DB Schenker Rail UK has launched its first services from Burngullow near St.Austell in Cornwall to London, transporting eco-friendly materials for the construction industry.
Yesterday afternoon County Councillor Nick Hollinghurst was pleased to get three HCC highways engineers over to see the situation on the Icknield Way at New Mill.
Well, the Nissan Leaf electric car demo at the Tring Eco Fair, held in April, seems to have caught the interest of one of the Lib Dem Hertfordshire County Councillors. Nick Hollinghurst, who represents the Tring & Villages Division, and his wife, Rosemarie Hollinghurst, finally got around to booking a test drive at Aylesbury Nissan in a Leaf Tekna.
In a huge blow to Britain's Green industry, the Conservatives have announced they will end all Government funding to the Green Deal - a programme set up by the Liberal Democrats in Coalition that helps people make their homes more energy efficient. They plan to scrap the scheme without any replacement.
What a change 11 weeks makes! Special congratulations to Isabelle Murray who was still 17 on May 7th and unable to vote in the General Election.
Following a look at a Nissan Leaf electric car shown at the Tring Eco Fair, held in April, Lib Dem Hertfordshire County Councillor Nick Hollinghurst has decided to investigate electric motoring seriously.