Liberal Democrats Deliver on the Fairer Tax Commitment in Their Manifesto
Liberal Democrats in Government are delivering Fairer Tax.
20 Mar 2013
Hemel Hempstead Lib Dems
serving Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield
Sharon Bowles MEP, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee Chair, “Appalled” by Cyprus Bailout
"The Cyprus bailout deal is a disaster for EU rules and Single Market principles" - Sharon Bowles MEP.
17 Mar 2013
Herts Highways at Fault AGAIN - this Time with Faulty Link to the Highway Fault System!
Words failed County Councillor Nick Hollinghurst when he received the following e-mail. So he reproduced it as sent to him unchanged, typo and all. He has, however, to placate the angry Executive Member of Highways, Cllr Stuart Pile, now removed the name and contact details of the Head of Customer Services (which the officer himself published in the county's e-mail apology).
16 Mar 2013
Second Setback for Helioslough Freight Interchange
The unpopular and ill-conceived Helioslough Railfreight plan has received a further setback when the County Council unanimously voted against the Eric Pickles approved plans.
14 Mar 2013
Herts County Council Admit Yet MORE Highways Backlogs and Problems
Over 500 local people in Hertfordshire are waiting to hear about their dropped kerb crossover applications, because Herts County Council decided to stop processing applications in the run-up to the new Highways contract from the 1st October. Since then Ringway, the new contractor, has not done the work either.
13 Mar 2013
Special Educational Needs Not Being Properly Addressed
Liberal Democrat Councillor Mark Watkin, Opposition Spokesperson for Education, challenged Hertfordshire County Council's Executive Member for Education, Conservative Councillor Frances Button, to explain how services will address the needs of specific groups who cannot cope with schools, such as high achieving children with autism. She failed to do so. Instead she repeated the standard response that they could either attend a Moderate Learning Difficulty school; or have home help; or attend a mainstream school - none of which will adequately meet the needs of many of these children.
10 Mar 2013
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