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Local residents vow to
fight on against eco-town
Local residents
packed into Yapton and Ford Village Hall on Friday evening (14 November) to
express their continuing opposition to the proposal to build an ‘eco-town’
at Ford
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Government's own assessment
highlights pitfalls of Ford eco-town
Local MPs have called on
Ministers to drop their plans for an eco-town at Ford after the Government's
own report raised serious questions about the suitability of Ford as the
site for an ‘eco-town’ -
more
Campaign organises
eco-town meeting for residents
Communities Against Ford
Eco-Town (CAFE) has organised a public meeting to update local residents on
the campaign against the proposal to build an ‘eco-town’ at Ford
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Eco-town campaign hands in
10,000 strong petition to 10 Downing Street
Campaigners have
delivered a 10,000 signature petition opposing plans for a new Eco-Town at
Ford in West Sussex to 10 Downing Street -
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Eco-town campaign heads to 10
Downing Street
A delegation from
Communities Against Ford Eco-Town (CAFE) will be going to Number 10 Downing
Street on Thursday 2 October at 12.00 to deliver a petition signed by more
than 10,000 people -
more
Campaigners organise gig to
support eco-town fight
CAFE have organised an
evening of music to generate support for their campaign against an
‘eco-town’ at Ford in West Sussex -
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MPs urge Minister to
"think again" on eco-town
Local MPs have met
with Housing Minister Caroline Flint to raise their strong concerns about
the Ford eco-town proposal
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Eco-town campaigners lobby
Parliament
A delegation from
Communities Against Ford Eco-Town (CAFE) has joined forces with other
campaigns against eco-towns from across England to lobby Parliament
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Eco-town lobby of Parliament
Reports from BBC South and ITV Meridian on the eco-town lobby of Parliament:
BBC South - more
ITV Meridian -
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Eco-town plans are "falling
apart"
Arundel & South Downs MP
Nick Herbert has said the proposals for an ‘eco-town’ at Ford are “falling
apart” following a report published by the Government’s Eco-Town Challenge
Panel -
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Eco-town campaigners lobby
Parliament
Campaigners fighting the
proposal for an ‘eco-town’ at Ford will lobby Parliament next week to make
their views known on the proposal to build at least 5,000 houses on
greenfield land at Ford -
more
MPs raise eco-town
concerns in Commons
West Sussex MPs Nick
Herbert and Nick Gibb called for local councils to be allowed to say where
new housing will go during a Commons debate on Thursday afternoon (19 June)
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Local people "shut out" of
eco-town decision
Arundel & South Downs MP
Nick Herbert has criticised proposals to build an eco-town at Ford, saying
that “local people are simply shut out of the argument” -
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CAFE featured on BBC
Politics Show
CAFE and Nick Herbert
MP were featured on Sunday's BBC Politics Show programme, broadcast from
Ford Market -
more
March against Ford eco-town
2,000
protestors joined a rally
and march against the proposed Ford eco-town on Saturday 7th June. A rally
was held at Yapton before residents marched across fields where the houses
would be built -
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ARTICLE - Thousands
protest over greenfield 'eco-town' plan in West Sussex
National papers report on the march of 2,000 people against the proposed
Ford eco-town
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(external link to Daily Telegraph article)
ARTICLE - Government
fears "electoral backlash" over eco-towns
Patrick Sawer writes in the Sunday Telegraph about Government concerns that
they will face an electoral backlash over plans for proposed eco-towns, such
as Ford
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(external link to Sunday Telegraph article)
MP slams eco-town
claims at select committee meeting
In evidence to Arun
District Council's select committee on the eco-town, MP Nick Herbert has
warned that developers envisage a greater scale of development at Ford than
the 5,000 houses claimed -
more
Eco-town or eco-drown as
flooding hits Ford
The site of the
proposed new eco-town in Ford has been hit by flooding. Heavy rain has left
many roads covered in water as the rain struggles to drain away -
more
Arundel residents voice
strong concerns about eco-town
Around 200
Local residents packed
into Arundel Town Hall on Monday evening to voice their concerns at the
proposal to build an eco-town at Ford -
more
ARTICLE - Housing
Minister "is still stonewalling 'eco-town' fury"
Jimmy Young writes in the Sunday Express about the proposed eco-town of
5,000+ homes at Ford, West Sussex
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(external link to Sunday Express article)
ARTICLE - Eco-town scheme may
become "poll tax crunch" - Daily Telegraph
Ben Fogle writes in the Telegraph about the Government's eco-town policy,
including the 5,000+ houses proposed at Ford -
more
(external link to Telegraph article)
Arundel residents voice
strong concerns about eco-town
Around 200
Local residents packed
into Arundel Town Hall on Monday evening to voice their concerns at the
proposal to build an eco-town at Ford -
more
Celebrities urge support for
march against Ford eco-town
Celebrities Ben Fogle and
Duncan Goodhew are urging people to support a march and rally organised by
local campaign group CAFE, to take place on Saturday 7th June at 10am
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Think tank criticises
eco-town proposals
The Government's
eco-town policy
has come under fire from an independent think tank who have described the
policy as a 'green elephant' -
more
Formal launch of CAFE
Local campaign
group Communities Against Ford Eco-town has been formally launched on a
footpath overlooking the site of the proposed development -
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Residents vow to fight
Ford eco-town
Local residents have packed a public meeting in Yapton & Ford Village
Hall to voice concerns about proposals to build an eco-town at Ford -
more
87% of eco-town site is
greenfield land
Campaigners are
calling on the
Government to admit that the proposed eco-town at Ford would be built almost
entirely on greenfield land -
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Community to form
united campaign against eco-town
Residents in Ford and neighbouring villages are joining forces to set up
a unit campaign against the proposed Ford eco-town -
more
MPs vow to fight Ford
eco-town
Local MPs have vowed to continue to fight plans for an eco-town at Ford
after the government revealed it had shortlisted the site for 5,000 homes -
more
MPs raise concerns
about Ford eco-town in Commons
Local MPs have joined forces to secure a thirty minute House of Commons
debate to discuss the threatened Ford eco-town -
more
Minister refuses to meet MPs
over eco-town concerns
A Government minister has refused to meet West Sussex MPs to discuss
controversial proposals for an eco-town at Ford -
more
Nick Herbert: Eco-towns
must not subvert local planning process
The Arundel & South Downs MP has expressed his concerns that proposals
for a new eco-town at Ford will bypass the normal planning process -
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