In the Hertfordshire commuter belt, the PM's stance on the EU is fuelling resentment Bishop's Stortford had never seemed a particularly political place to Louie Corpe, a softly spoken research physicist who last year abandoned east London in favour of a quieter life in commuter country. Then came the EU referendum - and an unlikely propaganda war with the couple across the road.
Whilst the local tips continue to charge for disposing additional bags of rubbish the Lib Dems have discovered that the charge is actually illegal. Legislation was passed in March 2015 by the then coalition government which prevented councils from charging residents to use household waste recycling centres, either at the point of entry, exit or disposal.
East Gosforth Ward's Councillor Dominic Raymont has written to the leader of council, two of his cabinet members and the Chief Executive asking for joint action to protect the Gosforth Terraces area as three key changes threaten disruption and road safety concerns. In addition we are also exploring if the plan to remove the back lane bollards could be stopped, or at least postponed, by tapping into alternative funding streams.
A third of Devon schools lose out under new national funding proposals From Devon County Council Website: Posted on: 18 January 2017
The Observer for 22 Jan has a super article by Patrick Maguire on reactions to Brexit in East Herts, particularly in the light of Theresa May's speech on 17 Jan. In it, one of our new members, Louie Corpe, is interviewed, talking about the shock of Brexit and what's happened since. He's not alone: in the 48 hours after that speech, our local party gained 18 new members. The article says:
In his blog at http://www.suffolk-pcc.gov.uk, Tim Passmore, Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, has published a plea for...