Campaigning to save back gardens.
The Liberal Democrats are campaigning to change the law governing planning applications for private gardens.
Current legislation means that private gardens are classified as “brown-field” land - designating them as ripe for development.
It is now possible for housing developers to purchase residential housing and the back garden land attached for further building [...]

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Ahead of the local elections on May 3rd, Liberal Democrats in the Calder Valley are asking, “Will the government publish their post offices hit list?”

The government’s consultation has finished and a list has been compiled of post offices threatened with closure. The government were supposed to respond to [...]

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The World Dock Pudding Championship - One of the biggest days in the Mytholmroyd community calendar and where was Labour?
This year the added attraction of a bit of celebrity in the form of Robbie Coltrane didn’t bring a single Labour MP, councillor or candidate to the event.
Last week :

No Labour faces at the Mayor’s civic [...]

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It’s going to be a straight fight between the Tories and Liberal Democrats for Luddendenfoot Ward this year.
Last year the Liberal Democrats held the ward with the Tories coming second.
Labour dropped behind the BNP for the first time ever.

There is nothing to suggest this year will be any different.
The Liberal Democrats have a good reputation [...]

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