.... but this is what you got ! In the Borough Council elections last year, a key plank of the Labour Party's manifesto was that they would reduce car parking charges. They claimed that trade was down in the town because of high parking charges. Well - surprise, surprise !! - This year they have:
A Hertfordshire rail bottleneck is now well on the way to being removed, thanks to the Coalition Governments infrastructure investment programme. Currently trains for Cambridge and Ely have to cross the East Coast Main Line on the same level just after Hitchin station. This blocks both fast tracks temporarily every time a train turns off to Cambridge, with speed restrictions over the crossing and obvious timetabling problems.
A Hertfordshire rail bottleneck is now well on the way to being removed, thanks to the Coalition Governments infrastructure investment programme. Currently trains for Cambridge and Ely have to cross the East Coast Main Line on the same level just after Hitchin station. This blocks both fast tracks temporarily every time a train turns off to Cambridge, with speed restrictions over the crossing and obvious timetabling problems.
On Friday 6th Jul 2012 PCSO Mark Ball and PCSO Gary Carr stopped and spoke with a group of 8 young females who were drinking alcohol in Cheriton Park. All alcohol was seized and immediately disposed off. A letter of note has been sent to the parents of each group member.
Liberal Democrats will be flying the flag at Liverpool and Leeds Prides this weekend. Supported by the national LGBT+ Lib Dems, local activists will be marching and holding a stall in Liverpool, and on the Leeds parade. They'll be showing support for equal marriage and for science-led, risk-oriented policy on blood donation. Local supporters are encouraged to go and join in and fly the Lib Dem banners high with pride at our constant support for LGBT+ communities.
Wiltshire could have a new lake following the decision of West Wiltshire planning committee to approve an application by the owners of Grange Farm at Dunge to erect four workshops and build a fishing lake. Bratton Parish Council didn't object to the scheme, but West Ashton PC were unhappy about what they saw as the lack of detail in the application.