Herts County Council's main Highways contractor, Ringway has been fined £671,546 over the last two full financial years for failing to do the work it was paid for. In figures exposed by Liberal Democrat Leader and Highways Spokesperson, Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst, shows that Ringway was fined £421,321 in 2013/14 and another £250,225 in 2014/15.
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In line with Government advice, all of the county's HWRCs closed on Tuesday, 24th March 2020. HWRCs are still experiencing attempted visits by residents. Please DO NOT VISIT any HWRCs until further notice. Keep the items you were planning to take until the centres reopen. Bin collections are a district and borough council service. Please DO NOT put things like DIY waste or recycling into your kerbside general rubbish collection. Please don't bring things like cleaning cloths and tissues to your recycling centre. If you think there's a chance it could be contaminated with coronavirus:
From LibDem Leader, Tim Farron ... This is a Government that is just about managing. The official figures have revealed a £220 billion Brexit black hole- hundreds of billions taken out of our economy when we need it most. Given how bad the outlook is, it's no wonder the Chancellor doesn't want to have to do another Autumn Statement.
Hertfordshire County Council has now joined 80 others in banning the release of sky lanterns and balloons from land and buildings it owns or controls.
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