Hemel Hempstead Lib Dems

Lib Dems Champion Free Childcare for 92,000 Two-year-olds

Around 92,000 of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds are now receiving up to 15 hours a week of free childcare, just weeks after free pre-school education was introduced.

Have Your Say On The Future Development of the County's Public Libraries

A series of public meetings to explore the future shape of library services are being held across Hertfordshire.

Employment Grows Once Again as Coalition Policies Start to Work

“Don't light up!” says Hertfordshire County Council – but then invests £24m in British American Tobacco

A leading Conservative county councillor has defended an investment of more than £20 million of public money into a tobacco company at the same time as the county council launches a Hertfordshire-wide anti-smoking campaign.

Liberal Democrat Euro MPs "Batting for Britain" as Billions cut from Brussels Budget and Youth Jobs Boosted

Last Tuesday the British contingent of Liberal Democrat Euro MPs joined with its allies in the European Parliament to approve the 2014-2020 EU Budget. They voted through a package which included funding for major infrastructure projects, as well as billions of pounds for apprenticeships and training to help tackle youth unemployment. At the same time the package represented a £30 billion overall budget reduction.

Berkhamsted B-Hive – Report of Plans for Berkhamsted Available to Download

The results of the well attended consultation day that Berkhamsted B-Hive organised in the Berkhamsted Civic Centre have now been written up and are available to download. It is 6.3 MByte and you should be able to get it in PDF format by using this link http://bit.ly/1bvXST7

Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference

Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton

A Fair Deal for Family Carers

Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.