| WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR | |
| 08 May 08 |
Eco town details revealed
Insulting our intelligence
How can report be unbiased |
| 07 May 08 |
Extra time sought to comment on eco-town proposal
Its brownfield deception. Letter from CPRE Leicestershire. |
| 05 May 08 |
Eco-town is danger of becoming eco-ghetto. View from the Bishop of Leicester. Leicester Mercury |
| 23 Apr 08 |
Give your views on what? Leicester Mercury |
| 22 Apr 08 |
Eco-town : the public is being kept in the dark Leicester Mercury mailbox |
| 19 Apr 08 |
Extreme Dissatisfaction with the Co-op eco-town website View the Co-op web site for yourself. |
| 16 Apr 08 |
Fight eco-town, say planning expert Leicester Mercury |
| 15 Apr 08 |
Be alert to the risk of floods
'The number one danger for City'. More on serious flood risk. |
| 14 Apr 08 | Eco-town developers to be appraised by TV presenters Leicester Mercury |
| 12 Apr 08 | Plans for eco town rushed, says council Leicester Mercury |
| 10 Apr 08 | New Road is 'only option' Leicester Mercury |
| 09 Apr 08 |
Eco-town call for cash
Demo over eco-town secrecy |
| 08 Apr 08 | Web site set up to explain eco-town Leicester Mercury |
| 05 Apr 08 | Aeroclub seeks legal advice over eco-town plan Leicester Mercury |
| 04 Apr 08 |
Eco-town fight could cost £1m
City must have say in Homes Plan
Pledge to win people's backing |
| 03 Apr 08 |
THE BAD NEWS: "Pennbury" Eco-town is shortlisted !
Eco-town makes the short list
First shortlist announced
'Eco-town' shortlist draws green and local anger
Map of the 15 proposed Eco-Town sites |
| 02 Apr 08 |
Eco-town shortlist to be released We are expecting the announcement to start at 9.30am tomorrow. Let's hope it's a "NO!" |
| 01 Apr 08 |
The Economic Impacts of Immigration.
This report has received widespread coverage in the news and with a great deal of analysis of the points raised. |
| 31 Mar 08 | Brown's 'eco-towns' won't be green Telegraph |
| 30 Mar 08 | Eco-towns will break Gordon Brown’s carbon pledge The Times |
| 24 Mar 08 | 15mph speed limit for eco-towns BBC |
| 22 Mar 08 | Eco-town protest backed by 10,000 Leicester Mercury |
| 21 Mar 08 | Secret discussions held over eco-town held last year Leicester Mercury |
| 16 Mar 08 | Home is where the heat is: why old can be as good as new. Revamping old homes is greener than building efficient new ones. The Observer |
| 13 Mar 08 | Soulsby speaks out against eco-town proposal.
Finally. Now all 4 MPs of the most directly affected areas in the City
and the County have voiced their opposition to the plans. Leicester Mercury |
| 11 Mar 08 | Councillor believes eco town bid will fail to make the short list. And the Co-op make another strange statement. Leicester Merucry |
| 10 Mar 08 | "One Car"rule would promote better living. More simplistic thinking from the Co-op. Leicester Mercury |
| 08 Mar 08 |
Greens oppose "eco town" plan
Wildlife that could vanish |
| 06 Mar 08 | Disastrous effect on our Roads Leicester Mercury mailbox |
| 03 Mar 08 | James, 10, says no to eco-town. As do 160 of his school mates. Leicester Mercury |
| 01 Mar 08 | CASCET turns up the volume with the "Big Noise" CASCET Press release |
| 28 Feb 08 | Protesters see wider picture Leicester Mercury |
| 27 Feb 08 |
Battle lines drawn over eco-towns
Eco-town could see old ring-road scheme revived
On-line petition signed by 3000 protestors |
| 25 Feb 08 | Down with the-eco town Leicester Mercury |
| 24 Feb 08 |
Protest over eco-town plans Same article appears in New Scotsman, Liverpool Daily Post, Daily Star, and numerous others! |
| 23 Feb 08 |
CASCET PROTEST No.5: 500 people attend march and rally at Stoughton, and form a V for victory!
Government has finger in this pie
Use Imagination
Many questions unanswered |
| 19Feb08 |
Councils want plan for eco-town thrown out
Scrap all plans for eco-towns |
| 18Feb08 | Hundreds protest against eco-town plan Leicester Mercury |
| 16 Feb 08 |
Eco-town protests are to be stepped up
Demonstration over eco-town plan |
| 14 Feb 08 |
Valentine's plea by eco-town opponents
Alternatives to eco-town project |
| 13 Feb 08 | Eco-town an eco-disaster. Oxford University academic speaks. Leicester Mercury. |
| 11 Feb 08 |
NO to the eco-town!
Fight together |
| 10 Feb 08 |
Grass roots rise against the eco-towns
Secret eco-town plans spark protest |
| 09 Feb 08 |
500 to 600 people attend a protest walk across the Co-op estate. The message is simple: NO!
Call to give view on eco-town
Uncoordinated planning |
| 08 Feb 08 | Eco-town expansion fears. (15,000 homes is just a start) Leicester Mercury |
| 07 Feb 08 | Eco-town fighting fund passes £1000 in a few days. Leicester Mercury |
| 06 Feb 08 |
Eco-town homes aren't needed
Eco-town is just a sham |
| 05 Feb 08 | Too many road and rail problems Leicester Mercury |
| 04 Feb 08 |
Villagers unite to fight 'green' town
Co-op has been rattled
Labour's Gain (Labour Party is funded by Co-op)
Greenbelt will be lost forever
Unnecessary and unwanted |
| 02 Feb 08 | The secret eco-town timetable Leicester Mercury |
| 02 Feb 08 | On Saturday 2nd February, a protest demonstration was held outside the Midlands Co-op store in Houghton-on-the-Hill. Some 200 people turned out to wave banners and placards and Alan Duncan MP and Edward Garnier MP were joined by County Councillors Kevin Feltham (also Chairman of CASCET), Simon Galton (also Vice-chairman of CASCET) and District Councillors Steve Charlish and Graham Spendlove-Mason. The event was co-organised by Steve Charlish and the Hon. Secretary of CASCET, Dr Tony Bentley. A black coffin was used to highlight the death of rural village life if this Pennbury location is selected. This follows on from a similar demonstration held outside the Co-op store in Great Glen on 19th January. |
| 01 Feb 08 | A packed public meeting of 340 people on 1st February in the Coplow Centre Hall in Billesdon listened to speeches from both local MPs, Alan Duncan and Edward Garnier, both local County Councillors, Kevin Feltham (Chairman of CASCET) and Simon Galton (Vice-chairman of CASCET), Andy Robinson, the Assistant Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Council, and Michael Goddard, former secretary of CASM, Campaign Against Stretton Magna, which fifteen years ago successfully fought off the last bid by the Co-op to build on their agricultural estate south east of Leicester. CASCET are asking people to contribute towards a campaign fighting fund of £50,000 to fund campaign material and the professional help from planners and lawyers that we will need for a formal response should this location be shortlisted. |
| 29 Jan 08 |
Term "eco-town" is just more spin
Motive is greed
Confusion over different Co-ops
Choice is yours |
| 26 Jan 08 |
Eco-town plan could hit city regeneration
Bishop Tim Stevens speaks on Eco Town proposal |
| 25 Jan 08 | Secret meeting held over eco-town plans Leicester Mercury |
| 24 Jan 08 | Joining forces to fight eco-town bid Harborough Mail |
| 21 Jan 08 |
This will destroy the villages around here
Passionate about preserving our heritage |
| 19 Jan 08 | The 1st protest was held outside the Co-Op store in Great Glen. More to come (many more if necessary)! |
| 18 Jan 08 |
A private meeting was held at Billesdon Coplow Center. This included parish councillors, district councillors and also MPs representing the directly affected areas. Leicester City representatives will be included going forward. |
| 17 Jan 08 |
MP to join protesters over eco-town plan
Disgrace over eco-town (Aero club will fight) |
| 15 Jan 08 |
1000 opposing eco-town
It's green spin |
| 08 Jan 08 |
Friends of the Earth joins fight against "eco-towns" |
| 07 Jan 08 | Terrible implications of eco-town Letter in Leicester Mercury |
| 05 Jan 08 | Regional bosses in fear of eco-towns "disaster" Leicester Mercury |
| 04 Jan 08 |
Public Meeting arranged to oppose eco-town
Petitioners oppose eco-town plan |
| 28 Dec 07 |
Campaigners say Government should 'protect green wedge'. |
| 27 Dec 07 | Plan is driven by profit Letter in Leicester Mercury |
| 22 Dec 07 | Eco-town will ruin green lung Leicester Mercury |
| 20 Dec 07 |
Group set up to fight eco-town
Edward Garnier writes to Hazel Blears: do not let co-op's so called "eco" town destroy rural harborough. |
| 17 Dec 07 |
Councillors Kevin Feltham and Simon Galton held a meeting so that the affected parish councils could be briefed on the Co-op's proposals.
Eco-town fight goes to PM |
| 14 Dec 07 | Dismay over plans for eco-town Letter in Leicester Mercury |
| 10 Dec 07 | Go brown before green Leicester Mercury |
| 06 Dec 07 | Planners ignore looming oil crisis Letter in Leicester Mercury |
| 05 Dec 07 | Fight eco-town scheme Letter in Leicester Mercury |
| 03 Dec 07 | Developers want rail link for new eco-town Leicester Mercury |
| 30 Nov 07 |
Eco-town is horrifying prospect
Eco-town may be built on farming estate |
| 29 Nov 07 |
MP brings eco-town concerns to Commons
Eco-dream is more akin to a nightmare
Glen County Councilor attacks flawed "eco-town" plans
Co-Op's reports on it's proposal |
| 28 Nov 07 |
Mono-rail may be part of eco-town plans
Garnier raises Co-Op eco-town proposal in Commons |
| 22 Nov 07 | Eco-town briefing behind closed doors Harborough Mail |
| 19 Nov 07 | Officials fear eco-town decision BBC News |
| 16 Nov | How green is our eco-town? BBC East Midlands Politics Show |
| 15 Nov 07 | Fight eco-town plans says MP Harborough Mail |
| 09 Nov 07 |
Eco-town proposal causes dismay
Eco-town 'out of our hands' |
| 8 Nov 07 |
Eco-town may have 20,000 new homes
Garnier raises concerns about Co-Op's eco-town proposal in Commons |