Lightweight "Upcycled" Ex-London Underground Trains Form an Economic Solution to Branch Line Services.
"Upcycling" - recycling by refurbishment and upgrading - comes to a railway line in the East of England Region.
15 Jul 2019
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UK Rail Industry Planning for Decarbonisation - a Complex Task Especially for Railfreight.
In 2018 the then Rail Minister, Jo Johnson, challenged the rail industry to reduce its carbon emissions and a recent report sets out the industry's initial response in the form of an Interim Report.
14 Jul 2019
Local Liberal Democrats Participating in European Democracy
Two of our newly elected Lib Dem East of England MEPs have been appointed to European Parliament Committees. On Wednesday, Lucy Nethsingha was elected as the Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs for a two and a half year term. She said: "I am determined the Committee will play a key role in providing legal certainty and stability for the European Union, while advancing rights for Europe's citizens and addressing the central issues of our time, such as environmental crime."
13 Jul 2019
Lib Dems are Working Hard to Ensure One of these Candidates becomes the Next- but-One PM!
Rosemarie and Nick Hollinghurst and Patrick Fisher from West Herts Local Party attended the hustings last night for the choice of the next Liberal Democrat Leader
12 Jul 2019
Slow Progress in Developing Flood Control at Local Level - but Progress Nevertheless.
Six or seven years ago, the government passed much of the responsibility for flood mitigation onto Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) - in our case that is Hertfordshire County Council. Their role is to develop a strategy to monitor local flood risks within the county. They also draw up and maintain a record of structures, such as walls and embankments that might have a significant effeect on flood risk, recording their ownership and state of repair. This data is identified in the Hertfordshire Flood Risk Asset Register.
11 Jul 2019
Northchurch Parish Council Passes a motion on the Climate Change Emergency
On 1st July, Cllr Lara Pringle, Vice-Chair of Northchurch Parish Council proposed and Cllr Mark Somervail seconded a Motion to the Parish Council on the Climate Change Emergency . It was passed unanimously. Congratulations to Lara Pringle, Mark Somervail and Peter Holditch for getting this important motion tabled and passed unanimously. NORTHCHURCH PARISH COUNCIL - CLIMATE CHANGE MOTION 1 JULY 2019 This council recognises: The overwhelming weight of scientific evidence which establishes the risk of man-made climate change and the implications for global warming leading to rising sea levels; loss of habitat; loss of bio-diversity and the associated long-term dangers to human and all other life on the planet. AND The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) Special Report on Global Warming of October 2018, which describes the harm that a 2C rise in global temperatures is likely to cause and which advises that limiting global warming to 1.5C may be possible with ambitious action from national and su
7 Jul 2019