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Chinnor Railway - Platform 4 to Open

Coalition Infrastructure Improvements Still Coming Up

Tring & District - Future Roadworks 2018/2019

Please note that although very welcome, these could result in serious disruption in Tring.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

Ashridge for Activities ... or Events

We all know Ashridge as a beautiful open space, freely accessed by the pubic.

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.