Chris Day
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Chris Day
@ChrisDay96
Local Democracy Reporter covering Hertfordshire's district and borough councils | Tips to [email protected]
Hertfordshire, UK Katılım Ekim 2018
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My look into the biggest shake up of Hertfordshire's councils for half a century 👇
bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/inside-he…
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EXC: A senior Labour councillor in Hertsmere said they should build homes in areas that don't vote for them, leaked messages have revealed
whtimes.co.uk/news/25692307.…
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The Lib Dems in North Herts have ruled out a coalition with the Tories if their vote of no confidence in the council's Labour leader is successful on Thursday
hitchin.nub.news/news/local-new…
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Here's the story that showed how the council changed course on fly-tipping fines
whtimes.co.uk/news/25238185.…
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Delighted to be a runner-up in the FOI category at the recent Local Democracy Reporting Service awards for my work holding @WelHatCouncil to account on fly-tipping.
Congratulations to the winner, @nick_clarkLDR, and to the other runner-up, @NSlater_10!

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NEW: Stevenage Borough Council has come under fire after Logan, the 13-year-old boy with disabilities who was set to turn on the town’s Christmas lights on Saturday, was “forgotten” in the rain and “pushed to the back” of the stage.
Full story 👇
thecomet.net/news/25645439.…
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Only 6 per cent of St Albans council tenants who could claim £20 vouchers for missed repair appointments are taking advantage of the offer.
The council's contract with Morgan Sindall means the voucher is only available to residents who request it.
hertsad.co.uk/news/25616543.…
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A 'dishonest' nurse has been struck off after she falsified patient records while working at a Hemel Hempstead care home
#LDReporter #Dacorum
watfordobserver.co.uk/news/25614140.…
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages have shown that Steve Wortley, deputy leader of Tory-run Broxbourne Borough Council, considered defecting to Reform UK and passed their vetting procedure.
Full story 👇
bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/probe-und…
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Dacorum Borough Council are aiming to tackle fly-tipping on the A41 - by removing litter bins
Full story 👇
hemeltoday.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Biggest winners here making MPs wince - East Hertfordshire (now 37% higher deprivation score), West Oxfordshire and Tunbridge Wells both up 32%
Barnet, Camden Westminster and Harrow all see huge jumps
This will be used across govt for 5 years to determine where needs funding
Max Kendix@MaxKendix
Understand main change is that in deprivation index, the threshold for low-income households goes from <60pc of median incomes, to <70pc of median incomes *after housing costs* Critics will say it boosts council funding in already wealthy areas with overheating housing markets
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Plans to build 280 homes on the outskirts of Royston have been rejected
#LDReporter #NorthHerts
royston-crow.co.uk/news/25584632.…
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The leader of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, @MxHolloway_ , has backed the idea of low interest loans to help authorities "borrow to build" new council homes
whtimes.co.uk/news/25580559.…
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Food waste collections in East Herts are producing enough energy to power 600 homes, council leader Ben Crystall has said
bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/food-wast…
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