The indications on the doorsteps were reassuringly positive, but did anybody really expect the Harpenden Rural by-election to see one of the biggest swings ever recorded at County Hall? The resignation of Annie Brewster as county councillor earlier this year opened up her former ward for a fight between Liberal Democrat...
The Liberal Democrats have overturned a 1,580 Conservative majority to win the Harpenden Rural seat in yesterday's county council by-election. Alison Wren received 1,474 votes, compared to 766 for the Conservatives, 168 for Labour and 119 for the Greens, taking the seat vacated following the resignation of Conservative Annie Brewster to...
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One of the most divisive traffic experiments St Albans city centre has witnessed since the one-way system of the 1980s is continuing to polarise opinion even as it begins winding down. As predicted by the St Albans Times, Herts county council (HCC) has announced new plans which will see High Street...
Proposals to prevent pollution outside St Albans schools have been blocked for fear of starting "a war on motorists". The plans were announced by Liberal Democrats on Herts county council in a bid to cut air pollution that particularly affects children arriving at or leaving schools across Hertfordshire, including in the...
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