Liberal Democrat Cllr Allan Witherick: “The deadline to enter the ticket lottery may have passed, and if you’re like me you’re just not quite up to the level to participate in the games yourself, close but not quite, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get involved!” The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a […]

Discover something new this spring by taking a course at your local Hertfordshire library as part of Adult Learners’ Week (May 14 – 20). Join in a variety events from IT classes aimed at people with little or no experience of computers to lectures on the past thousand years of history in the county. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/services/libraries/whatsonwhatsnew/discover/ […]

On the 14 February 2011  the Tory run County Council Cabinet finally agreed to the purchase of the current University of Hertfordshire building on Hatfield Road in order to accommodate a new school in St Albans city centre.  Sadly this action came too late for the government to consider it seriously so that it could […]

Whilst we’ve all enjoyed a barmy Easter and are preparing for the Summer, your local Liberal Democrat Councillors are still fighting to make sure that we are better prepared for the Winter.  This is the time when we are working hard to get new salt bins placed where they’re needed and plan for word gritting. […]

Many will be aware of the concerns and problems that we have had along Harpenden Road, with a number of accidents involving the various junctions.  In particular we’ve had accidents with the junction with Green Lane. Local Liberal Democrat County Councillor Allan Siao Ming Witherick has had numerous meetings with the Highways officers to explore […]

Although it’s not in St Albans itself, there can be little doubt that proposals by the Tory County Council to build a new incinerator just south of the City would have had a profound effect. Local Liberal Democrat County Councillor Allan Witherick said “Last minute suggestions from the Tory County Council to build an incinerator […]

Did you get your first choice for your child?  If you did you were one of the lucky ones… Despite warnings for over a decade from the Liberal Democrat group and others, once again, the Tory Cabinet have let down residents in St Albans by failing to sort out the lack of school places. So […]

Liberal Democrats have pressed for Herts County Council to be compensated by the contractor for the costs of fixing the various design and build errors caused by the contractors building the new London Road Fire Station. County Councillor Rob Prowse, a councillor for St Albans, asked during the full meeting of the County Council last […]

A list of unadopted roads has been compiled which highlights that the majority of unadopted roads in St Albans district can be traced back to just a handful of large developers. Some roads have been waiting nearly 15 years. Councillor Allan Witherick, who has been fighting hard to get Goldsmiths Way adopted with help from […]

Reports from external auditors have revealed that the Tory-run County Council’s mistakes have cost residents over £123,000 in extra audit fees with errors being found worth £250,000. Liberal Democrat councillor Allan Witherick said “£123,000 is a lot of money. Think about all the voluntary groups who have just received funding cuts – imagine what this […]