At the Hertfordshire County Council Budget Council Meeting on 23rd February, 2021, the Conservative Administration refused to support Liberal Democrat proposals to fund free school meals for 22,000 children during school holidays, once current funding runs out at the end of the Summer Half-Term.
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.
The problem of littering from cars is spiralling. Last year in north Hertfordshire 80 tonnes of litter were collected from just 18 miles of A-roads. In Dorset 2 tonnes of litter was collected from a 5-mile section of the A338 at a cost to local taxpayers of £10,000.
Last week, Rosemarie and I spent a relaxing 3 nights in a beautiful part of the world that we'd never visited before. Yes, Wiltshire! Winding limestone valleys, streams, rivers, lakes, picturesque villages with thatched cottages and amazing traditional pubs - also wide, clear uplands with views for miles, rich farmland, fat cattle and sheep, woodlands, miles of footpaths, towns with amazing cathedrals, mediaeval marketplaces and majestic country houses. We went down in the electric car, charged up en route while we had a coffee and then, after our arrival, an excellent meal. Fortified by a good traditional breakfast with eggs from the hotel's chickens, we spent the following day walking around the nearby countryside. The day after that we drove to a park-and-ride, where we left the car charging up while we went into town using our bus passes. Finally we made our leisurely way back home with a rapid charge near Stonehenge and taking in a National Trust property on the way. The small country hotel we stay
Last Thursday, 20th October, 2016 Ellie Hudspith stormed to victory in an unexpected by election in the Clarence Ward of St...
At last month's Tring Town Council Meeting on 28th September youmg representatives from Tring Youth Town Council made a presentation to the Town Councillors about the need for renewed skateboarding facilities in Tring.