The Care Quality Commission is inspecting the local East of England Ambulance Service performance from April 5th. If you haveviews, experiences you want to share with the Commission visit www.cqc.org.uk/sye enquiries@cqc.org.uk or 03000 616161
What a relief to have Station Road open again !
The planning application 15/2230/FUL for the redevelopment of the former Gas Works site in Wharf Lane was on the agenda of the TRD Planning Committee on Thursday, 21st January. The Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) refused the application and this was notified in a Decision Letter dated 3rd February, 2016. The principal reasons were (a) Detrimental overdevelopment (b) No provision made for affordable housing.
TRING 20MPH ROAD SAFETY ZONE. HAVE YOU HAD YOUR SAY?
Led by the local footpath and environmental activist, John Savage, a group of longterm walkers, ramblers and dog-walkers recently succeeded in establishing the new Tring Town Footpath 87 based on 20 years continuous use nec vi, nec clam, nec precario ("without force, without secrecy and without permission") as the legal Latin quaintly puts it.
Spring Fayre Launch Day - Saturday 23 April Join Tring Together and a variety of local Charity stalls to celebrate the arrival of Spring in Tring!
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change Lynne Featherstone has tabled a fatal motion in the House of Lords against the Government cuts to Feed-in Tariffs. A Feed-in Tariff is a payment you can get if you generate your own electricity (eg with solar panels or a wind turbine) and you can also sell energy back to the grid.
We can now dispose of food waste in plastic bags into the food pods. The recycling plant has confirmed they can deal with this. We can also still use compostable liners, newspaper and corn starch bags. Loose food is accepted but not black bags. We hope this will encourage people to recycle more food and stop putting it in the refuse bin. Plastic bags are still not accepted in the recycling bins. ………………………………………………….. Business Watch is being set up locally to promote a safe and crime free environment for local business, make better links with the police, raise awareness of crime issues., and how to protect your money by recognizing and tackling fraud. Visit www.herts.police.uk/protectyourbusiness and www.herts.police.uk ……………………………………………………. The refurbishment of the Ebury Play Area starts in February. Before then 5 trees must be removed as their structural integrity is compromised because they have grown through and around the metal fencing. Trees within the play area will not be affect
Berkhamsted Town Council by-election will be held on Thursday 18th February for the Berkhamsted West Ward.
The National Trust is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the great battle to save Berkhamsted Common in Hertfordshire. The common was freed from enclosure on the night of 6 March 1866.
So What Next for Berkhamsted Town Council? Well, the Conservative councillor who put forward the motion of No Confidence on December 14th at the last Town Council Meeting - and who had to be rescued by Liberal Democrat Support - was partially vindicated.
