A last-ditch attempt to stop Hertfordshire County Council from proceeding to sell its land for the giant SEGRO freight terminal south of St Albans lost by two votes today. Conservative county councillors on HCC's overview and scrutiny committee ignored a series of arguments presented by Lib Dem Cllr Sandy Walkington about...
Campaigners fighting the controversial Radlett rail freight depot face a crucial week in their ongoing battle. Members of Save St Albans: Fight the Freight will stage a protest outside County Hall in Hertford on Tuesday before Herts County Council holds its annual meeting. The campaign hopes the council will finally consider the...
A handful of councillors have the power to halt the imminent sale of the former Radlett airfield for a strategic rail freight terminal - and force their peers to reconsider the proposals. Thanks to St Albans Lib Dem Cllr Sandy Walkington, HCC has been forced to refer its decision to agree...
As the battle against a controversial rail freight terminal on Green Belt land south of St Albans continues to rage, campaigners are calling for further public support before it is too late. A series of public meetings have been organised to highlight the impact the scheme for the former Radlett airfield...
Countryside charity CPRE Hertfordshire has pledged its full support to campaigners fighting against the controversial rail freight development. The organisation, whose remit is to protect, promote and enhance the countryside for everyone to value and enjoy, is backing Save St Albans – Fight the Freight, and calling for the Green Belt...
No answers have been forthcoming from Herts county council over whether fresh evidence presented by rail freight campaigners could prevent the sale of the former Radlett airfield site. A damning dossier presented to HCC earlier this month by Save St Albans: Fight the Freight highlights a number of significant material changes...
Signs highlighting the consequences of two massive developments proposed for Chiswell Green are being trashed by vandals on a nightly basis. Developers want to stick the housing on Green Belt land at St Stephen's Farm and south of Chiswell Green Lane, adding 1,800 new residents to a village which currently only...
In 1988, St Albans city centre ground to a halt following issues with the controversial one-way system recently introduced by the county council. A contemporary television news report - now available online - looked into the impact of the £750,000 computerised traffic system, which saw some motorists trapped in their cars...
A leading Harpenden councillor has spoken out to condemn plans to build 550 new homes on Green Belt land to the north-west of the town.The scheme - proposed by Legal & General (Strategic Land Harpenden Ltd) - involves up to 168 affordable homes, and 130 for integrated retirement living on...
Why is Herts county council ignoring good reasons not to sell the former Radlett airfield site for development as a rail freight terminal? That is the question at the heart of the latest round of legal arguments surrounding the Green Belt land, with fresh evidence suggesting the sale is unnecessary. Both St...
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