Pictured in Langley Road, near the junction with St Albans Road, is Nascot county councillor Mark Watkin A campaigner has started a petition calling for safety measures to be introduced for pedestrians in an area of Watford. Graeme Matthews wants a pedestrian crossing to be installed at a busy junction regularly used by schoolchildren, mothers with prams, as well as his own disabled mother. Mr Matthews believes the lack of crossing where Langley Road meets St Albans Road is putting pedestrians at risk and he fears someone could die. Around a week ago, he started a petition to try and get support for his wish to have a crossing installed and nearly 200 people have signed it.
Fury as High Court ruling ends virtual meetings made famous by Handforth Parish Council
Councillors told they must attend all committee meetings in person after election day
09:55, 4 MAY 2021
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Council leaders have slated the Government as “lamentable” and “discriminatory” after a High Court ruling dashed last-ditch hopes of continuing remote public meetings.
A Welwyn Garden City public path leading to Moneyhole Park was blocked by a fence
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A public path in Welwyn Garden City was fenced off, had red tape put across and a sign claiming to be private land installed on it.
The fenced off path with tape across
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This is the result of confusion of legal status according to Hertfordshire County Council.
The alleyway which provided access to Moneyhole Park from Stirling Way in was blocked with a sign stating that it was not a public path.
The sign stapled to a tree read This private alleyway is the property of Bovis Homes Ltd. It s purpose is for rear access for resident s properties only .
By Deborah Price Local Democracy Reporter - Hertfordshire
Local Elections 2021
The Green Party s Cllr Simon Grover outlines its policies for the 2021 Hertfordshire County Council elections SIXTY-TWO Green Party members are standing for county council elections in Hertfordshire on May 6, in a bid to gain a voice at the county council. In some areas of the county – including Dacorum, East Herts, Hertsmere, St Albans and Three Rivers – there are Green Party candidates standing in every single county council division. Currently there isn’t a single Green Party councillor on Hertfordshire County Council. But Cllr Simon Grover – who has been the only Green Party member of St Albans District Council since 2011 – says electing even just one or two Green Party members to a council can make a difference.