News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Railfreight is Starting to Move Away from Diesel with Freightliner Looking for Greener Efficiency

Freightliner, a railfreight company that specialises in regular scheduled trains of a standard length between dedicated freight terminals, is now owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc, an American rail holding company operating on 116 owned or leased rail lines in the US and Canada and national rail networks in Europe and the UK. Freightliner UK has recently acquired 13 Class 90 locomotives from Porterbrook Leasing to complement its existing 10 locomotives and 90014 is the second such locomotive to be repainted in the G&W livery.

5 Sep 2020

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Court Ruling Shows Mass Spying on British People Must End

Responding to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruling yesterday which found that UK security agencies unlawfully collected data of British citizens for over a decade, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said: "Allowing the state to collect endless amounts of personal data is not just a gross invasion of a privacy, it is a waste of precious resources.

18 Oct 2016

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"Shabby Borough" Criticism from Liberal Democrats for Dacorum Tories' Poor Litter Record

The Tring & Hemel Hempstead Liberal Democrat councillors share residents' concerns about shabbiness in many parts of the Dacorum - with litter being particularly hated and right at the top of everyone's list.

2 Mar 2015

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Bees Still in Decline Due to Insecticide Use - as the UK Works Hard to Undermine EU Restrictions

Bees are crucial to the pollination of crops and to agricultural efficiency. However they are under threat from a number of chemicals - some in a quite unexpected manner. For example selective herbicides and fertilizer might not be expected to hurt bees at all. However spray drift from herbicides and fertilizer run off from the crop areas have led to field margins becoming dominated by a sparse vegetation composed of coarse grasses, nettles, docks and hogweed. Few flowering plants thrive here and bees have insufficient blossom to feed from.

26 Oct 2016

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Three Rivers District Councillor Sarah Nelmes Chosen to Fight Rickmansworth West in the HCC Elections.

Sarah Nelmes, who is currently one of the three serving Three Rivers District councillors for the Penn & Mill End Ward has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new Rickmansworth West Division in the May 2017 elections for Hertfordshire County Council.

12 Nov 2016

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Tory Dacorum +1.8% Lib Dem Watford - 0.0%

Dacorum Council chiefs have justified a rise in the 2015/16 council tax charge saying it means borough services like bin collections and street cleaning will cost householders just 49p per day.

3 Mar 2015

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