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Hitchin Rail Flyover Main Span

Hitchin Rail Improvement as Main Span Positioned in New Rail Flyover

A Hertfordshire rail bottleneck is now well on the way to being removed, thanks to the Coalition Governments infrastructure investment programme. Currently trains for Cambridge and Ely have to cross the East Coast Main Line on the same level just after Hitchin station. This blocks both fast tracks temporarily every time a train turns off to Cambridge, with speed restrictions over the crossing and obvious timetabling problems.

3 Aug 2012
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Hertfordshire County Council Runs Up £1.5 Million Bill for Security on Empty Buildings

Hertfordshire County Council Liberal Democrats are amazed by the massive security bills they have uncovered at County Hall. In the period since 1st April 2010 HCC has run up a staggering £1.5 million bill to secure vacant property sites, including those awaiting demolition and sale. Council Tax payers have footed the huge bill while HCC has spent years dithering about what to do with empty premises.

5 Dec 2013
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This Government Has Done Something Truly Historic

Amid all the media noise around the start of the General Election campaign, let's not forget the extraordinary nature of this Government. The Coalition was formed at a a time of national emergency to rescue an economy on the brink of disaster. Most said it wouldn't last five months, let alone five years.

30 Mar 2015
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