South West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats

"Thank you, Tring," said Nick Hollinghurst on being re-elected to Hertfordshire County Council to represent the Tring Division.

"It is a privilege and a pleasure to represent Tring and the surrounding villages," he added. "This is a beautiful area of the Chiltern Hills and it is noted for its strong community spirit and the friendliness of the people. I look forward to serving again for another four years."

Sally Symington has lived near Potten End for twenty years. As Chair of Great Gaddesden Parish Council she campaigned for greater equity in expenditure on rural areas, improvements to the local broadband service, affordable rural housing, sensible and appropriate speed restrictions on rural roads and in particular restrictions on the weight and volume of traffic passing through the small but beautiful hamlet of Water End.

The average UK household has lost £21.31 in the past three months as supermarket prices rise due to Brexit inflation, research by Kantar Worldpanel has found.

The research found supermarket prices jumped by 2.3% in the 12 weeks to March 26, with the price of staples including butter, fish, tea and skincare all rising.

The Liberal Democrats have seen their membership surge to 87,000 on the same day Article 50 is triggered.

Over 5,000 members have joined the party since the beginning of February, when Jeremy Corbyn ordered his MPs to vote in favour of triggering Article 50.

This comes amid reports that the Labour Party's membership has fallen by almost 11,000 over the last four weeks.

Theresa May has delivered a "blatant threat" to the EU 27 by threatening to withdraw security co-operation if we do not receive a favourable trade deal, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said.

The letter comes as a European Parliament text outlining the EU's position has warned the UK not to seek a trade-off between security and trade in the Brexit negotiations.

The Liberal Democrats have highlighted six tests that the Labour party have already failed on Brexit, in response to Keir Starmer's speech today.

These include failing to oppose the Government's hard Brexit plans, stand up for Britain's membership of the Single Market or give the British people the final say on the Brexit deal.

Welcome to this edition of 'Rickmansworth This Week e-news'.

Your Parish need you! Elections for the first Parish Councillors for the new Batchworth Parish Council will take place on 4 May. Four councillors are needed for each of the two wards of Moor Park & Eastbury and Rickmansworth Town. If you are interested in having a say in how the parish is run, why not consider standing?
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Forms of nomination for Parish Elections may be obtained from the Interim Clerk to the Parish Council at Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1RL or from the Returning Officer who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1RL on any day after the date of this notice but no later than 4 pm on Tuesday, 4th April 2017.………………………………………………………
The spring edition of Three Rivers Times delivery was scheduled from 17 to 23 March 2017. If you have not received your copy, please let TRDC know. You can also view Three Rivers Times here
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Chiltern Open Air Museum - on 1st April all entry charges are to be waived.There is a special multicultural event including West Indian story telling, S.Bucks Jewish Community Watch, craft demonstration, traditional weaving, Iron Age cooking, basketry and thatching. Culture, Crafts and Communities. Back in 2012 I took this video https://youtu.be/rC7jZg4K-bo
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Door stop callers crime prevention reminder from Hertfordshire Police.
Distraction burglary means quite literally that a criminal will gain access to your property under false pretences and attempt to distract you while they or a colleague carry out a burglary. Police advise never letting anyone you are not expecting into your home, whatever excuse they may give. If you are not sure, don't open the door and call police if you feel the caller is suspicious. You can help prevent your neighbours from becoming victims.
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West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats sent a large delegation to take part in Saturday's march to protest against the folly of a hard Brexit.

The photo shows the West Herts Party Chair Sally Symington with a group of fellow Liberal Democrats from Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted.

The picture was taken in Park Lane at the Unite for Europe March and also shows Berkhamsted activist Rick Freedman and Hemel Hempstead Branch Chair Steven Wilson.

Starting from the day after the General Election i.e. 6th May, 2016, the Liberal Democrats have now gained 35 council seats in principal local authority by elections.

They have lost only three.

This means the Liberal Democrats have achieved a net gain of 32 seats.

In contrast the Conservatives lost 38 seats and gained only 15 - a net loss of 23.