Stories suggesting all Surrey schools were on their way to becoming Academies appeared in national newspapers on 30th September. This was fortunate for local MP Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, as the Conservative party conference was due to start three days later, and even here in his home county of Surrey just one school was ready to become an Academy.
LibDem Councillors, Mike Wood, Andy Graham, Bob Taylor and Mione Goldspink all spoke forcefully against the six planning applications submitted by the Herts & Essex and Bishop's Stortford High Schools.
Local LibDems continue to have reservations regarding the revised design proposals by Hendersons for the redevelopment of the Council offices and the Causeway car park (Old River Lane development).
Residents in Belle Vue Road and Albany Road may see a decline in unsuitable HGVs getting stuck in their residential Victorian terraced streets.
A 54 word article by Andy McSmith in the Independent's "Village People" column this week has caught my eye.
Residents in Hertfordshire will be stunned that the Tory Administration at County Hall has accounting errors of over £21million in their general funds. This is the equivalent of the entire capital programme for Adult Care Services and Libraries, Culture and Learning for the next three years.