Joe Townsend

[chinadog]

The young soldier who lost his legs in Afghistan. He's getting his bungalow! Thanks to all the facebookers and hundreds of petitioners and Noel. Good for you Joe!

[Gromit]

It has taken an intervention by the Prime Minister to get the local Conservative Council to budge...

Gordon Brown has ordered a council which told a disabled soldier he could not build a specially-adapted home on his grandparents' land to reconsider.

But Downing Street said the "country owes Joe huge gratitude" and said the authority must "do the right thing".

A statement on the Council's website is still saying he will have to find another solution.

http://www.wealden.gov.uk/Council/Media_Releas es/2009/JoeTownsendPlanningStatement2.aspx

B@srards.

[Gromit]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7877 777.stm

[afcjan]

I joined the Bungalow for Joe group on Facebook, and no one deserves it more than he does. good luck to you Joe

[saxy_jag]

Gordon Brown is a wimp! He shouldn't be ordering them to reconsider, he should be flippin' well ordering them to reverse their decision!