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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Sat 20th Feb 2010
The Conservative campaign in this by-election was rocked by the news that one of their most important campaigners is now backing Lib Dem Steve Wilson.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Hemel's Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate today expressed grave concern over Labour's campaign of misinformation on the Hemel birthing centre. He said:
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Derek Scudder, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Waste said: 'We agree that the New Barnfield site is unsuitable for any sort of waste management facility. The Liberal Democrat group at County hall has consistently opposed the use of the site and on a number of occasions has put forward motions to that effect. The ruling Tory group has always voted these down.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Anti-fascist campaigners were out in force in Adeyfield West this morning, joined by Dr Richard Grayson, Hemel Hempstead's Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate. Together, they delivered leaflets to the entire ward encouraging people to use their vote against the BNP in Thursday's Dacorum Borough Council by-election.
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Wed 3rd Mar 2010
n a press release issued by Herts County Councils on secondary school places, it was announced that 95.48% of children had been allocated one of their ranked schools - up 2.63 per cent from 2009.
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Fri 26th Feb 2010
Dr Richard Grayson, Hemel Hempstead's Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, has pledged 'no return to cruelty' by saying that he will safeguard the current hunting ban. He is supporting campaigns run by both IFAW in Action and the League Against Cruel Sports.
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Thu 25th Feb 2010
Richard Grayson has signed up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years.
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Wed 24th Feb 2010
A short film featuring Dr Richard Grayson saying why he should be Hemel's next MP has gone live on the winkball.com site. Winkball want to post a film from each candidate in every constituency in the general election and have invited all parliamentary candidates from Hemel. Richard Grayson was the first Hemel Hempstead candidate to respond and make his film which was shot in Westminster earlier today.
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Thu 18th Feb 2010
A by-election in Adeyfield West has been caused by the sad death of Cllr Reid.
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Thu 11th Feb 2010
Local Liberal Democrats are launching a campaign to help frustrated Hemel residents who want dog owners to clear up after their pets. The vast majority of dog owners are highly responsible about this, but a small minority are making life very unpleasant for local people. The local Lib Dems have found that in responses to local surveys which they have carried out door-to-door, dog fouling is one of the most persistent complaints.
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Sat 6th Feb 2010
"I'm pleased that BAE has admitted its wrongdoing in relation to Tanzania and that the people of Tanzania will get some recompense after this outrageously unethical deal," said the Liberal Democrat MP.
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Thu 4th Feb 2010
Liberal Democrats in Hemel Hempstead have today set out their General Election plans to put more police on the beat, with an extra 41 officers for Herts.
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Tue 2nd Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education in Hertfordshire. The policy has its origins in a proposal put forward by Dr Richard Grayson and Nick Clegg in a co-written booklet published in 2002. The booklet was called Lessons from Europe and was based on research which Grayson and Clegg carried out in schools in the Netherlands, which has effective systems for supporting the poorest pupils.
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Mon 1st Feb 2010
Colchester MP Bob Russell condemned owners of buy-to-rent houses who default on the mortgages leading to their tenants being evicted even though they had paid their rent.
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Mon 1st Feb 2010
In a debate on the number of speed cameras, Baroness Scott of Needham Market raised the concerns of many when seeking assurances from Ministers that local police forces are not using speed cameras as a substitute for highways policing. As she noted in her speech on 28 January, while cameras undoubtedly pick up speed, they do not pick up drink-driving, dangerous driving, tailgating and such practices.
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Mon 18th Jan 2010
Dr Richard Grayson has been helping out with a film project being carried out by students from City University London. As part of a Masters degree in Television Journalism, a team of students has chosen to produce a five minute film on the Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency, partly focusing on the effects of the Buncefield disaster. They have interviewed all the main party candidates and also filmed some campaigning. Last Saturday saw filming around the Adeyfield area as the local Liberal Democrat Focus Team delivered calendars to residents.
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Mon 18th Jan 2010
Cllr Ron Tindall said "I am cautiously pleased to see the Conservatives at County Hall following the Liberal Democrat ambition on the need to produce a zero council tax increase. But from the scanty information available it appears they intend to do so by using council reserves of £19 million.
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Fri 15th Jan 2010
Submitting his response to the consultation on maternity services in Herts, Hemel's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Dr Richard Grayson, has said that the panel did not do its job adequately and must reconvene. He said:
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Wed 13th Jan 2010
Up to 2,045 pensioners in Hemel Hempstead (and 1.7 million nationally) will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
Liberal Democrat councillors have been left asking who is telling the truth on the grit situation following misleading statements. One statement from the county council's portfolio holder for roads which has been contrasted by a briefing sent to all County Councillors from the council officers doing their jobs, without the political spin.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
Tory-run Hertfordshire County Council has today admitted that it can only go out and grit the roads 6 more times this year. That is the equivalent to 2 nights' gritting - as they admit in their own press releases.
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Tue 22nd Dec 2009
Following terrible road conditions in Hemel last night, Richard Grayson and Herts Liberal Democrats are calling for a rethink of the gritting policy of Conservative-run Herts County Council. Dr Grayson said:
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Mon 21st Dec 2009
County councillors were reeling today when a leading Tory County Councillor called a £300k overspend 'petty cash' and said it was 'nit-picking' to raise it'.
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Fri 18th Dec 2009
Earlier this year we had travel chaos as the snow fell and roads were left ungritted. We are already getting reports of the gritters not being able to get over bridges and leaving whole villages ungritted.
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Fri 18th Dec 2009
Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats are very pleased their nagging earlier this year at the County Council to make their website informative and and responsive to extreme weather conditions has finally paid off. The new system introduced for the first time today is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately with nearly 500 schools if you have a child at Beechfield and another at Westfield, both in Watford, it is quite hard to tell if they are open or closed.
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Thu 17th Dec 2009
Following the admission by Hertfordshire PCTs that they are expecting a shocking £24m deficit on their budgets up to the end of March, Dr Richard Grayson, Hemel's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate commented:
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Sat 5th Dec 2009
Liberal Democrat candidate for Hemel Hempstead, Dr Richard Grayson, today welcomed the party's new plans to bring in a fairer tax system.
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Fri 27th Nov 2009
Commenting on the news that the Board of NHS West Hertfordshire has identified the Hillfield Road hospital site as its preferred location for the development of the future 'Local General Hospital' in Hemel, Dr Richard Grayson said:
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Wed 25th Nov 2009
A change in policy by the Tory-run County Council will leave people buying new build houses feeling like they need the trading standards department. The county council has changed its policy on the adoption of roads on new build estates so that in future it will no longer adopt no through roads and cul de sacs. This change will leave home buyers, who will pay at least 70% of the council tax to the county council, with a future headache when their road develops pot holes or faults: they, with their neighbours, will have to foot the bill.
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