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Cllr. Martin Your Foundations? Savage ( 01223 Councillor Martin Savage would like 890062 to hear from you if you feel that cllrsavage@ increased numbers of 5- and 6-axle .gov.uk lorries on the main roads through Ashdon, Hadstock and Sewards End are spoiling your quality of life. How many do you see each day and how do they affect you personally? Please e- mail Martin or use the tear-off form on the back of this leaflet: no stamp is Area Panels needed. Parliamentary The Liberal Democrats are trying to make Uttlesford Lib Dem Spokesman: Council more efficient and Elfreda more responsive to the Tealby Watson www.saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk needs of all Uttlesford's info@ Uttlesford is saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk residents. Currently, we are considering a revision of the committee system that Can you will include the creation of Lowest for Area Panels. With three panels in the district - help us? one each for the areas around Council Tax If you support the Stansted, Dunmow and Saffron Liberal Democrats, Walden - it will be easier for Most of your Council Tax goes to why not help deliver residents and parish/town County Council, with the rest Focus? councils to influence the going to District Councils, Parish Council's decisions. Councils and the Police. Since the All it takes is one hour’s Conservatives took the lead on the light exercise every three County Council they have put their months or so. part of your Council Tax up by a If you can help, please shocking 93%. call Martin on 01223 Council By contrast, Liberal Democrat-led 890062 for more Uttlesford District Council has the details.

lowest Council Tax of any District in Published by Martin Savage, Wych Elm Walden Road, Hadstock, CB1 6NX. Prrinted by HLPS, Essex. Riverside Court, Harlow. Aircraft Noise Damages Children's Development? Commenting on the report "Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise could impair the published in renowned medical journal The Lancet into the effect of development of reading and memory in children, suggests a aircraft noise on children, Liberal study published this week. ... Increased exposure to aircraft Democrat District Councillor Martin noise was associated with increased stress and reduced Savage said “This report should be quality of life. The authors conclude that schools exposed to another nail in the coffin of the high levels of aircraft noise are not healthy educational Labour Government plans to environments." expand Stansted. www.thelancet.com “We already know that aircraft emissions are causing significant climate change damage. We now have evidence the noise they are Phone Masts Aircraft Noise Hotline producing is damaging children’s development. The Government must not allow unbridled expansion of the 0800 243 788 aviation industry. "Unlike the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats are implacably opposed to [email protected] expansion of runways in the South East."

Liberal Democrat Councillor Village News Martin Savage is calling for local councils to be given “Sewards End has provided more power to make much work for both the new decisions on the siting of parish council and me. Traffic “Work on the parish plans in mobile phone masts. disruptions caused by the Ashdon and Hadstock is "Currently the rules are much-needed mains sewerage continuing. They provide excellent really stacked against local system and the issues examples of community people" says Martin Savage. surrounding Sewards End Farm involvement to shape the future of continue,” writes Martin Savage. our lives.” Your local Liberal Democrats will support people's concerns. However current government Raise an issue! Have your say! planning rules prevent Return to Liberal Democrats, FREEPOST CL2702, Stansted CM24 8BR. Uttlesford District Council refusing planning permission I can help the Lib on health grounds alone. Dems by: Liberal Democrat MP Andrew q Delivering a few Stunnell has put forward leaflets proposals to Parliament to give q Putting up a councils like Uttlesford more poster power to say no to masts. q Making a Unfortunately there was not donation of £ ___ time for the Bill to be passed (to “Liberal before the General Election. Democrats”) Liberal Democrat MP's will be Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms: backing plans to re-introduce Address: the proposals in the current Postcode: Telephone: Published by Martin Savage, Wych Elm parliament. Walden Road, Hadstock, Cambridge CB1 Email: 6NX. Prrinted by HLPS, Riverside Court, Harlow.