Record Numbers Off to University
A record number of students have been accepted into university this year, with over half a million expected to take up places despite results being slightly lower.
18 Aug 2014
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Shelter Closure Will Hit the Most Vulnerable Hardest
County Councillor Ron Tindall (Hemel Hempstead St Pauls) has today called for action from Herts County Council following the news that Shelter Hertfordshire is to close.
17 Feb 2013
Liberal Democrats Support the Living Wage Campaign
Liberal Democrats in Government have worked hard to ensure that from next April the personal tax allowance will have risen to £10,000. This will take over 2.7m low earners out of tax altogether, and deliver a tax cut worth £700 per year to 24m low and middle earners. We want to go further, and raise the tax allowance to the point which means that no one on minimum wage has to pay income tax at all.
11 Sep 2013
Cutting energy bills – saving the planet
Nick Clegg announced this week that agreements have been secured with the big six energy companies that could cut energy bills for millions of people. The commitments will mean that EDF, E.On, Br...itish Gas, Southern, Scottish Power and Npower - who supply 99 per cent of British homes with energy - will now write to customers every year to specifically tell them what the best tariff is for them and how to get it. Many people are currently paying far more than they have to. Some vulnerable customers - those assisted by the Warm Home Discount scheme - will be contacted twice a year. Customers will also be offered the best tariff if their contract comes to an end and if they contact their supplier at any time to ask. There are more than 120 different tariffs. Currently, seven out of 10 people aren't on the best tariff for them. The average customer tends to stay on theirs for years, despite the amount of energy they use varying over time. In 2010, 75 per cent of people did not change their tariff. The governm
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13 Apr 2012
Applications for Primary, Junior and Middle Schools Close on 15 January 2015.
If you have not yet made an application you should apply online now at www.hertsdirect.org/admissions
12 Jan 2015
A Better, Fairer, More Sustainable Future for British Pubs – Greg Mulholland MP
Liberal Democrats have passed the policy motion, A Better More Sustainable future for British Pubs.
13 Mar 2014