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.
We have had a temporary reprieve from the Station Road Closure but it will operate again from 8.00pm on Saturday 16th January to 5.00am on Monday 8th February. Access for pedestrians will be maintained at all times via the western walk way. Part of Victoria Close will be closed from 6th January to 14th April to accommodate the construction of the bridge deck. The subway will remain open for pedestrian access. The 24hr Helpline is 0343 222 2424 ……………………………………………………………………. Serves U Right -Some Good News. At long last we have had a response from the person managing the premises, and he has agreed to our request to clear up/clean up the front of the shop which has looked really scruffy for months. We are told this work will be done next week ! Could this have anything to do with the planning application on these premises, 151 High Street and 149 next door, to change the use from Class A1 (shop) to Cl.A3 restaurant and café ? The application is 15/2536/FUL and can be seen on Three Rivers District Council
Residents can still recycle their real Christmas tree at any of Herts County Council's Household Waste Recycling Centres. In Dacorum these are located in Eastman Way in Hemel Hempstead and in Northbridge Road in Berkhamsted. Residents are reminded not to leave their trees at any of the borough's other recycling sites, as this will be treated as fly-tipping.
Tring in Transition's 5th Eco Fair and Seed Swap is on Saturday 27th Feb 2016 10am - 4pm at the Victoria Hall, Akeman Street,Tring HP23 6AA
Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron's New Year Message
Norman Lamb, MP for North Norfolk and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Health, recently called on the Government to commit to introducing comprehensive waiting time standards for people with mental illness.
Amidst extraordinary scenes in the Berkhamsted Town Council Chamber on Monday evening, 14th December, 2015, criticism of the Conservative Group's poor record on governance and administration was made the subject of a vote of "No Confidence". This was proposed by the Conservative Member, Cllr John Higgins, and seconded by Liberal Democrat Cllr Mrs Freda Earl.
Not to be outdone by Tring, on the 23rd December, the Cowper Society presented Bach's Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratory) in Berkhamsted's St Peters Church in the High Street.
Starting as early as August, DB Schenker Rail UK has been co-ordinating and fine tuning its high speed rail freight delivery services to cope with the Christmas rush.
The Tring Christmas Season can be said to open with the Christmas Festival organised by Tring Together, which takes over the whole town centre at the end of November. This year's was a success as usual despite a burst of cold, heavy rain.
