Keep Fire & Rescue under proper scrutiny - or Hemel will lose control
Liberal Democrats led the opposition in Dacorum against the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner take over of the Fire Service.
14 Jul 2018
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Energy from Waste - the Technology is getting Safer and Better.
The oldest and the most famous Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in UK started operation in 1971 in Edmonton, North London, near the North Circular Road. An industrial accident in Seveso in Italy in 1976 led to the exposure aof a significant proportion of the surrounding population to polychlorinated dioxins. This led over the years to an investigation into dioxins in the environment, either naturally occurring or due to combustion. It became realised that these chemicals were present in small amounts in the environment but more was produced, and in significant quantities, when organic material was burned - especially if the combustion was at low temperatures and/or inefficient. This led to a flurry of chemical research to understand the ways in which dioxins are produced and destroyed during different stages of waste combustion.
9 Jul 2018
Three Different By-Elections This Week - Three Different Stories
Lichfield DC, Curborough - 5th July 2018 Lab 309 [60.4%; +27.2%]
7 Jul 2018
Recycling - for flats - in Dacorum doesn't add up!
Liberal Democrat Councillor Adrian England says "Dacorum Borough Council needs to re-think recycling for residents who live in flats. It just doesn't add up: in my ward - Adeyfield West - there are examples of where eighteen flats in three adjacent blocks have to share only six recycling containers. That means if you live in a flat you have 1/3 of a bin, when the houses in the same street (Windmill Road, where I live) have a large bin EACH, all collected every two weeks. Last week these six containers were all full to overflowing by Sunday - two days before collection was due. That means Dacorum is missing the chance to collect AT LEAST an additional whole bin-full of recycling every two days! Recycling rates from flats could be increased by nearly one fifth if capacity was increased." So potential recycling is lost to general waste. Even worse, overflowing plastic blows away and ends up in the sea. As we are all now aware, the cost of unnecessary landfill waste collection is more than just a budget heading
5 Jul 2018
Herts County Council Performance Review - Some Points that have Cropped Up
Herts County Council, like other councils, reviews its performance against key indicators every quarter.
5 Jul 2018
School Expansions in Hertfordshire - Forward Planning Continues Under New Conditions
When consultations and planning reviews take place with a view towards building more homes, people often worry that houses will be built without the necessary social support.
2 Jul 2018
Are you taking A Level History next year or the year after? Herts Archives could help.
Are you studying A Level History and taking your exam next year or the year after?
30 Jun 2018
Ashridge for Activities ... or Events
We all know Ashridge as a beautiful open space, freely accessed by the pubic.
11 Jul 2018
Ashridge Estate - A Wonderful Place to Visit but Please be a Considerate Dog Owner
At this time of year, the Ashridge Estate on the edge of the Chiltern Hills is a beautiful place to visit. It is under the care of the National Trust and access is free.
28 Jun 2018
Herts Lib Dems Disappointed as Tories Short Change Schools to Support Bigger Profits for Housing Developers
L ib Dems were disappointed, but not surprised, when Hertfordshire Tories effectively voted to increase property developer profits by reducing the amount they have to pay to provide school places.
25 Jun 2018
DACORUM SPORT STRATEGY SUFFERS A FALSE START
SPORT STRATEGY SUFFERS A FALSE START - BUT THE ATHLETICS TRACK EVENT HAS ALREADY STARTED! DBC's long overdue Sports and Activity has failed to satisfy scrutineers and has been sent back to the starting-line for a re-write. Meanwhile the council is going ahead with yet ANOTHER major Sports infrastructure decision - with NO SPORTS STRATEGY. On Wednesday night at Scrutiny the draft was rejected and severely criticised by Liberal Democrat Cllrs Adrian England and Lara Pringle, as well as some Conservative Cllrs. Cllr England said: "What's missing? It lacks at least 5 things that anything worthy of being called a Strategy should have - Big Picture, headline data, Ownership, headline resources and a timescale." The Committee agreed that the strategy document should be re-written and brought back to Scrutiny for appraisal. Now DBC has ignored the Committee - which Cllr Neil Harden attended - and launched another Consultation on the relocation of the Jarman Park Athletics track; BEFORE its strategic approach to
21 Jun 2018
AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN? IN NORTHCHURCH IT JUST DID!
At the HCC Council Meeting of 27th March, Lara Pringle, the new DBC councillor for Northchurch presented a petition from the local Road Safety Pressure Group, "Go 20 Northchurch". Local residents have been calling for some time for a 20 mph speed limit to be imposed on the centre of the village.
20 Jun 2018