15 Most Recent Stories From St Albans Liberal Democrats News Stories

Mon 12th May 2008:

"TWO FINGERS TO ST ALBANS AND HERTFORDSHIRE FROM GOVERNMENT".

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 2nd May 2008:

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS CONFIRMED AS ONLY CHALLENGER TO THE CONSERVATIVES IN ST ALBANS CONSTITUENCY.

"The local elections on Thursday May 1st provide further confirmation that the Liberal Democrats are now breathing down Conservative necks to win the St Albans constituency in the next general election," said Sandy Walkington.

Tue 29th Apr 2008:

TESCO MUST NOT BE THE GREAT WHITE SHARK WHICH DESTROYS ST ALBANS.

Speaking at the standing-room only Stop Tesco public meeting on 29th April at Trinity URC, Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans and former councillor for St Peters Ward, welcomed the all-party support for the campaign.

Mon 7th Apr 2008:

25 YEARS FOR COUNTY COUNCIL TO GET IT RIGHT FOR NEXT BATCHWOOD DRIVE RE-SURFACING?

The traffic chaos caused by the closure of Batchwood drive for partial re-surfacing could have been considerably lessened with more thought by the county council and its contractors, says Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans.

Mon 3rd Mar 2008:

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO SAVE LOCAL POST OFFICES.

Sandy Walkington has launched a district-wide campaign against any more closures of local post offices. Petition forms will be delivered by Liberal Democrats to every home in the St Albans and Harpenden district, and they will also be out in the street collecting signatures.

Mon 11th Feb 2008:

NICK CLEGG VISITS ST ALBANS TO MAKE KEYNOTE SPEECH ON MENTAL HEALTH - and gets briefed by local campaigners on rail issues.

New LibDem leader Nick Clegg visited St Albans on Friday 8th February to put forward far-reaching ideas on improving mental health services in the UK. Giving a widely reported keynote speech at the Guardian Public Services Summit at Sopwell House Hotel, he pointed out that "one in four Britons suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives. One in six is suffering at any given time. Mental health issues directly affect most of Britain's families today."

Wed 23rd Jan 2008:

ST ALBANS LIBDEMS GIVE KEY EVIDENCE AT PARLIAMENTARY DAY OF ACTION FOR CAMPAIGN TO DEFEND COUNCIL HOUSING.

St Albans Liberal Democrats gave the closing evidence at the end of yesterday's day of action in Parliament organised by the national Defend Council Housing campaign. Cllr Aislinn Lee presented the St Albans case, supported by Leader of the Council Robert Donald and St Albans LibDem parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington. They were joined by councillors Alison Steer, Geoff Churchard, David Poor and Allan Witherick.

Mon 14th Jan 2008:

SCANDAL OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S LEVY ON ST ALBANS COUNCIL HOUSE RENTS.

- 38 pence in every pound of rent paid by local tenants goes straight to Government

Mon 17th Dec 2007:

EAST OF ENGLAND PLAN "CONSULTATION" ENDS WITH WHIMPER.

"How many people knew that there was an extended consultation on the East of England Plan - and that it closes tomorrow (Tuesday 18th December)?", ask Sandy Walkington and Nigel Quinton, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates for St Albans and Hitchin & Harpenden.

CONTINUING CRITICISM OVER EXCLUSION OF HATFIELD SUPER-HOSPITAL OPTION AS NHS CONSULTATION IS WRAPPED UP IN WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

"There is something pretty dodgy in setting the final decision meeting on the future of acute hospital services in Hertfordshire for the Wednesday before Christmas," said Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans. "It is almost total contempt for the public and it is increasingly obvious that this is just one last piece of questionable procedure in this whole shabby exercise."

Mon 26th Nov 2007:

Vince Cable at St Albans Lib Dem Annual Dinner.

Vince Cable was long planned to be guest speaker at the St Albans LibDem annual dinner last Friday - before Ming Campbell resigned and we had a leadership election. So Vince - who was booked in his capacty as deputy leader - came as Acting Leader hard on the heels of the two candidates to succeed him as elected Leader who appeared at the hustings on the night before. Confused?

GOVERNMENT CHILD BENEFIT DATA DISASTER PUTS SECURITY OF 31,000 CHILDREN IN ST ALBANS DISTRICT AT RISK .

- nearly 17,000 local families affected

Sun 25th Nov 2007:

HUGE TURN-OUT OF LOCAL LIB DEMS TO SEE LEADERSHIP RIVALS.

The LibDem leadership campaign came to St Albans on Thursday 22nd November with a special "hustings" meeting at the Marlborough Road Methodist Church - giving the chance for local LibDems to both see and hear Chris Huhne and Nick Clegg.

Tue 13th Nov 2007:

Lib Dem Big Guns come to St Albans - leadership candidates visit.

St Albans has been selected as the only Hertfordshire venue for a Liberal Democrat leadership hustings meeting. The two candidates, Nick Clegg MP and Chris Huhne MP, will be speaking and answering members' questions on the evening of Thursday 22nd November at the Marlborough Road Methodist Church in the centre of St Albans. Dorothy Thornhill, Liberal Democrat directly elected Mayor of Watford, will chair the meeting, which is for party members only.

Fri 12th Oct 2007:

YOUNG PEOPLE LET DOWN WHEN THEY NEED HELP THE MOST.

This month saw the publication of yet another saddening report for Hertfordshire young people. The Youth Offending Team, while doing well in a number of areas, received a grading of 'Inadequate - does not deliver minimum requirements' - with many important shortcomings for victims and restorative justice.

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