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Herts CC bans Sky Lanterns and Balloons

Hertfordshire County Council has now joined 80 others in banning the release of sky lanterns and balloons from land and buildings it owns or controls.

Contactless Payments for Three Hertfordshire Stations

Govia Thameslink Railway are introducing contactless payments at three stations, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Welham Green.

This Month saw a Modest Record Broken in Scotland as a Refurbished Train Completed a 40-mile Trip on Battery-Power alone.

The Gade ran dry again in 2019 - pressure on water supply and rare chalk-streams?

On Wednesday 27th November, Dacorum Full Council adopted an important Lib Dem Motion to raise the alert on the local water supply and the risk to globally-rare "chalk-streams" in Dacorum.

Brave Defence of Liberal Democrat Values by Sally Symington in South West Hertfordshire

In the context of the 2019 General Election, S W Herts was not a very important constituency. It was not a target seat and the result was expected to be a comfortable Conservative hold. Nevertheless, there was a chance that the Labour vote might weaken. The Liberal Democrats approach was therefore to run a reasonable campaign, consistent with providing support to St Albans - which was a Lib Dem target seat and which was in fact won. The aim in S W Herts was to improve the Liberal Democrat vote share as a foundation to future success.

Arriva Buses at Tring Climate Change Event - A Fresh Start For Local Services?

At the Tring Climate Event on the 26th October, Sally Symington, Liberal Democrat Candidate for the Southwest Hertfordshire Constituency, met with members of the Transition Town Movement during her Parliamentary Campaign got into gear. The purpose of the Climate Event, which was organised by Lib Dem Controlled Tring Town Council, was to explain how small towns can make big contributions in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and helping to mitigate Global Heating.