The Conservative government has rejected a proposed zoning review of Watford’s railway stations – a move that would have seen train fares slashed by half. A government minister denied a request from the Liberal Democrats’ Shadow Transport Secretary Wera Hobhouse asking for an independent review of publicly-funded body Transport for London’s zoning policy for Watford and Bushey stations.
Watford Borough Council are currently in the process of planting a record number of street trees in Watford, and there’s eleven trees earmarked for Stanborough ward, whilst Tim Williams has also funded a further ten trees from his County Council Locality budget with number for St Albans Road to protect and enhance the much-loved avenue of trees for future generations.
A partnered project to insulate 34 Watford Community Housing Trust (WCHT) homes in Crossmead has recently started. The project is part of a successful £3m bid between Watford Borough Council (WBC), Three Rivers District Council, Thrive and WCHT to externally insulate social properties.
This winter, some residents will be facing the decision between heating and eating or making decisions to cut things out of their budget to pay their energy bills. The Conservative government’s bad handling of the economy has added pressure, and the energy bill support will not go far enough to help those who need the most help.
Residents and councillors are delighted to see a long-awaited CCTV security system installed in a Nascot subway.
Lib Dems continue to pressure Tory-led Herts County Council
Following concerns from residents living in the Glen Way area about safety at the Hempstead Road junction, last year we carried out a consultation on extending the double yellow line restrictions.
For residents living on Cassiobury Drive between the shops and Bellmount Wood Avenue, the large plane trees have been the source of various problems.
Several residents have spoken to us about the difficulty they have climbing the very steep section of Footpath 30 where it crosses West Herts Golf Course. Just before Christmas, Cllr Peter Jeffree met with the WBC Parks Manager and HCC's Footpaths Officer to discuss the problem.
The charity Small acts of kindness once again provided over one hundred care packages for residents across Woodside during the Christmas and New Year period.
