Disruptive Road Works Announced in the New Year in Tring and Potten End
Herts County Council are giving notice of three stretches of Road Works that could be potentially quite disruptive.
20 Dec 2018
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Congratulations to All Concerned with the Launch of the Wigginton Village Shop
In a first class example of local initiative and community action, plus numerous residents investing in shares, the Wigginton Village Shop was successfully launched the week before last.
20 Dec 2018
Green LibDems call for a Local Plan with a sustainability backbone
At Full Council 28th November, Dacorum Borough Council unanimously backed an amended LibDem Motion and agreed a significant proposal to combat the effects of climate change. This Motion referenced the recent IPCC report urging action on climate change and required that the new local plan currently under consideration should have within it environmental protection and sustainability considerations.
13 Dec 2018
HH LibDem Motion at DBC voted down by "Bored" Tories
This is so disappointing.
6 Dec 2018
Sopwell Rail Crossing - Lib Dem Cllr Sandy Walkington Boosts Residents Petition With Successful Council Motion
At the County Council meeting on 27 November, Sopwell Residents Association (St Albans) brought a petition signed by more than 1,000 residents, against the closure of the right of way across Cottonmill Railway Crossing.
4 Dec 2018
Tring, Berkhamsted & Northchurch Branch Liberal Democrats AGM, October 4th
With everything that's going on at the moment - the Three Rivers Rural County Council By Election, Brexits, marches and regular campaigning, the Tring, Berkhamsted & Northchurch Branch Liberal Democrats decided to hold their AGM relatively early this year.
2 Nov 2018
Lib Dem focus on recycling forces action by Dacorum
Dacorum Borough Council is installing recycling facilities to flats that had previously had none at all, after Lib Dem Councillors repeatedly raised the issue of recycling in the Borough.
1 Nov 2018
Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton Reaffirms Commitment to Green Policies
September's Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton was a great success.
29 Oct 2018
Liberal Democrats Gain a County Council Seat in Hertfordshire in a By-Election in the Three Rivers Rural Division
The Three Rivers Rural Division resulted from boundary changes and an additional county division that was added in 2017 in response to Hertfordshire's growing population. In the 2017 county council elections, which were overshadowed by Theresa May's snap election call, the Conservative who held the former Chorleywood Division won the new division but with a majority of only 153 votes.
28 Oct 2018
A 1.3 mile Cable Car goes ahead in Luton but the long-awaited Metropolitan Line Extension in Watford does not.
Construction work began on the confusingly named "Luton DART" this May. "DART" stands for Direct Air-Rail Transit but also refers to the Dublin Area Rapid Transit rail route from Bray to Malahide and Howth through Dublin - a line that is well familiar to Luton's 20,000 Irish residents (over 6% of the population).
30 Oct 2018
Dacorum Council Fails Its Own Housing Test
In October Councillors were told that some disabled people have been waiting as long as five years for a disabled adapted council house. This is despite Dacorum Council having a written objective to 'Provide good quality affordable homes, in particular for those in the greatest need.'
LH
14 Oct 2018
Cupid Green Fields saved - with Cabinet still short of a strategy
Cabinet is set to withdraw proposals to move the Jarman Athletics track to Cupid Green fields, after a consultation report showing deep and reasoned objections was championed by LibDem Councillors Adrian England and Lara Pringle, at wednesday's "Oversight & Scrutiny Committee" meeting, at The Forum.
13 Oct 2018