Peter Taylor
Supporting each other to stop violence against women and girls
My column from the Watford Observer 24th March 2023
24 Mar 2023
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Watford in number three!
The 2023 UK Vitality Index has ranked Watford third out of the UK’s 100 largest urban areas, marking it out as an outstanding place to live and do business.
20 Mar 2023
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Front-line services and the environment at the heart of budget
Mayor Peter Taylor and Watford‘s Liberal Democrat councillors have prioritised protecting local services and helping people through the cost of living emergency in this year’s ‘council budget.
1 Feb 2023
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Labour Councillors slammed for trying to pass ULEZ costs to Watford residents
Liberal Democrat Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor has expressed wild disbelief at Labour Councillors for trying to amend a motion on the Ultra Low Emission Zone to pass the cost of a scrappage scheme on to Watford residents.
31 Jan 2023
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Council to debate NHS crisis and ULEZ extension
The Liberal Democrat group on Watford Borough Council have submitted motions on the NHS and ULEZ extension to be debated at full council on 31st January. These will be heard before the debate on the Council’s budget for 2023/4 which needs to be passed at the meeting.
24 Jan 2023
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Peter Taylor "extremely disappointed" as Watford is overlooked for key funding to unlock economic growth
Watford Borough Council has learned that they have been unsuccessful for the second time in securing £16m in additional funding from the government’s Levelling Up Fund.
23 Jan 2023
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Government admit delays on Watford General Hospital improvements
The Conservative government have admitted that there are delays in the hospital building programme which is affecting plans to build new facilities at Watford General Hospital.
4 Jan 2023
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Peter Taylor's Newsletter 21st December
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21 Dec 2022
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Halt ULEZ expansion until Watford residents are helped to switch cars, say Lib Dems
Mayor Peter Taylor and Cabinet Member for Sustainability Cllr Ian Stotesbury have written to Sadiq Khan asking him to phase in the implementation of ULEZ, extend the scrappage scheme to Watford residents and rezone Watford to zone 6 so that residents can save money on public transport
16 Dec 2022
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Council leaders unite to support hospital plans
Liberal Democrats Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor, Leader of Three Rivers District Council Cllr Sarah Nelmes and Leader of St Albans City and District Council Cllr Chris White wrote a joint letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay MP to call for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to receive the funding it needs.
15 Dec 2022