Sharon Bowles MEP, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee Chair, “Appalled” by Cyprus Bailout
"The Cyprus bailout deal is a disaster for EU rules and Single Market principles" - Sharon Bowles MEP.
17 Mar 2013
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Herts Highways at Fault AGAIN - this Time with Faulty Link to the Highway Fault System!
Words failed County Councillor Nick Hollinghurst when he received the following e-mail. So he reproduced it as sent to him unchanged, typo and all. He has, however, to placate the angry Executive Member of Highways, Cllr Stuart Pile, now removed the name and contact details of the Head of Customer Services (which the officer himself published in the county's e-mail apology).
16 Mar 2013
Second Setback for Helioslough Freight Interchange
The unpopular and ill-conceived Helioslough Railfreight plan has received a further setback when the County Council unanimously voted against the Eric Pickles approved plans.
14 Mar 2013
Herts County Council Admit Yet MORE Highways Backlogs and Problems
Over 500 local people in Hertfordshire are waiting to hear about their dropped kerb crossover applications, because Herts County Council decided to stop processing applications in the run-up to the new Highways contract from the 1st October. Since then Ringway, the new contractor, has not done the work either.
13 Mar 2013
Special Educational Needs Not Being Properly Addressed
Liberal Democrat Councillor Mark Watkin, Opposition Spokesperson for Education, challenged Hertfordshire County Council's Executive Member for Education, Conservative Councillor Frances Button, to explain how services will address the needs of specific groups who cannot cope with schools, such as high achieving children with autism. She failed to do so. Instead she repeated the standard response that they could either attend a Moderate Learning Difficulty school; or have home help; or attend a mainstream school - none of which will adequately meet the needs of many of these children.
10 Mar 2013
Only the Liberal Democrats seek to invest in Hertfordshire's infrastructure
At the Hertfordshire County Council meeting on 26 February, the Liberal Democrat Group offered the only alternative to the Conservative budget in Hertfordshire, with a budget that invested heavily in highway infrastructure and supported public transport, young people and the homeless.
9 Mar 2013
Liberal Democrats Demand Renewed Answers Over Highway Fraud Allegations
In a shock move, the Liberal Democrat Group on Hertfordshire County Council has demanded urgent answers to allegations of fraud made by a whistle blower.
8 Mar 2013
Hertfordshire’s Highway Contractor Ringway Under Fire Again from Angry Councillors
Ringway, Hertfordshire County Council's new highways contractor, has again come under fire from angry county councillors.
7 Mar 2013
Lister Surgicentre - "Bring it Back inside the NHS"
Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Tring & the Villages, Nick Hollinghurst has called for the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, to act on today's announcement of a damning report from the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This has severely criticised the management of the Lister Surgicentre in Stevenage by Clinicenta, whose parent company is the engineering and construction giant Carillion plc.
6 Mar 2013
Liberal Democrat Minister Announces NHS Bill Re-Draft
The Government will amend controversial regulations governing tendering for NHS services following widespread concerns about the role of competition, MPs were told.
6 Mar 2013
Moor End Road - County Council to Try Again
Now that the new Highways contracting arrangements for Hertfordshire are underway, the County Council is to try again with the Moor End Road Bus Lane in Hemel Hempstead.
5 Mar 2013
Why not help people to help themselves with handy salt bins on hilly roads?
Right across the county this winter, the Liberal Democrats have been fighting the Conservatives to try to get new salt bins and support residents with self help.
16 Feb 2013