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.
Lib Dem councillors in Harpenden East & Rural have successfully implemented new traffic management controls around Roundwood Park school, making the area easier to navigate for drivers and pedestrians alike.
As speculation mounts that new Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss could call a snap General Election this autumn, members of St Albans Liberal Democrats have unanimously resolved to back the sitting MP Daisy Cooper as their candidate.
St Albans Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to spare families from soaring energy bills by cancelling October’s price cap increase, accusing the Conservatives of “stalling in the face of a national emergency”.
A St Stephen councillor has tabled a motion about the Abbey Line and said in yesterday’s full council meeting that “grand visions and bold decisions” are needed to improve the line and address issues such as active transport and road congestion in the area.
Daisy Cooper MP and council leader Chris White have said that they’ll continue to advocate for a passing loop to be added to the Abbey Flyer line following disappointing news that the Government rejected an application to fund this.
In support of Clean Air Day, which this year happened on 16 June, Liberal Democrat councillors in St Albans have been taking action to encourage drivers outside a local school to switch off their car engines and stop ‘idling’.