Aylesbury Road (B4635) is one of the two main routes into Tring from the A41 bypass. The other main route is the London Road (B4635), the main southern route into Tring from the A41 bypass. At the entrance to Tring for both these routes, the speed limit reduces from the National Speed Limit to 30mph. Speeding is an issue along this road as vehicles do not not slow down before the residential areas.
An extra £40 million will be added to the Disabled Facilities Grant to help people remain independent in their own homes for longer.
The Urban Transport Plan has as its basis the need to promote, implement and support a series of smarter measures to encourage the use of sustainable alternatives to private car travel for residents and visitors. This is achieved by providing the necessary infrastructures and services to enable people to make informed travel choices. However, education and promotion of the alternatives to car travel will also play a part in the overall scheme.
When Hertfordshire County Council planned its review of Children's Centres and other organisations that work with these families. It said any funding arrangements would cease at the end of March 2014. The charity that does most in this area across the County is Home Start, whose volunteers support individual families with young children in managing their day to day affairs until they are confident that they can stand on their own two feet. Home Start depend significantly on the grant they receive from HCC. By the start of this week all the 10 Branches across Hertfordshire were getting seriously concerned about their funding after April 2014 and the manager of Home Start Watford was emailing councillors for help.
The money is required under Section 106 of the Planning Act and is intended for use in social and community projects.
Given the recent levels of rain and the large amount of flooding occurring across the county it is clear that not all of this is due to the weather. Some of it is caused by the County not keeping on top of the gully cleaning - especially in winter months when leaves and road debris are likely to block the drains and gullies.