In pictures: Life in Stanley

At a public meeting locals question councillors on plans for easing the pressure on demands for housing plots in Stanley.

Familiar issues such as rising house prices, shared-equity schemes for first-time buyers and preserving green spaces are discussed.

In a debate on increasing taxes for the biggest cars, one resident questions whether the unpolluted islands need bother about emissions levels. But the islands have signed up to the Kyoto Protocol, one contributor reminds him.