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Watford Labour leader Nigel Bell, left, with his colleague, Cllr Asif Khan The leader of the Watford Labour group says his party are coming out of the local elections renewed and ready to challenge . Despite failing to take any seats off the Liberal Democrats in Watford at last week s elections, Councillor Nigel Bell appears to be optimistic for what lies ahead for his party in the town. The Labour party held onto the four seats it was defending on the borough council as well as the North and West Watford county council seats. In particular, the party has hailed its victory in Callowland.
Conservative When you were growing up in Watford or when you moved here, did you imagine you would find yourself in just another over-developed suburb of London? A new wave of high-rises leading to a ‘mini-Manhattan’ in the heart of our town? The tired one-party rule of Lib Dems in Watford and Three Rivers is coming to an end, with mistake after mistake leading to this overdevelopment crisis. The proper response to housing targets should be to have an up-to-date and well-drafted local plan to meet local needs - not panicky endorsements of 28-storey tower blocks. Binita Mehta-Parmar is deputy chairman of Watford Conservatives and candidate for Nascot ward
Watford’s Liberal Democrats has continued to deliver leaflets after the national party declared a suspension of campaigning following the death of Prince Philip. Shortly after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh was announced, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey declared that the party would suspend the national election campaign “as a mark of respect”. Both the Conservative and Labour party announced similar stances, announcing that campaigning will restart in full on Tuesday morning (April 13) before suspending again for the duke’s funeral on Saturday (April 17). Specifically, Sir Ed stated: “As a mark of respect t the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen and the Royal Family, the Liberal Democrats are suspending the national election campaign today”.
By Deborah Price Local Democracy Reporter - Hertfordshire
County Hall, Hertford. Credit: Jack Hill Questions have been raised about Hertfordshire budget proposals to defer part of a council tax ‘levy’ specifically allowed to support social care services. This year councils have been given the option to impose a three per cent council tax increase ring-fenced for social care – on top of a 1.99 per cent general increase permitted without a referendum. But Hertfordshire County Council is proposing to limit the social care increase this year to two per cent – deferring the remaining one per cent until 2022/23. At a meeting of the county council’s adult care and health cabinet panel on Wednesday (February 3) Liberal Democrat Cllr Ron Tindall questioned the decision to delay the levy.