Tory Dacorum +1.8% Lib Dem Watford - 0.0%
Dacorum Council chiefs have justified a rise in the 2015/16 council tax charge saying it means borough services like bin collections and street cleaning will cost householders just 49p per day.
3 Mar 2015
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Lib Dems to Double the UK's Production of Renewable Energy by 2020
Liberal Democrats have set out plans to double the UK's production of renewable electricity by 2020 and make Britain zero carbon by 2050. This would end the UK's adverse impact on climate change for good.
5 Mar 2015
Liberal Democrats to Raise £1bn Extra Tax from Banks
Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced details of a plan to raise an extra £1bn from a supplementary corporation tax charge applied to banks to help finish the job of eliminating the deficit.
4 Mar 2015
One Step Closer to Enshrining International Aid Spending in Law
Liberal Democrat Peer Jeremy Purvis has welcomed the successful progress though the House of Lords of the Lib Dem Bill to enshrine the UK's aid-spending target in law.
3 Mar 2015
News from the Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats
Heathrow Extension?
4 Mar 2015
News from the Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats
PYNESFIELD GRAVEL
1 Mar 2015
Liberal Democrat Mayor Hodgson's Success as the Bedford Hydro Power Facility Exceeds Expectations
The Hydro Power Facility at the Boatslide Weir Bridge on the River Great Ouse in Bedford has exceeded income generation expectations for 2014. When the facility was opened in 2012 the estimated income generation was £32,000.
2 Mar 2015
Nigel Quinton Selected to Fight SW Herts for Lib Dems
Experienced Lib Dem campaigner Nigel Quinton is to fight the S W Herts Parliamentary Seat against the struggling Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke.
27 Feb 2015
Buses and Libraries Hit by Hertfordshire Conservatives' Council Tax Rise
Liberal Democrat County Councillors have been shocked by local Tories' plans to hike council tax by 1.99% this year, the maximum they can without taking it to a county-wide referendum. . In a highly controversial budget Hertfordshire Conservatives have proposed swingeing cuts to buses and library services. . Leader of the Opposition and the Liberal Democrat Group, Stephen Giles-Medhurst commented: "I am appalled. The County Council clearly has to be careful and look after taxpayers' money properly, but right now putting up Council Tax by almost 2 percent and also hitting services to the elderly and vulnerable leave a bad taste in the mouth. We all know times are tough, but the Liberal Democrat Group have looked long and hard at the options available to us and will be proposing an alternative budget that ring-fences essential services and freezes Council Tax" . Paul Zukhowski, Liberal Democrat FInance and Regeneration Spokesman said "I am dismayed that the Conservative administration is seeking to impose this
24 Feb 2015
Croxley Rail Link Update
Hertfordshire County Council remains committed to the Croxley Rail Link, and is working together with the scheme's partner organisations to achieve the best outcome for this important project. A report detailing the preferred model to enable the delivery of the scheme went to to the council's Cabinet on Monday 23 February where they will be asked to give approval of the proposed financing of the county council's contribution to the project. However at the Council Meeting the next day it became clear that there were still some loose ends to tie up with London Underground Ltd regarding responsibility and a degree of funding shortfall.
28 Feb 2015
Time to Sign-Up for Nursery
It's time for parents with children born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 to apply for a nursery place.
17 Feb 2015
A Fair Start for Every Child
Liberal Democrats believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, wherever they live and whatever their background.
17 Feb 2015