Lib Dems respond to today’s (16 July) government announcement to merge the functions of Hertfordshire County Council and all district and borough councils into one layer of government and create four new unitary councils in Hertfordshire.
Taking a strong stand against hate and division, Sean Hughes, Liberal Democrat district councillor for St Peters, will this week put forward his first council motion: Supporting LGBT+ Inclusion, Community Safety and Community Cohesion.
Liberal Democrat Lead Councillor for environmental policy and climate, Keith Cotton, aims to embed protections for local rivers and chalk streams in future planning policy, through a council motion.
Just as the Lib Dem administration at St Albans District Council is set to have its 2026 (Draft) Local Plan approved, it is now required to start work on the next one, to accommodate the government’s hiked up housing targets.
In a meeting on 23 June, the Lib Dem led District Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee voted to back the creation of a new city centre parish council.
Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, is on the cusp of securing a change in the law which would end the scandal of St Albans district council taxpayers subsiding big developers to the tune of millions of pounds each year.
Following a group meeting on 20th May and their usual annual internal elections, the Liberal Democrats have unveiled their nominations for the St Albans District council leadership team.
Newly re-elected Liberal Democrat District Councillor for London Colney, Tony Lillico, and Leader of St Albans District Council, Paul de Kort, are urging residents to join the council’s London Colney Community Day on Wednesday 20th May.
Paul de Kort, Leader of St Albans District Council, said: “We are incredibly humbled by the number of people who voted for us...
The Liberal Democrat administration at St Albans District Council has reached a major milestone in protecting the district’s countryside from speculative development, as the council’s Local Plan reaches the final stage of the national planning inspection.
The Liberal Democrats have celebrated the arrival of Co-Space, a fast growing, young business services company, which has taken up occupation of the five floor block they have rented from SADC at the Jubilee Square development in the city centre.
A new development of 14 family size homes for social rent in St Albans has been completed, with the tenants due to move in before Christmas.