Ed Bailey campaigning in St Peter s ward.
- Credit: St Albans Labour Party
We spoke to St Albans Labour Party ahead of the county and district elections on May 6 to find out what they perceive to be the key issues locally, and what policies they want to introduce to tackle them.
Party spokesman Iain Grant explained: Even without coronavirus, this set of elections would have been challenging enough. Ten years of Tory austerity – five of which were ushered in by the Liberal Democrats in coalition – have wreaked havoc on our public services. Local authority finances are under massive pressure. Remember the loss of Nascot Lawn respite centre, removing vital support from some of our neediest families? As ever, cutbacks hit the poorest in our society hardest.
The former Nascot Lawn building in Langley Road in Watford. Credit: Stephen Danzig/Watford Observer Camera Club Disability charity Watford Mencap is to move into the former Nascot Lawn building in Watford. The charity, which provides services to hundreds of children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities, will move into the site in Langley Road later this year, once refurbishment works have been completed. The Nascot Lawn building has been empty ever since the respite centre closed, despite a campaign from parents to save it, which went all the way to the High Court. But two years on, Watford Mencap has announced the building will be brought back into use, providing daily support for service users and specialist activity space.