Summary

  • The latest updates on the 2019 local elections in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire

  • Conservatives lose St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield to No Overall Control

  • In St Albans, Tory leader Alec Campbell loses his seat to Liberal Democrat Will Tucker

  • Conservatives hold Broxbourne, Hertsmere, Dacorum and East Hertfordshire

  • Labour hold Stevenage and Luton

  1. Town's writers aim to change 'negative perception'published at 00:11 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2020

    One artist and 14 writers come together in a graphic novel showing off a town's "diversity".

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  2. 'Momentous day' for regenerated estatepublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Work started on the £32m regeneration of a housing estate in 2016.

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  3. SEND support 'a constant battle' say parentspublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2020

    Inspectors say local authority special education services are a "cause of frustration and anxiety".

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  4. Legal action taken after £65m link road approvedpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2020

    Work on the road, serving two towns on the M1, is meant to start in 2021.

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  5. 'Chances missed' before mum killed by partnerpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2020

    Authorities failed to share information about Natalie Hemming's abusive partner, review finds.

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  6. Drug deals and violence rife at 'human warehouse'published at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2020

    An undercover BBC investigation finds security staff had lost "control" of the building.

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  7. Villagers vote to save disused bus shelterpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2020

    A majority of more than 1,000 votes to save the decades-old brick structure from demolition.

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  8. Preferred route announced in final rail link planspublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2020

    The route could see two new railway stations built to support "economic growth", bosses say.

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  9. Council to examine delays over warehouse probepublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2020

    A review is looking into the decision to allow the "huge, enormous monstrosity" near homes.

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  10. Voters who backed demolition see new estate planspublished at 11:31 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    More than 90% of people who live there want it to be knocked down and rebuilt.

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  11. Owners of unearthed treasure 'were high status'published at 01:11 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2020

    The items, found in Bedfordshire by metal detectorists a year apart, are declared treasure.

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  12. Town drops bid to become City of Culture 2025published at 20:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2020

    The council set aside £350,000 for "pilot" events in 2019 but will no longer bid for the status.

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  13. Town declares 'climate change emergency'published at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2020

    A council has been "working alongside" Extinction Rebellion in a bid to become carbon neutral by 2040.

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  14. Council-owned law firm posts £1.2m losspublished at 01:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2020

    LGSS Law, introduced to save money, says it hopes to make a profit in the current financial year.

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  15. Homes move step closer after council votepublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2020

    Plans include building just over 4,000 homes, with 500 in each of four villages.

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  16. Flood should have been declared 'major incident'published at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2020

    Homes were evacuated and roads closed in the May 2018 flood, which caused £7m of damage.

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  17. Approval for £65m link road will 'stop rat-runs'published at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2020

    Four thousand homes are planned to be built as part of a plan that aims to "cut congestion".

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  18. £20m leisure centre pools reopen after delayspublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2019

    The re-opening of the swimming pools was put back after "tiling issues" were spotted.

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  19. Challenge to football stadium plan rejectedpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2019

    The High Court rejects a challenge to Newlands Park, which will pay for Luton Town's new home.

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  20. Council runs out of green traffic light bulbspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    The council says it cannot replace the "specialist lights" as they have not been produced for 20 years.

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