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Bedford Western Bypass: Lib Dem Mayor Dave Appoints Contractor with Work to Start "Within Weeks"

Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has signed the decision to appoint the contractor to construct the crucial final phase of the Bedford Western Bypass. Work will start on site within weeks. Breheny Civil Engineering were appointed to carry out the £18.6 million project to complete a route which was first planned over fifty years ago and won the tender on both quality and price. The project was finally able to go ahead after Mayor Dave Hodgson used Compulsory Purchase Orders to remove a series of obstacles blocking the building of the new road.

7 Oct 2014

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Nick asks, "Is Osborne Cruel or Crazy?"

Dacorum Councillor and Liberal Democrat activist Nick Hollinghurst was appalled when, during the Tory party conference last week, Chancellor George Osborne announced his plan to freeze benefits and tax credits for two years. Councillor Hollinghurst said, "I am appalled at both the insensitivity the Tory Chancellor and his lack of good sense in threatening 10 million households in this way. Moreover, this will hit more than 5 million working families."

6 Oct 2014

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David Cameron Joins the Liberal Democrats

Rather belatedly David Cameron has joined the Liberal Democrats in supporting tax cuts for the lower paid. Four years after patronisingly telling Nick Clegg that this was "a nice idea, but we couldn't possibly afford it" David Cameron has finally agreed with Nick that raising the income tax threshold is an effective and fair way to help the lower paid.

4 Oct 2014

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Scrap Police Commissioners, Liberal Democrats Urge

Police & Crime Commissioners would be scrapped under Liberal Democrat manifesto proposals.

2 Oct 2014

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Lib Dems Re-affirm Their Opposition to a Snooper's Charter

Responding to the Conservative Conference speech by Home Secretary Theresa May, Liberal Democrats have again re-iterated their opposition to any kind of Snooper's Charter.

3 Oct 2014

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Liberal Democrats 2015 Pre-Manifesto

The Liberal Democrats pre-manifesto, sets out out the party's vision for Britain in the next Parliament

2 Oct 2014

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Herts County Council is to Postpone At Least 142 Road Repair Schemes Due to a Lack of Financial Control

Conservative run Hertfordshire County Council is cancelling 142 highways repairs, originally planned for this year that would have cost them £3m, after it was revealed it was on course to overspend its budget.

1 Oct 2014

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Lib Dem By-election Wins - Kim Adams Takes a Seat from Tories in Epping Forest

Epping Forest - Hemnall Ward: Kim Adams

28 Sep 2014

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Scrap Police Commissioners, Liberal Democrats Urge

Police & Crime Commissioners would be scrapped under Liberal Democrat manifesto proposals.

29 Sep 2014

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Lib Dem Mayor Dorothy Thornhill Chosen as Watford's Candidate

Liberal Democrat party members in Watford Constituency have chosen Dorothy Thornhill (the elected Mayor of Watford) as the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for 2015. Party members had a choice of candidates between Cllr Rabi Martins, Hugh Annand and Dorothy.

26 Sep 2014

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Labour Still Can't be Trusted With the Economy... and Nothing New from Miliband

At Labour's Conference Ed Miliband said nothing to prove Labour is capable of running the economy again. This was not a speech from a Prime Minister in waiting.

25 Sep 2014

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The Mystery of Ed Miliband's Mansion Tax

At Labour's Autumn Conference closing speech, Labour leader Ed Miliband announced plans to put an extra £2.5bn into the NHS should he get elected next May.

24 Sep 2014

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News from West Hertfordshire

Bedford Western Bypass: Lib Dem Mayor Dave Appoints Contractor with Work to Start "Within Weeks"

Nick asks, "Is Osborne Cruel or Crazy?"

David Cameron Joins the Liberal Democrats

Scrap Police Commissioners, Liberal Democrats Urge

Lib Dems Re-affirm Their Opposition to a Snooper's Charter

Liberal Democrats 2015 Pre-Manifesto

Herts County Council is to Postpone At Least 142 Road Repair Schemes Due to a Lack of Financial Control

Lib Dem By-election Wins - Kim Adams Takes a Seat from Tories in Epping Forest

Scrap Police Commissioners, Liberal Democrats Urge

Lib Dem Mayor Dorothy Thornhill Chosen as Watford's Candidate

Labour Still Can't be Trusted With the Economy... and Nothing New from Miliband

The Mystery of Ed Miliband's Mansion Tax

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