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Written by Sandy Walkington
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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Thank you to everyone who voted Liberal Democrat yesterday. The Liberal Democrats won overall control of St Albans council. We did particularly well within the boundaries of the St Albans parliamentary constituency. There we held all the seven council wards which we were defending. And we gained three more - Batchwood and Sopwell from Labour and Verulam from the Conservatives.
Labour lost all the seats which they were defending. It must be the worst result locally for them in modern times. With the Liberal Democrats winning ten out of twelve contests in the St Albans parliamentary constituency, it is clearly now a two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives, with the Liberal Democrats winning the popular vote over the Conservatives in every set of local elections since 2005.
Interestingly David Cameron's flying visit to Marshalswick does seem to have galvanised local voters. The two Marshalswick wards had substantial Liberal Democrat majorities.
Ho hum...
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Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )
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Written by Sandy Walkington
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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I am sure no-one needs reminding that today is polling day for the local elections for St Albans City and District Council. There is no election in Colney Heath or in Bedmond which is in the Three Rivers council area.
A huge amount of paper - all recycled I hope! - has been delivered through doors and many of those doors have been knocked on. I have thoroughly enjoyed all the many conversations I have had on the doorstep.
Every ward has its particular local issues which will influence individual results. On top of that people will need to judge which of the wider issues matter to them - having an efficient council which raises council tax by less than inflation unlike the county council; finding a way to deliver a new swimming pool for the city before the current one becomes unfit for use; fighting inappropriate planning applications such as the proposed Tesco; continuing the push for green policies, from recycling to reducing the council's own carbon footprint.
I salute all the candidates from all the parties. Their participation in the local democratic process is vital to the whole political fabric. When there has been so much rightful criticism of greedy MPs abusing their allowances, spare a thought for the foot-sloggers at local level who see little or no reward.
Now it's time to vote!
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Muslim Mums Make Great Curry |
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Written by Sandy Walkington
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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I guess it should not be surprising that Muslim mums make great curry. But the dinner served at last Saturday's curry night at Homewood Road Church Hall was truly delicious. The dinner was to raise money for the Kashmir Deaf Children's Trust (KADECT), whose charity shop is on Hatfield Road. All the ingredients were supplied free by Mohammed Akhtar, owner of Madinah Stores on Hatfield Road, so all the money raised went to KADECT.
The dinner was cooked by the local Muslim Mums Group. They have had similar curry nights for a variety of good causes. It's a great idea - not least because the Walkington family all love curry!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 )
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Sandy Walkington has launched one of the most comprehensive surveys ever undertaken of local health services for St Albans and the surrounding villages.
