR A CLEANER STOCKPORT
Please sign our survey on littering. Click here to take the survey - bit.ly/4jr5b8o On Thursday night the Labour Group brought a motion to council to get support for zero tolerance approach to littering. The Liberal Democrat administration voted against the motion by...
Why Stockport Labour Voted Against the Budget: Standing Against the Bin Tax
Stockport Labour made the decision yesterday to vote against the Lib Dem’s budget. Central to our decision was the deeply unpopular proposal to introduce a charge for garden waste collection - a move that we believe is both unfair and financially irresponsible. During...
STATEMENT FROM STOCKPORT LABOUR GROUP
In light of recent events and the ongoing investigations in the widely reported WhatsApp group involving a number of Greater Manchester Councillors and MP’s, I feel it is important to address the concerns and sentiments that have arisen both within our communities and...
Our Response to the updated National Planning Policy Framework
NPPF will help address Stockport's housing crisis and address Lib Dems' shameless planning behaviour The updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will be a crucial step toward tackling Stockport’s housing challenges. With its focus on sustainable development...
SAVE STOCKPORT POST OFFICE
Stockport Labour Group launches petition to stop the closure of Stockport Post Office. The proposed closure of 115 Crown Post Offices, which are directly owned by the Post Office, has sparked significant concern across the country. The affected branches, including our...
A Missed Chance to Protect Stockport’s Pensioners
The new government has been forced to make cuts to Winter Fuel Allowance in response to the serious economic challenges it inherited, forcing difficult decisions nationally on how to allocate resources. Despite these worrying challenges, Stockport Labour believes that...