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Liberal Democrat Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb Announces Legal Rights for Carers

People who have to care for elderly relatives - often their own parents - in addition to the demands of work and family life are to receive training in care techniques and an entitlement to help, such as respite holidays. Councils will have to assess what support carers need. Everyone will be offered advice and guidance and means-tested financial assistance to pay for services will be available to those who qualify.

8 May 2013

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Tring's Status as a Fairtrade Town is Renewed at Market Place Ceremony

On Saturday 20th April 2013 the Tring Town Mayor, Councillor Nick Hollinghurst was presented with the Fairtade Foundation's Certificate in a ceremony in Tring Market Place which formally renewed Tring's status as a Fairtrade Town.

7 May 2013

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£4.25 Million to be Invested in Cambridge Station Improvements

A property development scheme partly using railway land and aimed at providing more than 1,000 student units - the so-called CB1 Development - has generated significant funds to improve Cambridge Station. £4.25 million has been released by Brookgate, the Cambridge based company behind CB1, as part of a land deal with Network Rail and a 3-way agreement between Brookgate, Network Rail and Cambridge City Council.

6 May 2013

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Liberal Democrat Wins the Hatfield South Herts County Division to Unseat Tory Highways Boss

On Friday morning Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats were delighted when their colleague Paul Zukhowskyj took a seat from the Conservatives. This was a double triumph since the losing Conservative was no other than the former Executive Member in the administration, Stuart Pile, who had been responsible for Highways and the Environment.

5 May 2013

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Liberal Democrats’ “Dacorum Duo” Return to County Hall in Hertford

Liberal Democrat County Councillors, Nick Hollinghurst, representing Tring & the Villages, and Ron Tindall, representing Hemel Hempstead St Pauls, have been re-elected.

4 May 2013

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Liberal Democrats Hold Hemel Hempstead St Pauls Herts County Council Division

Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats were delighted early on Friday morning by the return of their hard-working colleague County Councillor Ron Tindall to represent Adeyfield and Highfield in Hemel Hempstead.

4 May 2013

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Tring Division Result in Hertfordshire County Council Elections

The result for the Tring & the Villages Hertfordshire County Council Division was announced at about 3.00 a.m. this morning.

3 May 2013

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The Croxley Rail Link Takes Another Step Forward

The Croxley Rail Link has taken another significant step towards reality. Hertfordshire County Council, which is the lead partner in this multi-agency project, has appointed Taylor Woodrow to draw up the engineering plans for the project.

15 Apr 2013

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Liberal Democrat Priorities for Hertfordshire

The Liberal Democrats have launched their Manifesto for Hertfordshire, which focuses on delivering the services people want. Launching the party's manifesto, Liberal Democrat Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Central Watford and Oxhey), Leader of the Opposition on Hertfordshire County Council said:

13 Apr 2013

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"Twenty's Plenty!" say Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats

16 Liberal Democrat County Councillors have all signed a petition to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee requesting a review of Twenty mph Speed Limits policy to be carried out. The Committee has agreed this should be done as part of a wider review of Speed Policy generally and the county's Highways and Transport Panel will be looking at the wider issues first. The Committee will then consider if the policies and procedures for implementing 20mph speed limits in Hertfordshire need simplifying or modifying.

1 Apr 2013

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