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Lights Out in Hitchin?
THE Conservative-run County Council has rejected carefully-costed Lib Dem proposals to reverse plans to switch off some of the streetlights between midnight and 6am. These could include road…
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Hitchin Sorting Office
The Royal Mail has decided to leave its present sorting office site in Hitchin and is in the process of selling the site. It seems apparent that the current building will not remain and that a new…
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2011 Lib Dem Budget Proposal for North Herts District Council
Liberal Democrats have proposed changes to the Tory-run council's budget to save services for young people, freeze increases in residents parking costs and protect both public toilets and recycling…
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Tories Vote themselves an 18% Pay Rise
Conservative councillors on NHDC last week (11/11/2010) voted to increase district councillors pay by 18%, with the leader of the council rising by no less than 68%.
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County Council back Cllr Lisa Courts and appeal public inquiry decision
After 4 years of constant campaigning to reduce the number of scrap metal lorries travelling to Williams yard through Bearton ward, Cllr Lisa Courts like other local residents was left shocked when…
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COUNCIL TO SPEND £¾ MILLION ON COMPUTERS DESPITE CUTS
Plans to spend more than three quarters of a million pounds on computers and software were voted through by Conservative North Herts Council at its meeting on Wednesday, despite forecasts that the…
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Election Success in Hitchin
The 2010 North Herts District Council election results were announced on Friday 7th May and there were two notable successes for Hitchin.
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Tories win, but Lib-Dems increase their lead over Labour
After an uncertain night across the UK, Hitchin & Harpenden Liberal Democrats could at least take some comfort from a small increase in the share of their vote locally.
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Lawrence Oliver: 3 PLEDGES
Lawrence Oliver, who is seeking re-election as District Councillor for Highbury Ward, today outlined 3 pledges:
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Lisa goes to court for Bearton
It is now three years since Lisa Courts, Liberal Democrat District Council candidate for Bearton Ward, decided enough was enough and something had to be done about the increased HGV traffic blighting…