London Mayor Khan wants to Control More Suburban Rail Services – “So why not the Metro Line Extension?” ask Herts Lib Dems
Last year London Mayor Sadiq Khan set out a business case for more suburban rail services to be transferred to […]
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“More Mismanagement by the Tory Government!”, say Lib Dems as Govia Thameslink still not back on Track
As with so many other things, this Brexit-obsessed Tory government has taken its eye off the ball when it comes […]
Read more →25 Years of Quantum Care – Successful Not-for-Profit Delivery of Care Services across Hertfordshire
2017 marks the ‘ of the founding of Quantum Care – a not-for-profit social enterprise delivering care mainly to elderly […]
Read more →Vince Cable Outlines the Liberal Democrat Approach to the Budget and Economy
Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, today set out the Liberal Democrat approach to the Budget. The full text is below.
As […]
More Houses Proposed for Dacorum as Government Increases Pressure on Planning Authorities
In keeping with the rest of Dacorum, Tring is going to have to accept more houses. The two most important […]
Read more →Good to see Freight Transferred off the Roads and onto Rail. Less Pressure on the A14 Thanks to Partial EU Funding
It had long been identified as a key stategic rail route by the European Commission and a significant amount of […]
Read more →Liberal Democrats Criticise Herts Conservatives’ Plans to Extend Highways Contract for another 5 Years
The Liberal Democrat Opposition councillors at County Hall have been shocked and angered to hear that HCC are intending to […]
Read more →The Delayed Sheffield Tram-Train Finally Starts Services on the Supertram Network. An Eventual Model for Hertfordshire?
They have called for, in particular, the:
However, after considerable discussion the Highways Cabinet Panel decided only to recommend to Cabinet […]
Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve in Late Summer.
Peace, quiet and butterflies in the tranquility of late summer.
Aldbury Nowers is 11½ hectares (28½ acres) of chalk grassland, scrub […]
North, Midland and West Rail Electrification – a Premature Cancellation based on Panic, Politics and Prejudice
The Tories’ unexpected and disasterous cancellation of the electrification of the rail lines from Cardiff to Swansea, Oxenholme to Windermere […]
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