Not so Good Vibrations
Many locals will be all too familiar with the problem of the noise made by HGVs in Church Street, Ashbourne. Any conversation has to stop until they have travelled past over the uneven roads.
PD
28 Jun 2021
News Archive
Hancock resignation was inevitable - Ed Davey
Reacting to the news that Matt Hancock has resigned as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
PD
27 Jun 2021
The Planning White Paper - What is all the fuss?
The recent Chesham & Amersham by-election has focused a lot more attention on the government white paper on the future of planning policy in England. So what's all the fuss about? Is it just a load of NIMBYs making a noise?
PD
26 Jun 2021
Lib Dems press for action over HGVs in residential roads
During the recent election campaign we were made aware that there were issues concerning HGVs using Mayfield Road and Church...
PD
21 Jun 2021
Chesham and Amersham – Why did we win?
What led to such an overwhelming victory for the Lib Dems? Clearly the qualities of our winning candidate, Sarah Green, and the tremendous campaigning of all the Lib Dem members and supporters who invested their time ,energy and money are major factors in our success in Chesham and Amersham. However it is also appropriate to reflect on which particular issues were most mentioned 'on the door step' and which Lib Dem policies resonated most with constituents.
PD
18 Jun 2021
‘Safe’ is a feeling as well as a statistic
At the Highways, Assets and Transport Cabinet meeting held on the 17th June, a request from Lib Dem Cllr Sue Burfoot to introduce traffic calming measures in Smedley Street, Matlock was refused. Despite a petition signed by 50 local residents requesting these measures, the Cabinet Member for Highways, newly appointed Cllr Kewal Singh Athwal, has agreed with the officer report and recommended the refusal of the request on the grounds that there have been insufficient 'personal injury collisions' to warrant introducing measures to slow down the traffic. It seems that the way that road safety is looked at by the County Council is to regard it in cost benefit terms and (apparently) 3 people have to be hurt within 3 years before even the most basic traffic calming scheme can be funded.
PD
17 Jun 2021