15 Most Recent Stories From Hitchin and Harpenden Liberal Democrats News Stories

Mon 12th May 2008:

East of England Plan - more houses, more jobs, little or no infrastructure.

Today government has released the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) which sets out the development plans for the next 13 years in the region.

Hitchin & Harpenden Green Belt Under Threat From All Sides.

Nigel Quinton, LibDem parliamentary candidate, has today blasted the government for its failure to listen to local people and expert opinion - yet again. Today's much delayed publication of the East of England Plan - or Regional Spacial Strategy to give its full title - offers little for Hitchin and Harpenden residents other than years of painful protest.

Large Increas in Houses to be built on Greenbelt land despite Petitions and Campaigns.

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Sandy Walkington has condemned the Government decision to ignore local representations and blow apart the Green Belt around St Albans, announced today in the final version of the Government's 'East of England Regional Spatial Strategy'.

Fri 25th Apr 2008:

The boring truth about council tax rises.

Tory councillor Julian Daly may have had some electoral fun and games with residents' council tax demands but he perhaps should have spoken to the council officers to get his facts straight before talking to the press. In contrast, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Nigel Quinton has been busy getting to the bottom of the issue once Harpenden residents had contacted him concerned about the size of their council tax bill.

Wed 2nd Apr 2008:

Herts could lose out on £100million.

Hertfordshire is faced with around 83,000 new homes being built, if the government confirms the numbers in the draft East of England plan. This will place a massive strain on the county and homebuilders will in future have to pay a tariff for each new home, to meet some of the infrastructure costs.

Sat 23rd Feb 2008:

Police numbers cut due to Labour shortfall.

Liberal Democrat Hertfordshire Police Authority member Cllr Michael Colne said:

Mon 18th Feb 2008:

Liberal Democrats Welcome Shift Over Consultancy Costs.

Liberal Democrats at County Hall have welcomed assurances from the leadership of the county council that it is prepared to look for further savings on county council overheads.

Tue 12th Feb 2008:

PPC Nigel Quinton, with Nick Clegg as he Visits St Albans To Make Keynote Speech On Mental Health.

and gets briefed by local campaigners on rail issues

Fri 1st Feb 2008:

Alison Steer takes fight for better council housing to Westminster.

Alison Steer was amongst a large group of LibDem county and district councillors who accompanied St Albans parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington (www.sandy4stalbans.org) and housing portfolio holder Cllr Aislinn Lee to Westminster to give evidence to the all party Council House Committee.

Mon 21st Jan 2008:

By Election Campaign Steps Up .

If you live in Harpenden South or West, Alison and her team will be knocking at your door shortly - if they haven't already! We want to hear what you think about council performance and what you want us to do about it - either at Herts CC or St Albans Council. Just because our party runs the City & District Council, does not mean we cannot complain when Harpenden gets neglected or if you need help!

Alison Steer backs Nick Clegg, new Lib Dem Leader.

Nick Clegg MP has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Vote Lib Dem for a change this February.

Alison Steer is your LibDem candidate for the by-election in Harpenden South & West, to be held on 7th February. As the poll date approaches residents are asking : "Who will get the best deal for Harpenden at county hall?" For years the area has had Conservative councillors at Town, District and County level, but still there are problems with potholed roads, traffic, vandalism, and school places Many residents are saying that it's time for a fresh approach and are excited that ex-Mayor of St Albans, Alison Steer, has thrown her hat into the ring. Now it is time for a change. Vote for a change. Vote for Alison Steer!

Tue 15th Jan 2008:

Herts Health Strategy in tatters, but councillors forced to wring their hands.

Herts health trusts have succeeded in avoiding a referral to the Secretary of State over their inadequate consultation process, but only because councillors felt powerless to affect the outcome. At the county Health Scrutiny Committee last week, the committee agreed that "There was insufficient evidence within the DQHC detailing the reasons why the new Hatfield Hospital had been excluded" but decided that no purpose would be served by a referral. In essence the majority of the committee accepted that the health trusts had no alternative but to conclude thanks to the restrictions placed upon them by this Labour government, the Hatfield project was now unaffordable.

Sat 22nd Sep 2007:

LibDems attack 'raving right' Tory plans.

Newly selected Liberal Democrat PPC Nigel Quinton has said that the economic plans laid out by John Redwood are as far to the right as Labour were to the left in the 1980's 'Labour were rightly labelled the Loony Left under Michael Foot, well this is the Raving Right.

Sat 15th Sep 2007:

GOVERNMENT GIVES IGNORANT AND CYNICAL RESPONSE TO HANDS OFF HERTS e-PETITION.

Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans, has expressed his outrage at "the ignorant and cynical way" in which the Government has purported to respond to the Hands Off Herts e-petition on the Downing Street website.

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