We are the Royston branch of the North Herts & Stevenage Local Party. We have five councillors elected in three councils covering the local area. Please explore our site for more information on what we do.
Category: Local
Jun 26
Zoom councillor surgeries
Our Councillors are available to meet residents remotely every Saturday morning at 11am on Zoom. We welcome questions, comments or suggestions on any local issues. The meetings are hosted by County Councillor Steve Jarvis and the Zoom meeting ID is 828-7170-6730 (no password is necessary). You don’t need a Zoom account to join the meeting …
Jun 11
Statement on recent Twitter comments surrounding the Royston Museum
Black Lives Matter. Royston Liberal Democrats reject all prejudice and discrimination based upon race, colour, religion, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation and oppose all forms of entrenched privilege and inequality. We do not celebrate historical figures that have strong associations with slavery or oppression of any sort, and will work via democratic means to …
May 11
Town Council is suspended
Royston Town Council decided at its Extraordinary meeting on 23rd March 2020 (draft minutes are available here) to suspend many council functions, including regular meetings. All necessary decisions are being made by two councillors and the clerk. Virtual meetings are now permitted by law, and many parish councils locally are holding meetings in this way. …
Nov 05
Consultation open on local community health services
Our local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is asking for your views on community health services. Section 11 in the questionnaire allows you to share your ideas and is an opportunity to suggest an NHS Health Hub on the Royston hospital site. The Royston Community Health organisation has suggested that this could have nurses, physios …
Sep 23
Local Transparency page now live
On our Local Transparency page you can now find recordings of recent public meetings of Royston Town Council. We have uploaded these to allow more people to learn what occurs at council meetings and to facilitate a greater level of transparency and accountability in local government. Please let us know if you have any feedback.
Jun 16
More changes delivered by Lib Dems in Royston
Progress on parking problems Carol Stanier is meeting the District Council officers responsible for parking to press for progress on Royston’s parking review. Steve Jarvis has secured agreement for double yellow lines to be installed next year on the bend near the entrance to Layston Park. Town Council Action on Environment Royston Town Council recently …
Jun 09
Time for change at North Herts Council
Following this year’s local elections, in which Lib Dems gained five seats, no party has a majority on North Herts Council. We met with representatives from both the Conservative group and the Labour group to see what could be the best solution for the residents and businesses of North Hertfordshire over the next twelve months. …
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Cllr Jarvis is calling for a policy to avoid trees being cut during nesting season
Royston councillor calls for trees not to be cut back during nesting season
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Royston councillor Steve Jarvis is spearheading a drive to stop trees and hedges being cut back after birds have built their nests.URGENT: Hertfordshire’s Liberal Democrat county councillors are calling for an enquiry into care home deaths in the county. Please sign their petition which will presented at County Council next week
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Call for inquiry into care home deaths in Hertfordshire during the COVID pandemic
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According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Hertfordshire has one of the highest care homes death tolls from Coronavirus. A report in the Health Service Journal on 2nd May highlighted that the Hertfordshire and West Essex area had the highest excess deaths in care homes from all causes in t...What went wrong in Hertfordshire care homes?
Call for inquiry into care home deaths in Hertfordshire during the COVID pandemic
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According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Hertfordshire has one of the highest care homes death tolls from Coronavirus. A report in the Health Service Journal on 2nd May highlighted that the Hertfordshire and West Essex area had the highest excess deaths in care homes from all causes in t...As a country, we need action to ensure equality.
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This moment demands not only greater awareness of racial injustice, but swift action.Statement on recent Twitter comments surrounding the Royston Museum:
Black Lives Matter. Royston Liberal Democrats reject all prejudice and discrimination based upon race, colour, religion, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation and oppose all forms of entrenched privilege and inequality. We do not celebrate historical figures that have strong associations with slavery or oppression of any sort, and will work via democratic means to remove any racial or other prejudices within our local society.
We do not advocate criminal damage. We strongly believe that any removal or modification of statues, memorials, or other exhibits should be performed in a consensual way, by the owners of the items and taking into account societal changes since such memorials were produced.
We uphold the right of council staff, as anyone else, to hold and express their own personal opinions via their own personal channels. However this does not mean that we agree with or endorse those views. Any views that express criminal intent should be investigated by the appropriate authority.
Where somebody is accused of an offence we believe that it is an important principle that they should have the right to a fair and impartial investigation.