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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Hertfordshire County Council Runs Up £1.5 Million Bill for Security on Empty Buildings

Hertfordshire County Council Liberal Democrats are amazed by the massive security bills they have uncovered at County Hall. In the period since 1st April 2010 HCC has run up a staggering £1.5 million bill to secure vacant property sites, including those awaiting demolition and sale. Council Tax payers have footed the huge bill while HCC has spent years dithering about what to do with empty premises.

5 Dec 2013
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Hertfordshire County Council Runs Up £1.5 Million Bill for Security on Empty Buildings

Hertfordshire County Council Liberal Democrats are amazed by the massive security bills they have uncovered at County Hall. In the period since 1st April 2010 HCC has run up a staggering £1.5 million bill to secure vacant property sites, including those awaiting demolition and sale. Council Tax payers have footed the huge bill while HCC has spent years dithering about what to do with empty premises.

5 Dec 2013
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Solar farms in Wiltshire - where are they?

Wiltshire is a good place to build sun farms - relatively good levels of sunshine and plenty of open farmland. Applications for planning permission have been pouring into the Wiltshire Council offices over the last couple of years. Whether or not they continue to do so will depend on the level of government subsidies - the people who got in quick made easy money, but now the feed-in tarriff is less generous and developers are having to think carefully about the viability of installing large-scale solar farms.

4 Dec 2013
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