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News and Articles

 

These are being placed in chronological order, newly added articles will be in blue text for a week or so to make sure any regular visitors dont miss anything thats been posted out of sequence.

We are building up quite a good library of reference material here, please feel free to suggest content via the contact us or facebook page.

 

These are all links to external websites and documents.  We do not necessarily agree with or condone all the opinions expressed, the articles are shared to document the current and historical happenings in relation to Greenbelt across the country

 

 

2017

 

ITV Peston on Sunday discussion on the greenbelt (starts 5 mins in) 5th Jan 17

 

MEN New council houses in manchester 5 Feb 2017

 

Telegraph Empty Homes hits high 3rd Feb 2017

 

BBC Property trap article 2nd Feb 17

 

That's Manchester report on Council Vote, interview with James 2nd Feb 17

 

Guardian – land banking 31 Jan 17

 

Guardian - Air Pollution Crisis 31 Jan 17

 

CPRE Comment on GMSF 24 Jan 17

 

Green Alliance on the housing white paper 20 jan 17

 

Rossendale Free Press Controversial plans 19 Jan 17

 

Ian Mulheirn article – is there really a housing shortage 16 Jan 17

 

Times Hero Farmer Robert Worsley 15 Jan 17

 

MEN Council bosses could back down 15 Jan 17

 

Guardian - Rise in requirements for greenbelt homes 15 Jan 17

 

David Nuttall response to GMSF 14 Jan 17

 

MEN Andy Burnham comment on GMSF 12 Jan 17

 

Thats Manchester interview J Mason 12 Jan 17

 

J Mason meeting Ivan Lewis - tweet 12 Jan 17

 

MEN Greenbelt inquiry salford 11 Jan 17

 

Guardian Year in the life Oak Tree Greenmount 09 Jan 17

 

MEN Affordable homes pledge 9 Jan 16

 

Rochdale Online House Builder Smarten up article 7 Jan 17

 

iNews Homes built despite flood risk 05 Jan 17

 

BBC Location of Garden Villages 5 Jan 17

 

5th Jan Telegraph - Opposition to planning reforms

 

5th Jan MEN - Article covering 2nd Jan walk

 

CPRE response to govt funding for affordable homes 4th Jan 16

 

4th Jan CPRE response to affordable housing funding

 

4th Jan Bury Times - New Homes article

 

4th Jan The Guardian - Article re traffic and health

 

2nd Jan Bury Times Article and video of walk

 

2nd Jan MEN - article about walks covering all but Bury

 

2nd Jan BBC North West - video of walk

 

1st Jan The Guardian - Threat to countryside article

 

 

2016

 

30th Dec Tameside reporter - Disingenuous brownfield development claim

 

29th Dec MEN - What does your MP think about GMSF?

 

28th Dec CPRE - High Weald AONB precedent article

 

27th Dec Times - Sacrifice of beauty spots article

 

20th Dec MEN - Response to GMSF article

 

29th Dec BBC - Success in Merseyside article

 

22nd Dec BEN - Bury Farmer unaware of GMSF plans on that affect his home

 

14th Dec - Westminster debate on GMSF

 

2nd Dec Tower FM  - Interview with Holcombe Brook residents

 

Joseph Rowntree foundation Work poverty_Housing crisis article Dec 16

 

27th Nov The Bureau - Housing Crisis article

 

24th Nov CPRE - Birmingham decision article

 

22nd Nov CPRE - Housing need/realistic targets article

 

11th Nov Platform - Using Brownfield

 

9th Nov gov.uk - Benefits to health of green space

 

2nd Nov CPRE - Potential for brownfield sites

 

31st Oct MEN - What does your MP think?

 

21st Oct CPRE - Alarm at scale of GMSF loss

 

MEN Empty homes article 16 Oct 16 MEN

 

20th Sept BBC - Health value of green spaces

 

Bury Times Councillor on 12000 new homes plan Aug 16

 

2nd June The Guardian -Funding cuts to brownfield development

 

Telegraph article – developers sitting on brownfield 3 March 16

 

2015

 

12th March - CPRE comment on withdrawal of local plan

 

2014

 

Guardian – afforable housing meaning 3rd Feb 14

 

2011

 

Corporate watch – Housing Profiteers 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

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