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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Sat 20th Mar 2010
Nigel Quinton, Local Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the Hitchin & Harpenden constituency has today committed to:
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
Dr Richard Grayson, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead, has pledged to support the NSPCC's 'I stand for children' campaign which aims to make child protection a priority for the next Parliament.
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
Last week, Prospective Lib Dem MP Paul Zukowskyj spoke to Winkball, a web company looking to get video of each candidate in the coming General Election. You can see Paul's video in the right hand panel.
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
A combination of County Council woeful inaction and bad weather is costing local residents.
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
A dispute over a bill for £335 for taping off a a broken manhole cover could cost Herts county council tax-payers more than £110,000 in costs following a High Court ruling.
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
Conservatives at county hall have been criticised by the Liberal Democrats for attempting to claim that local residents are happy with the county council.
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Wed 17th Mar 2010
Thanks to Labour's obsession with targets, and the mess they have made of public finances, good degree courses may be closed so that Universities are not fined. Sounds crazy, but this is what could happen according to Nigel Quinton, prospective Lib Dem MP for Hitchin & Harpenden.
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Wed 17th Mar 2010
Tax payers in St Albans City and District are set to have their council tax frozen for a second year in a row. Local people have welcomed the decision by the Lib-Dem run district council.
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Wed 17th Mar 2010
Figures published today show that unemployment in Watford has risen by 19 during February. However these figures hide the fact that an 25 extra young people are unemployed in Watford. This is because there is actually a small increase in adults over 25 finding work.
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Fri 12th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrats in Hemel are tonight celebrating a big gain in votes in Adeyfield West. Their candidate Steve Wilson saw the Lib Dem vote gain on a 10.95% swing from Labour. The result was a disaster for Labour whose vote has traditionally been strong in the area. While the Lib Dems went up 8.1% from 2007, Labour fell by 13.3%, and the Conservatives fell by 8.6%.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
The delight of Gammons Lane finally being fixed with permanent repair today has been over-shadowed by the shambles of the closure of this key road in North Watford.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
On International Women's Day Sal Brinton, Watford's Parliamentary Candidate visited an exhibition of rugs made in workshops in Kabul by young women at Bushey and Oxhey Methodist Church. The workshops are supported by ASHRAM International, a charity based in Oxhey, which gives girls and young women the opportunity to learn a trade, and, importantly, how to support themselves throughout their lives.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Following continuing erratic performance by First Capital Connect and a growing wave of anger at the complexity of FCC compensation proposals after a winter of discontent, Sandy Walkington has called a public meeting for Tuesday 16 March to discuss whether FCC should now lose their franchise. The main speaker will be Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman in the House of Commons.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Hemel's Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate today expressed grave concern over Labour's campaign of misinformation on the Hemel birthing centre. He said:
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Derek Scudder, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Waste said: 'We agree that the New Barnfield site is unsuitable for any sort of waste management facility. The Liberal Democrat group at County hall has consistently opposed the use of the site and on a number of occasions has put forward motions to that effect. The ruling Tory group has always voted these down.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Anti-fascist campaigners were out in force in Adeyfield West this morning, joined by Dr Richard Grayson, Hemel Hempstead's Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate. Together, they delivered leaflets to the entire ward encouraging people to use their vote against the BNP in Thursday's Dacorum Borough Council by-election.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Thanks to Labour's obsession with targets, and the mess they have made of public finances, good degree courses may be closed so that Universities are not fined. Sounds crazy, but this is what could happen according to Paul Zukowskyj, prospective Lib Dem MP for Welwyn Hatfield.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Cambridge MP David Howarth is celebrating victory after an Adult Autism Strategy which could transform the lives of thousands of people living with the condition, was published yesterday (Wednesday). Mr Howarth has campaigned for dramatic improvements in health, social care and other public services for people with autism and was instrumental in getting the strategy published. And he supported the Autism Act which gives the strategy legal force, meaning that local authorities and the NHS will be breaking the law if they fail to provide support for people with autism.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Last night saw two by-elections in Chatteris, The Mills, with a vacancy to be filled on Fenland District Council and two on Chatteris Town Council.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for St Albans, made a special visit today to St Albans-based CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) in Hatfield Road to sign the Beer Drinkers' and Pub Goers' Charter.
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