TOO HIGH! Watford's Council tax one of the highest in Hertfordshire Tuesday, 28 November, 2023 Watford's council tax is too high Watford Borough council tax is one of the highest in the County. It has got so high, the Lib Dem administration is now resorting to 'stealth taxes' to raise even more money - taxes like the infamous gardening tax and parking charges. In addition they happily pocket the money they are paid by developers even when they claim to oppose the development! We must... Local News
A Long Term Solution for Nascot Wood Rd 26th April 2016 A review is to be held into the removal of chicanes on a road in Nascot after a petition was presented to the County Council on Tuesday (26 th April) morning... Local News
U.S. President 'Swings' By 22nd April 2016 The Grove Golf Club has always been pretty special, it is in Watford after all, but Saturday 23 rd April saw the Prime Minister and US President, Barack Obama... Local News
Energy Secretary Opens New Bus Shelter 21st April 2016 Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for the Environment officially re-opened the bus shelter on Hampermill Lane on Thursday 21st April. The restoration and... Local News
Milestone as all Watford schools rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted 10th February 2016 With the news in November that Francis Combe Academy, Garston, received its first ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted, the Schools Inspector, Richard Harrington MP has... Local News
Watford parents first to benefit from pilot of 30 hours free childcare 2nd February 2016 Working parents in Hertfordshire will be among the first in the country to benefit from a pilot of 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds. In September... Local News
Work Experience Programme 21st January 2016 This February, Richard Harrington MP and Watford Conservatives are again running our Work Experience Programme. If you or anyone you know would like to sign up... Local News
Unemployment falls to a new low, below 1000 people and back to 2008 levels 20th January 2016 Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (16 December 2015) show that 67 local people have moved off Job Seekers Allowance and into employment... Local News
'Rounton' Round We Go, On The Nascot Wood Road 11th January 2016 Residents living close to the new Rounton Development have had several months of disturbance during construction. They, and other users of the Nascot Wood Road... Local News
Watford Inter-School Debating Competition 11th December 2015 Congratulations to all of the teams who took part in the Watford Inter-School Debating Competition yesterday in Parliament and particularly to Watford Girls... Local News
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
What the Autumn Statement means for you 22nd November 2023 What the Autumn Statement means for you… National News
We’re delivering on our five priorities 20th November 2023 INFLATION HALVED: PRIORITY DELIVERED. And we've cut the small boat crossings by 33%. National News
Rishi Sunak: One year of taking long-term decisions to deliver the change we need 25th October 2023 Find out about Rishi's first year delivering long-term solutions to secure a brighter future. National News
CPC23 Address from Rishi Sunak 4th October 2023 Long-term decisions for a brighter future: find out what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to wrap up Conservative Party Conference 2023 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Johnny Mercer 4th October 2023 Find out what Johnny Mercer, Minister of State and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said to CPC23 here. National News