15 Most Recent Stories From St Albans Liberal Democrats News Stories

Mon 17th Nov 2008:

GOVERNMENT U-TURN ON POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNT COMES TOO LATE FOR LOST ST ALBANS BRANCHES.

Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for St Albans, has welcomed the Government's U-turn on tendering the Post Office Card Account. "This will give some encouragement that the continuous salami-slicing of local branches locally and nationally under both Labour and Conservative governments may be slowed or even halted.

Fri 14th Nov 2008:

Rail Freight Bombshell.

Local residents have rightly expressed their shock and rage at the developer Helioslough's announcement that they will come back with a revised application for a rail freight terminal at the former Radlett Aerodrome site in early in 2009.

Tue 11th Nov 2008:

ENGLAND'S YOUNGEST MP TO COME TO ST ALBANS.

England's youngest MP, Liberal Democrat Julia Goldsworthy is coming to St Albans on Friday November 21st to speak at a dinner organised by the local Liberal Democrats at the Quality Hotel in London Road. In spite of her youth, 30-year old Julia is already a regular participant on BBC Question Time and sits in Nick Clegg's shadow cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. She is MP for Falmouth and Camborne in Cornwall where the Liberal Democrats hold all the seats.

Thu 30th Oct 2008:

HOW WILL ST ALBANS BE AFFECTED BY NEW HIGH SPEED RAIL LINK PLANS?

Is it time for a brand new approach to the way major infrastructure projects are handled?

Wed 8th Oct 2008:

COUNCIL SERVICES THREATENED BY CREDIT CRUNCH.

It has been revealed that Hertfordshire County Council has invested £31 million in Icelandic Bank Landsbanki and Heritable.

Tue 7th Oct 2008:

£2m wasted on slips, trips and falls.

Conservative-run Hertfordshire County Council have paid out over £2m in the last five years on compensation payments to people who have been hurt on Hertfordshire's roads and pavements.

Fri 3rd Oct 2008:

District Council's decision on Rail Freight upheld.

Hazel Blears, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, announced on 2nd October, her decision on the Rail Freight planning inquiry.

Mon 1st Sep 2008:

LATEST GOVERNMENT FIGURES SHOW MORTGAGE PAIN BEING FELT IN ST ALBANS.

The latest quarterly official government statistics for mortgage repossessions in St Albans County Court show a sharp rise both on the previous quarter and on the same period last year.

Fri 1st Aug 2008:

GAS PRICES UP 35% - ALREADY TOO HIGH FIGURE OF 7,500 ST ALBANS HOUSEHOLDS IN 'FUEL POVERTY' WILL INCREASE.

With British Gas/Centrica confirming that it has increased gas prices by 35% with immediate effect, and other suppliers expected to follow, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington has expressed his great concern for local residents in St Albans.

Wed 23rd Jul 2008:

GOVERNMENT FORCED TO ADMIT HOW MUCH IT IS TAKING FROM COUNCIL TENANTS.

One of the key issues in the recent St Albans council elections was how large a proportion of council tenants' rents was being seized by central government. It was reported then that almost half of every pound being paid in rent by St Albans council tenants was being swiped by Gordon Brown rather than being spent on home improvements locally.

Wed 16th Jul 2008:

TIME TO STOP PUTTING DEMOCRACY UP FOR SALE.

Liberal Democrat candidate for St Albans Sandy Walkington has welcomed the report by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas recommending that the practice of selling names and personal details from the electoral register be stopped as soon as possible.

Mon 14th Jul 2008:

POST OFFICE MARCH FROM WAVERLEY ROAD TO ST PETERS STREET.

As part of the campaign against Post Office branch closures, local residents took to the streets on Saturday to march from the threatened Waverley Road Post Office to the central Post Office in St Peters Street.

Mon 7th Jul 2008:

WHY DOES ANY SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE MP NEED A SECOND HOME AT TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE?

St Albans Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington has expressed his total dismay at last week's parliamentary vote to keep second home allowances together with the so-called John Lewis list of "allowable" expenses and a rejection of any external audit of MPs' expenditure.

Fri 4th Jul 2008:

IN POST OFFICE LA-LA LAND YOU TOO CAN VISIT "THE TOWN OF BRICKET WOOD".

- after the current round of five post office closures, will more local branches be targeted?

Tue 17th Jun 2008:

POST OFFICE CLOSURES KICK IN THE TEETH FOR ST ALBANS LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

"The announcement that five local post office branches are to be closed is far worse than we had anticipated," says Sandy Walkington. "2500 post offices are being closed nationwide in this latest round of cuts, so five is more than St Albans's fair share. No wonder Labour delayed the announcement till after the local elections."

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