local issues? they are affected by issues that local issues? they are affected by issues that are local issues? they are affected by issues that are affecting - local issues? they are affected by issues that are affecting and i issues that are affecting and resonate with voters across the country, without council tax is going, more trees and less potholes, they are worried about infrastructure and schools are getting full, doctor surgeries, hosting plans, green belt land, also the town centres atjust around the corner and the high street which is to be bustling and vibrant and now empty units like other towns as well so they want money injected into the local economy but the big issue that affects just people in newcastle and no one else in the country as the quarry, the big smell which is a story that has become national, 1.5 miles from us as silverdale, a nonhazardous waste landfill site, accepting 400,000 tonnes of waste a year and people here are affected,
have air conditioning. in sussex, visitor attractions say numbers have been decent but there have been other challenges. the only real drawback from the summer has been the pingdemic and the levels of staffing that we had to contend with. in folkestone, they hope there has now been a permanent shift in the perception of holidaying closer to home, but whatever the future holds, summer 2021 will certainly be remembered for the challenges and the opportunities. simonjones, bbc south east today, folkestone. residents in essex are protesting against plans to build 5,000 new homes on green belt land. but the council for castle point says there s a clear, acute need for development . nicky ford reports. all: green belt. in a quiet corner of leafy essex, residents are making some noise. they are opposed to their council s plans to build homes on green belt land. beyond this oak tree lies acres
of protected land which they say could be knocked down by developers. the tree signifies our struggle. it is a symbol of what we are fighting for. every time you cut down an oak tree, we lose 2,300 species. where are they going to go? it s notjust habitats which could be affected but livelihoods too. christina is worried about the future of her stables. where they want to build, opposite me, there was talk that the road is going to come out right opposite my driveway, which is ludicrous because then i probably will lose my business and i can t have ponies and horses coming out on the main road when there is a housing estate going up. more than 5,000 homes are planned to be built in castle point over the next decade in line with government targets. in order to build on green belt, they need to prove there are exceptional circumstances. the council say.
well, this protest in essex is like many others springing up around the south east because as plans ramp up to build on the green belt, so the opposition to it builds. this will be gone. it s actually quite heartbreaking. local campaigner tim has set up a facebook group to fight the plans. he says people here feel let down by politicians. it is not reflective of the government s promises to us all to protect and enhance the green belt. it is not reflective of what local politicians have said, oh, yes, we will protect the area, we know that the community values its green spaces. we vejust been in a. well, we re still not out of a pandemic where we need it for our mental health. in may s local elections, the people s independence party, which was set up to oppose building on green belt, saw a shock result. it was a really good day for us because we went there and actually walked away with three new local councillors, so we have now got four councillors. we are one short of actually tak