Reading the Hemel Gazette this week, I was interested to note their article on Tring Station parking difficulties. Apparently, Rail bosses have blamed an 'incredible' rise in passenger numbers for the fact commuters cannot get parked at Tring railway station after 9am on weekdays.
In the Liberal Democrat response to the Queen's Speech last Wednesday, Nick Clegg said "The Liberal Democrats worked hard to ensure that the Coalition Government's agenda had a clear thread of liberalism running through it - from the priority we gave to mental health and the green agenda, to creating the pupil premium and protecting our civil liberties.
From: Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst - LD County Councillor for Central Watford and Oxhey Conservative run Herts County Council has decided to cut a further £1.47m from its bus budget. This will mean a dozen bus routes will cease to exist, others will only run up to 7.30pm, and just a few that serve hospitals will run on a Sunday (but again only up to 7.30pm).
Conservative run Herts County Council has decided on a second slice of bus cuts - they will now slash a further £1.47m from the bus budget. This means a dozen key bus routes will go, others will only run up to 7.30pm. Sunday services will disappear with just a very few that serve hospitals running only up to to 7.30pm. Throughout the week, evening hospital visits will be made almost impossible shift staff will be hit hard. The Conservatives voted by 42 votes to 30 to push through the bus cuts, despite condemnation by the NHS Trusts, bus operators and the public.
Well, after a prolonged count - which involved DBC staff working a 39 hour shift (with just one short break) - the results are all now in.
City lawyers BLP Law have issued a briefing note on the energy policies of each of the parties.
Nigel Quinton, the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate, was in Tring again last Saturday.
Liberal Democrat county councillor, Nick Hollinghurst, after over a year's campaigning and lobbying on behalf of local parents and residents, was delighted when the council's contractors started to mark out the new zebra crossing in Miswell Lane, Tring. It was positioned just where two footpaths, well used as routes to Goldfield School, cross the busy Miswell Lane.
The Liberal Democrats in Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, and the villages have six key priorities for the Borough Council elections. The six priorities are:
The Lib Dems have launched their General Election manifesto today. It puts opportunity at its heart and sets out a plan to ensure every child has a world-class education.
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg is calling for a new Digital Rights Bill to be introduced within the first six months of the next Parliament.
