Herts County Council's main Highways contractor, Ringway has been fined £671,546 over the last two full financial years for failing to do the work it was paid for. In figures exposed by Liberal Democrat Leader and Highways Spokesperson, Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst, shows that Ringway was fined £421,321 in 2013/14 and another £250,225 in 2014/15.
Tring's Liberal Democrat County Councillor, Nick Hollinghurst, has now picked up his new Nissan Leaf Acenta. After an hour's discussion with the salesman right at the start, a 30-minute test drive for Nick and Rosemarie, his wife, followed by a 24-hour test hiring (nothing to pay) and a final hour of driving instruction and hints, the purchase of an all-electric vehicle is not something you do without a fair amount of thought.
Local Liberal Democrats were dismayed to learn that following inspections by the Quality Care Commission, West Herts Hospitals Trust has been put into "Special Measures". The West Herts Trust runs health services in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans. Chris White, spokesperson on Health, for the Liberal Democrat Hertfordshire County Council Group said: 'We had suspected for a while that the report would be bad but this is even worse than was feared. 'It is important to put into action a plan for improving the services at the three hospitals and for the public to gain reassurance that the services are on an upwards and not a downwards trajectory. 'Hertfordshire County Council has the role of scrutinising the NHS in Hertfordshire and we will be having a meeting with the inspectors next week where we hope to hear more about how quickly the many failings can be addressed.' He added: 'There has been a long history of management instability at the trust. The most recent full-time chief executive, for instan
In June we reported the sad death of Sheila Taylor, former Mill End resident and a councillor on Three Rivers District Council. We passed on the information that her family plan to have a special service in her memory at St Peters Church and a number of people have asked when this service will take place. We understand that it will be in the New Year. When we know the date we will pass the information on to you. …………………………………………………… A letter has been received from a Government Minister asking for local views on Sunday trading. The current rules limiting the opening of shops over a certain size to 6 hours between 10am and 6pm (apart from Easter Sunday and Christmas Day when it falls on a Sunday when they must remain closed all day) were established over 20 years ago. The Minister points out that the consumer environment has changed significantly and high streets face growing competition from online and mobile phone shopping. He 'considers the current rules are unduly restrictive, stifling efficienc
Liberal Democrats are incensed by the way Herts County Council are downplaying the need to take action on road flooding.
Do you want to take part in Tring's Christmas Fun Festival? It's a regular event that's thoroughly enjoyed by young and old alike. A family occasion like no other , it attracts visitors by the thousand.
