News - Hemel Hempstead Liberal Democrats

Trees and Bees in Hertfordshire - the County Council Responds to Situations and to Public Concerns

There's no doubt that global heating is changing the UK's climate and making it noticeably warmer. Not all changes are uniform of course. Most people will have heard of the Gulf Stream. This is a stream of warm water which drifts across the Atlantic and keeps the UK 5 degrees C warmer than the corresponding parts of Canada. The ocean movements are quite complex but the Gulf Stream is slowing down. At the moment there is a 15% chance is could stop by the end of the century. If that happened then the UK would feel the chill quite quickly. Of course that might not happen and, if it did, then it might still be centuries away.

9 Aug 2020

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Did You Know that it's Easy to Recycle Textiles and Fabrics?

Yes, it is - and it's important we do recycle these materials.

1 Aug 2020

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Traffic at Eaton on Eaton Street at the busy junction with Bluebell Road to the left, and Church Lane to the right. Picture: Denise Bradley

Herts Liberal Democrats Protest Against Tory's Decision to Spend Cycling and Footway Cash on New Roads

The Hertfordshire Liberal Democrat Councillors, who are the Opposition at County, Hall have slammed a decision by the Conservative-run administration to spend an extra £11m that the council has been given for road and footway repairs on new roads instead.

31 Jul 2020

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Bright Green Plastics Recycling at Castleford

Mixed News About Recycling - UK needs to Improve the Quality of Recycled Materials.

While everyone is in favour of a greater proportion of plastic being recycled, not everyone is aware of the cost and complexity of the processes needed to achieve this. Dirty and/or mixed waste plastic has hardly any value at all and is fit only for the waste stream feed into an Energy from Waste Unit which will cost you about £90 a tonne (you pay them). At least this is cheaper than £113.15 a tonne at a landfill site (includes the Landfill Tax). On the other hand if you had clean, baled mixed bottles strapped on a pallet you might be paid £70 a tonne - and if you had clear, light blue PET bottles you might get as much as £240 a tonne.

26 Jul 2020

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A Good Year for Soft Fruit - as long as the Birds don't Find Out!

Growing soft fruit is not easy. The plants need sunshine to grow and ripen - making sugars to provide sweetness needs lots of energy in the form of sunlight. On the other hand they need lots of water, i.e. lots of rain, so all in all that's a bit of a contradiction.

24 Jul 2020

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Vivarail Class 230 for Wrexham to Bidston Borders Line

Further Progress for Vivarail as their First Battery Hybrid Passenger Train Delivered to Wrexham

This Monday, 20th July, 2020, the first trainset in an order of 5 battery hybrid passenger trains was delivered to rail and bus operator Trafnidiaeth Cymru in Wrexham to run on their Borders Line service between Wrexham in North Wales and Bidston on the Wirrall. At Bidston an easy change to Merseyrail makes for a fast and frequent service to Birkenhead and Liverpool.

23 Jul 2020

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Trees and Bees in Hertfordshire - the County Council Responds to Situations and to Public Concerns

Did You Know that it's Easy to Recycle Textiles and Fabrics?

Herts Liberal Democrats Protest Against Tory's Decision to Spend Cycling and Footway Cash on New Roads

Mixed News About Recycling - UK needs to Improve the Quality of Recycled Materials.

A Good Year for Soft Fruit - as long as the Birds don't Find Out!

Further Progress for Vivarail as their First Battery Hybrid Passenger Train Delivered to Wrexham

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