A public gathering to recognise the achievement of Martine Wright who participated in the Paralympic Games took place in Church Square, Tring on Saturday morning, 27th October . Cllr Nick Hollinghurst, the Tring Town Mayor, said,
The evening of Saturday 20th October saw the Dacorum Symphony Orchestra celebrate its 40th Anniversary at a concert in the splendid Centenary Theatre of the Berkhamsted Collegiate School. The DSO evolved from the Hemel Hempstead Orchestra founded in 1972 by Thomas Loten, who also founded the Dacorum Sinfonietta in 1974 to concentrate on chamber music and smaller works, at the same time giving opportunities to young local players and enabling concerts to be performed in the many smaller halls across Dacorum.
Today, 20th October, 2012, the East of England Liberal Democratsheld a well-attended regional conference in the Cambridge Regional College at King Hedges Road, Cambridge.
With all the ticket money in, a mystery donor contributing the cost of the fish and chips and the brewery covering its own costs for the evening, the event made £800 towards Iain Rennie Grove House Hospices.
Dr Christopher Townsend is the Liberal Democrat Candidate to be Hertfordshire's first Police and Crime Commissioner. Learn more about Christopher and his Progmamme of Action by visiting his website www.christophertownsend.org
" Our country's relentless focus on punishment for punishment's sake, rather than as a tool for crime reduction and rehabilitation, has consigned thousands of individuals to a hopeless life with no way out. A staggering 90% of those sentenced in England and Wales in 2011 had committed a previous offence.
The first Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election will take place on Thursday 15 November 2012. The result of the election will be declared on Friday 16 November 2012. The candidate elected will take responsibility for policing in Hertfordshire on 22 November 2012 and serve until May 2016.
Dacorum resident and Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England, Sharon Bowles, has applied to replace Mervyn King when he retires as Governor of the Bank of England in the New Year.
Monday 1 October marks the end of the existing Hertfordshire Highways arrangements and the start of the Hertfordshire County Council's new highways service contracts.
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.
