News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats - Three Rivers, a Lib Dem Run Council
Welcome to this edition of 'Rickmansworth This Week e-news', Ann Shaw writes and Les Mead writes, edits and circulates this newsletter.
10 Nov 2016
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News from West Hertfordshire
It's Not Too Late to Get a Flu Jab! Why Not Try Your Local Chemist?
"When I discovered that my GP surgery had run out of Flu Vaccine - help was near at hand," said Tring resident Nick Hollinghurst. "It wasn't till I asked my wife - who owned and managed Rosemarie Finch Chemist in Dunstable for over 25 years - that I found out that these days you can get a variety of treatments at your local community pharmacy."
10 Nov 2016
“No More Bus Cuts!” Demand Lib Dems as Hertfordshire Tories Try It On Again
The wheels of the bus go round and round - but not for much longer for some people without cars or those who cannot drive.
10 Nov 2016
Jo Lucey Selected as the Liberal Democrat County Council Candidate for Rickmansworth East & Oxhey Park Division.
Jo Lucey is new to politics - but not new to the area. She has lived in Rickmansworth for most of her life and is making a name for herself in the fields of ethnomusicology, sound engineering and as a radio host. She is an accomplished musician, composes her own works and is skilled as a luthier i.e. someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments, e.g. guitars, violins or (originally) lutes. Jo's political motivation arises from her social experiences. She passionately believes that everyone should have the opportunities to develop themselves, their skills and their lives to the full. Where accident, illness or other disadvantages reduce people's life chances society should find practical ways to give them a helping hand. Jo was recently selected as the Liberal Democrat Candidate for the Rickmansworth East & Oxhey Park Division in the Hertfordshire County Council elections in May 2017. She said, "It is an honour to stand for the chance to represent you in Rickmansworth East & Oxhey Park. I have man
30 Oct 2016
Network Rail Prefers Central Corridor for East-West Rail Route
It seems that the East-West Rail rebuild is to go via the Bedford-Sandy-Cambridge corridor.
25 Oct 2016
Voters do Seem to Prefer Liberal Democrats These Days!
To jump up to second place in Witney the way we did was certainly a sign of a change in sentiment towards Liberal Democrats - though of course in Liz Leffman we had a well known and well liked candidate who is a local councillor and a credit to her community.
24 Oct 2016
Efficiency and Recycling Major Factors in Tarmac's New Harper Lane Asphalt Plant
Last year, Tarmac - who claim to be " UK's leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions company" - opened a a new, modern asphalt plant inside the M25 at Harper Lane, Hertfordshire.
22 Oct 2016
Witney Woe for Tory Leavers as May's Man Mauled by Lib Dem Lions
The Witney Parliamentary By Election saw a huge swing to the Liberal Democrats of 19.3% as the Conservative vote fell back from 60% in 2015 to 45% yesterday. If repeated across the UK a movement in support like this would mean a loss of 26 seats from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. This would wipe out Theresa May's majority.
21 Oct 2016
Liberal Democrats hold a Successful East of England Regional Conference in Peterborough
The basic unit of the Liberal Democrats is the Local Party, but local parties together are organised into regions - in our case the East of England Region.
19 Oct 2016
Extensive Roadworks Planned in and around Tring
Please note that extensive work is planned covering a stretch of about 2 miles of the B488 Icknield Way, Tring starting on 31st October, 2016. The length affected will stretch from the A41 Tring Bypass roundabout down to the New Mill roundabout. The work will be done in stages but it is likely there will be considerable disruption at times.
17 Oct 2016
Tram-Train Concept to be Piloted in South Yorkshire as Extension to the Sheffield Supertram
Government approval for a new 400 metre length of track in Tinsley, Sheffield, means that work can now go ahead to complete UK's first tram-train project.
17 Oct 2016
Following Planning Permission Complications the new Cambridge North Station now has a Completion Date at Last
Planning permission for the new Cambridge North Station, which is expected to handle 3,000 passengers a day in the north east of the city, was originally granted in 2013. However, when Cambridgeshire County Council, the original promoters of the new station, had to hand the project over to Network Rail, it was decided that a second planning application would have to made and the whole process repeated. Thie time taken to do this then led to the project being delayed further since it became entangled in various financial reviews. Altogether these administrative obstacles pushed the completion back by nearly three years
11 Oct 2016