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. Funding needed for £61.5m road planpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The M1-A6 link road is due to be built alongside a new rail freight interchange and 3,600 new homes.

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  2. Remote council meetings must end, High Court rulespublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Emergency legislation allowing local authorities to hold meetings online ends on 7 May.

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  3. Castle site 'at threat' from warehouse developmentpublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Campaigners say new buildings would ruin the view of what remains of a Norman castle.

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  4. How councils spend your moneypublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Ahead of local elections on 6 May, we break down how local authorities spend your money.

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  5. 'Deprivation' behind town's high Covid-19 ratepublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Luton has the highest infection rate in England - three times the national figure.

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  6. Mayor 'will do everything' to keep Watford in townpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Liberal Democrat Peter Taylor responds to "speculation" about the club moving from Vicarage Road.

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  7. Chris The Rhea bird 'thanks for making us famous'published at 16:17 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    The flightless bird is a "local celebrity" and is now "part of the scenery" says Karen Fagioli.

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  8. Walk-in vaccine centres for town 'falling behind'published at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The new centres are launched as data shows fewer eligible people in Luton are booking their jab.

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  9. Up to 20 rhea birds running wild on housing estatepublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The flightless birds are reported to have attacked dogs and are being compared to the Road Runner.

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  10. Report into giant warehouse 'should be finished'published at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    People living next to an "horrific" warehouse have criticised the decision to allow it to be built.

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  11. Crews tackle fire in derelict listed buildingpublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    The building, which developers want to convert to flats and other homes, was "well alight".

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  12. Questions raised over warehouse build reportpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Auditors find "little evidence" of how an expert's report endorsed a controversial planning process.

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  13. 'Unsafe' tower blocks to be demolished and rebuiltpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    A plan is approved after the two 60-year-old buildings failed fire safety inspections.

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  14. Football club's 'training dome' blocked by councilpublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2021

    The club wanted to build a new covered artificial pitch next to its existing training facility.

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  15. Councillor resigns over neglect of 4-year-old sonpublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2021

    Milton Keynes Labour member Shammi Akter had left her son at home while she went out to work.

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  16. Neighbours doubt 'impartiality' of warehouse reviewpublished at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    People living next to a giant warehouse say it dwarfs their homes.

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  17. Grandmother returns to wedding venue for Covid jabpublished at 07:53 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    A former grand house, golf clubhouse and nightclub has been converted to a vaccination centre.

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  18. 'Role model' town sees 'dramatic' Covid rate risepublished at 18:22 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2021

    Luton was singled out for praise earlier in the pandemic, but cases have started rising "rapidly".

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  19. Move from 'unsafe' tower blocks 'upsetting'published at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    People living in demolition-threatened flats say they are worrying about rehoming options.

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  20. Two drivers die in Covid-hit refuse teamspublished at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Some waste collections are suspended due to the spread of coronavirus among refuse staff.

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