15 Most Recent Stories From St Albans Liberal Democrats News Stories

Tue 9th Mar 2010:

PUBLIC MEETING CALLED ON WHETHER RAIL OPERATOR FCC SHOULD LOSE ITS FRANCHISE.

Following continuing erratic performance by First Capital Connect and a growing wave of anger at the complexity of FCC compensation proposals after a winter of discontent, Sandy Walkington has called a public meeting for Tuesday 16 March to discuss whether FCC should now lose their franchise. The main speaker will be Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman in the House of Commons.

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

Local Liberal Democrats Back St Albans-based Campaign for Community Pubs, Local Brewers and Consumer Rights.

Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for St Albans, made a special visit today to St Albans-based CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) in Hatfield Road to sign the Beer Drinkers' and Pub Goers' Charter.

Sun 14th Feb 2010:

MASSIVE SWING TO LIB DEMS IN LONDON COLNEY BY-ELECTION.

St Albans Liberal Democrats have been celebrating a fantastic result for Vibs Nazeri in Thursday's London Colney parish council by-election. Just 32 votes deprived Vibs of victory in a barnstorming performance by the first-time candidate.

Tue 9th Feb 2010:

WELCOME FOR TESCO'S CITY CENTRE DECISION.

Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington has welcomed Tesco's decision to move to new, larger premises in the city centre and no longer seek to impose a wholly inappropriate superstore on the London Road site.

Mon 1st Feb 2010:

FIRST CAPITAL CONNECT SCORES ZERO POINTS FOR COMPENSATION PACKAGE.

Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington has accused First Capital Connect of making "as much of a dog's breakfast" with their compensation offer as they have of running the actual rail service.

Mon 18th Jan 2010:

WEST HERTS HOSPITAL DOCTORS PARTICIPATE IN 'ASH CASH' PAYMENTS .

In the week when he is coming to St Albans to speak on the future of the NHS, Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb MP has revealed that doctors working in hospitals earned almost £15m last year in so called 'ash cash' payments made by grieving families. The payment is made to doctors to sign a form releasing a body for cremation. In West Hertfordshire alone, families paid out £148,218 in 2008/9 alone to get their loved ones' deceased bodies released for cremation.

HAS THE NHS LEFT THE PEOPLE OF ST ALBANS? - WHAT NEXT FOR OUR LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES?

St Albans Liberal Democrats are organising a public meeting on the future of our NHS with keynote speakers Norman Lamb MP and Hertfordshire County Councillor Nick Hollinghurst. The meeting takes place on Thursday 21st January at 7 pm at the Marlborough Road Methodist Church in St Albans. Doors open at 6.30 pm.

Thu 14th Jan 2010:

LIB DEM LEADER IN HOUSE OF LORDS CHALLENGES TRANSPORT SECRETARY OVER FCC's WOEFUL PERFORMANCE.

Lord Tom McNally, St Albans resident and Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, today confronted the Transport Secretary Lord Adonis over the woeful performance of First Capital Connect.

Mon 11th Jan 2010:

NEED FOR A COMPLETE RETHINK ON CLEARING PAVEMENT ICE AND SNOW.

As the slight thaw to be followed by another freeze signals more problems for local people trying to get to school, work and the shops, Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans, has called for a fundamental rethink on the prioritisation of pavements and footways in ice and snow clearing.

Mon 21st Dec 2009:

ST ALBANS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT DOUBLES IN JUST ONE YEAR.

Highlighting the latest published unemployment figures for St Albans parliamentary constituency, Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans, has expressed his particular dismay at the doubling in local youth unemployment in just one year.

Mon 7th Dec 2009:

LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL FOR FCC COMMUTERS - NOW FIGHT IS FOR PROPER COMPENSATION.

Commenting on the news of a likely settlement between First Capital Connect and its drivers, Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans, said: "This has been a nightmare for local commuters. It was not an act of god. It was a simple failure of First Capital Connect to deliver the service they had promised to the travellers who purchase tickets at such expense. There should now be no ducking or diving by FCC about compensating passengers for a breakdown in the advertised train service caused by internal industrial relations failings.

Tue 10th Nov 2009:

TRAIN PAIN CONTINUES.

57 Trains notified as cancelled in one day - is this a record?

Mon 26th Oct 2009:

VICTORY FOR RAIL PASSENGERS OVER FCC SUMMER SUPER OFF-PEAK TICKET FAILURES.

Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for St Albans, is pleased to have received confirmation from Jim Morgan, Managing Director of First Capital Connect, that anyone, who can show they purchased a weekend day return from a self-service ticket machine over the summer and failed to benefit from the Super Saver discount of up to 25 percent, will now be compensated with the difference in fare.

Fri 23rd Oct 2009:

DAMNING ROAD AND PAVEMENT DOSSIER LEADS TO UNPRECEDENTED HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE RESPONSE.

Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington attended last night's Highways Joint Member Panel to formally present the devastating road and pavement dossier compiled from the two and a half thousand responses to his survey carried out earlier this year.

Fri 9th Oct 2009:

LIB DEM CANDIDATE CHALLENGES FCC OVER FAILURE TO MAKE SUPER SAVER FARES AVAILABLE AT STATION TICKET MACHINES .

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Sandy Walkington has uncovered yet another ticketing confusion from rail company First Capital Connect. The FCC "super saver" promotion, which was launched in the summer offering a 20 percent discount on the standard day return for weekend travellers, has not been available all that time at the station ticket machines but only at the ticket office.

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