In a letter to the Editor of the Berkhamsted Gazette Liberal Democrat Berkhamsted Town Councillor Garrick Stevens has outlined the plans that he and fellow Town Councillor Danny Bonnett have put forward to Berkhamsted Town Council.
The Liberal Democrats will ensure that benefit claimants in social housing will no longer be penalised if their landlord cannot provide accommodation suitable to their needs. In other words, the £14 reduction in housing benefit ("bedroom tax") for an unneeded room will not apply unless the landlord can offer reasonable accommodation and the tenant refuses the offer unreasonably.
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has announced a £154 million investment in research projects to keep the UK as a world leader in aerospace innovation.
Ed Davey, Lib Dem Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change writes in LibDem Voice "I have published the Government's first ever Energy Investment Report.
Hertfordshire's ruling Conservatives have been accused of misleading residents over plans to reduce bus services in the evenings and at weekends.
New rules which would provide greater choice and more innovative pensions products, are expected to be announced this week.
Herts County Council is to review its highways faults inspection regime following pressure from the Liberal Democrat Group Leader and Deputy Leader. Lib Dem Group Leader, County Councillor (Watford: Central & Oxhey), Stephen Giles-Medhurst said "There are grave concerns regarding our Highways safety and the regime in place to ensure it. The findings in the case of Curtis v HCC, where Mr Curtis was seriously injured because the highways inspection regime failed to spot a serious pothole and fix it. This shows that the County's inspection regime is not fit for pressure and needs a review.
At Tuesday's meeting of Hertfordshire County Council the Liberal Democrats demanded an apology for the money wasted in the New Barnfield waste fiasco.
At Tuesday's meeting of Herts County Council, the Liberal Democrat group fought to save local bus services from swingeing cuts planned by local Conservative politicians.
A new Energy Advice Programme that will help householders save money on their energy bills has been announced.
Local Liberal Democrat councillors and activists are delighted by the local members' choice of Grace Weaver.
Hardpressed householders in Dacorum are being driven to distraction in their efforts to find suitable safe parking. 10 years ago or more, Liberal Democrat-run Three Rivers Council embarked on a programme of converting suitable verges in South Oxhey to provide additional residents parking. It worked very well.
