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Let Down by London - Labour London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, can't be asked about his Committment to Hertfordshire!

Nor, it appears, is he prepared to explain why he has gone back on his own aspiration to take over transport connections outside London that lead into the capital. At last week's Hertfordshire Council Meeting the Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition, Stephen Giles-Medhurst, asked the Council Leader for an update on the Metropolitan Line Extension intended to link Watford Junction with the London Underground system. The Leader of the Council, David Williams, confirmed that he had written as agreed on 15th February, jointly with the Mayor of Watford and the Chairman of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to the Mayor of London. The letter expressed the deep disappointment of Hertfordshire County Council and the other two signatories that the Mayor of London had decided not to honour the commitment made by the Mayor of London's Office to deliver the project within the funding package agreed in 2015. Hertfordshire County Council, Watford Borough Council and the Hertfordshire LE

Liberal Democrat Motion Proposing Highway Policy Changes to Introduce More Flexibility into Setting up 20mph Zones - Passed with All-Party Support

Shortly before the last Hertfordshire County Council Meeting (27th March, 2018) Nick Hollinghurst, the Liberal Democat County Councillor for Tring met some of the Go 20 Northchurch Group to discuss their petition to the County Council for a 20mph Zone and other safety improvements in Northchurch.The Group pointed out a section in the existing policy where, with a small change to the wording, a useful increase in flexibility could be brought in to enable 20mph Zones to be considered for A and B roads in rural areas.

Liberal Democrats Support 20mph Bid in Northchurch

The Liberal Democrats are very happy to support the bid by Go 20 Northchurch for a 20mph zone in Northchurch.

The clocks sprung forward and Adeyfield West got a “Great British Tidy Up”!

Croxley Danes, a New School in Three Rivers District gets the Go-Ahead

Three Rivers Planning Committee approved plans for the new Croxley Danes School at the end of January. Construction can now go ahead providing outstanding drainage issues are resolved. Croxley Danes School initially opened in September 2017 with 120 Year 7 students in temporary accomodation at St Clement Danes School. When its new premises are ready it will be an all-ability, co-educational state secondary school serving South West Hertfordshire with a capacity of 1206 students aged 11-18.

Another Blow for South West Herts as Mayor Khan Cancels Step-Free Access at Croxley Met Line Station

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced the names of 13 more London Underground stations to be made step-free. But when it came to South West Hertfordshire the list included Rickmansworth - but not Croxley. TfL claimed that Rickmansworth is a cheaper and less complex scheme than Croxley. Nick Hollinghurst, Lib Dem County Councillor for Tring, who is a member of the HCC Cabinet Panel dealing with transport, said, "That may be true but both stations need step-free access - and anyway, if one station needs a complex scheme it clearly indicates that there is a greater need there. So actually, what TfL thought was an excuse for failing to make Croxley step-free, was really an admission that they'd got it wrong twice. In fact Croxley is the station they should be doing first!"

Decisive Win for Liberal Democrats in Northchurch By-Election for a Dacorum Borough and a Northchurch Parish Council Seat

Conservative complacency took another hit on Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) on Thursday night (8th March 2018) as Liberal Democrat Lara Pringle won a decisive victory in two local By-Elections. One was to fill the vacant Northchurch Ward on DBC and the second to fill a vacancy on Northchurch Parish Council. Both vacancies had resulted from the death in January of Cllr Alan Fantham who had held both seats.

Lara Pringle's Northchurch Campaign off to a Good Start!

Lara Pringle lives in Northchurch and has done for over 15 years.

“No Lockfield Houses before New Road Traffic is sorted out!”, says Lara Pringle, LD Northchurch Candidate

Lockfield, off New Road, Northchurch is being considered for development after 2031, though this could be earlier. At the moment it is railway land and provides access to the track from a public road. As such it is infrequently used and generates very little traffic.

LATCos - Could these be a Better Way to Keep our Roads in Good Condition?

Local Authority Trading Companies - or LATCos in the jargon - are not new. They are authorised under the 2003 Local Government Act.

The Liberal Democrats have a New Leader and a New Programme

New Leader, New Party, New Programme