South West Herts Liberal Democrats have welcomed the vote at the national party conference against more runways at Stansted Airport. Taking place in Brighton, party delegates from across the UK backed a motion proposed by Julian Huppert MP opposing new runways at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick. The motion calling for better use of existing capacity has now become a part of Lib Dem party policy.
The Coalition Government has signalled that it intends to make the acquisition of new rolling stock easier, by offering official guarantees.
Freightliner Ltd this week (Wednesday 26th September) achieved a new record with 481 containers handled daily through Tilbury.
Squashed Bollards - a vehicle has squashed the bollards on the pedestrian refuge in the Uxbridge Rd near the end of Moneyhill Rd. We have asked Herts Highways to repair the refuge quickly because without the bollards pedestrian feel vulnerable crossing this busy road.
DEVELOPER FINED HEAVILY
Based on a Network Rail Press Release of Wednesday 06 Sep 2012
Liberal Democrats will put forward a range of proposals to create sustainable prosperity and jobs at their Autumn Conference next month.
A Celebration of the Centenary voyage of the restored horse drawn canal boat, Ilkestone, was held at Batchworth Lock on Saturday 18th August presented by the Rickmansworth Waterways Trust. Local people were able to:
Did you know that the former quango (one of the largest), British Waterways, has now been reconstituted as the Canal & Rivers Trust, with charitable status?
The paper banks at George V Playing Fields have been destroyed by fire. TRDC is trying to borrow spare paper banks from other authorities for the short term. If residents who use these banks need extra boxes to accommodate their paper please ring TRDC and they will be delivered to your home. There are paper banks at Riverside Drive.
A report published in the middle of August by the Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP) claims that more than half of all bulky waste items taken to household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) could be re-used.
It has been announced this afternoon (25th August) that Mouchel Group plc has gone into administration. The assets have been sold by the administrators, KPMG, to a new company, MRBL Ltd, now owned by the lender banks (80%) and management (20%). The banks have had to write off £83 million and the shareholders have lost everything, but at least the 8,000 employees keep their jobs for the moment.
