South West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats

Saturday April 8th 2017. Viewing from 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm.

Cream Teas.

The picture shows last year's splendid show.

And a date for your diary...

There were six council by elections last week across a variety of councils and locations.

In Hailsham Town Council in East Sussex the Conerservatives made a gain from the Independents - though only just, with the Liberal Democrats only 7 votes behind!

More significantly, on Wells City Council, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Independents with a respectable 43% vote share.

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Do you cycle? If so, please do take care. Recent government statistics show that 257 cyclists were killed or seriously injured by pot hole accidents during the period 2010 - 2015. Potholes are not unknown round here.……………………………………………………………….

If you are suffering from anti-social behaviour then contact Dacorum Borough Council. They have an experienced and effective Anti-Social Behaviour Unit who work together with police.

http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/community-living/community-safety-asb/anti-social-behaviour

The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 defines anti-social behaviour as:

Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats are currently recruiting for a temporary part time administration assistant to support the party in the run up to May's County Council elections at its offices in St Albans.

Key responsibilities include:

- Processing and organising data in Excel

- Assisting the Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats with their day to day activities

The important rail infrastructure project known as the Ordsall Chord was given funding in 2011 by the Coalition Government as part of its economic recovery programme aimed at repairing the damage to UK caused by the Anglo-American Banking Crash. It was one of a package of rail improvement projects, among many others, announced by Rt Hon Norman Baker, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Birmingham in September 2011.

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Really bad news - The Pynesfield Gravel extraction application, rejected by both TRDC and HCC, has been allowed on appeal.
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Countryside campaigners have calculated that the number of homes planned to be built in the Green Belt has increased to 360,000.
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The popularity of all-electric vehicles is growing all the time. When visiting Aylesbury last week to sound out the possibilities for upgrading his Nissan Leaf to a new 30 Kilowatt-hour capacity model, Nick Hollinghurst who has been driving an all-electric car since August 2015, was pleasantly surprised.

The Brexit-induced fall in the value of the Pound has been partially off-set by a fall in costs as battery manufacture expands meaning little or no cost increase like-for-like. This has all been helped by an upsurge in demand for all-electric vehicles - and with good manufacturers' offers still around it has meant that a range-enhancing upgrade is affordable.