Cllr McArevey wins a top nursing award
Cllr Cathy McArevey, an NHS nurse, was one of three nurses nationally to have been awarded The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Award for Outstanding Service by The Queen’s Nursing Institute.
20 Dec 2024
Hemel Hempstead Lib Dems
serving Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield
Local News
Victoria Collins
Hertfordshire schools must receive fair slice of new SEND funding
Lib Dem MPs are urging the government to fix the broken funding formula and give Hertfordshire children their fair share of additional SEND funding.
6 Dec 2024
Victoria Collins
MPs back Small Business Saturday
Neighbouring Lib Dem MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins are calling on local communities to turn out in big numbers to support Small Business Saturday, on Saturday 7th December.
1 Dec 2024
Victoria Collins
17,500 local GP appointments at risk
The equivalent of 17,500 GP appointments in the Herts Valleys area are at risk due to the increased cost to GP practices from the government’s Budget, according to Liberal Democrat analysis.
12 Nov 2024
Victoria Collins
Urgent action needed to save our chalk streams
Lib Dem MP debate in Parliament on tackling sewage discharges into chalk streams in Parliament.
10 Oct 2024
West Hertfordshire
Lib Dem MPs vote against Winter Fuel Allowance cut
Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, and Victoria Collins, MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, voted against the Government’s planned cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance.
10 Sep 2024
Hertfordshire News
Hertfordshire County
One visit, more impact: Lib Dems trial new approach to pothole repair
Fixing more potholes, more quickly. That’s the aim of a trial scheme introduced by Liberal Democrats who lead Hertfordshire County Council. The trial will involve crews repairing *all* the potholes - not just the worst ones - within a troublesome section.
MA
by Maxie Allen
27 Jun 2025
Hertfordshire County
Hertfordshire Lib Dems scrap Tory plans to slash recycling access.
The freedom for residents to use recycling centres will be protected - after Lib Dems scrapped disastrous Tory plans to reduce opening hours, and force users to pre-book visits.
12 Jun 2025
Hertfordshire County
Liberal Democrats take control of Hertfordshire County Council
Lib Dems are now leading Hertfordshire County Council, for the first time in its 136-year history.
22 May 2025
UK Lib Dem news
Trade
Trading With Our Allies, Standing Up to Trump
The Liberal Democrats will continue to champion open, fair trade, defend British economic interests, and build reliable alliances across Europe and the Commonwealth - in light of yet another act of bullying from an unreliable US President.
JR
22 Sep 2026
Environment & Nature
Britain’s Wildfire Crisis
Following the UK's hottest summer on record, escalating heatwaves and severe droughts have triggered catastrophic blazes across the country, damaging delicate ecosystems and destroying homes.
PH
21 Sep 2026
LGBTQ+
Restoring Trans Rights
The Liberal Democrats will continue to stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary communities, defending equal rights, personal dignity and safety for all.
MG
21 Sep 2026