On Thursday, October the 19th, popular local County Councillor Susan van der Ven will speak about The Royston-Melbourn Pedestrian/Cycle Link: Cracking and Connecting the County Border at Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston, SG8 5PT, from 8pm-9:30pm. Please contact Carol on carol_stanier@hotmail.com for tickets, or see the event’s page on Eventbrite (follow that link). Separated by …
Tag: transport
Apr 18
The Number 26 Bus
Stagecoach have announced that they are going to reinstate an hourly service for the number 26 bus, starting at Royston and terminating at Trumpington Park and Ride, Cambridge, for off-peak journeys. This trial of a new route is entirely dependent on strong ridership. According to Stagecoach, the previous hourly 26 service would have needed an additional 300 …
Dec 14
The No.26 Bus to Cambridge
The number 26 bus, which runs between Royston and Cambridge, currently runs hourly. However, Stagecoach have apparently decided that, from January, it will run just once every two hours at off-peak times. This is because the route does not generate a significant profit, because the bus is used primarily by elderly people with bus passes. This will obviously affect people in …
Dec 08
The Tesco Bus Shelter – Following Up
Following up on the immediately preceding post – last Wednesday, Royston Lib Dems issued the following statement: Today, the 2nd December, Royston Liberal Democrats took chairs for the convenience of bus travellers who use the bus stop at Tesco. The shelter has been refurbished to a poor standard overall, but in particular without seating. “Having …
Nov 30
Press Release: Tesco Bus Shelter Seating
29th November 2015 Standing Room Only Tired of waiting for the seating in the refurbished bus shelter at Tesco’s to be reinstated, Royston Lib Dems have decided to draw attention to the plight of the elderly waiting for the bus at Tesco’s. Local Lib Dems have written to Tesco to ask why the seating has …
Oct 08
Tesco – The Bus Shelter Again
The bus shelter at Royston Tesco has now been restored following the accidental damage it suffered – but it has not been replaced like-for-like, as it still lacks seating. We’ve looked into this, and although Tesco tried to claim that this is a council matter, it does seem to be up to Tesco to deal …
Apr 13
Royston Market and Parking Safety
Market days in Royston are not what they were. The marketplace used to be a “No Parking” space; now, as the market is shrinking, that rule seems to be shrinking too. Members of the Royston LibDems party have seen cars endangering pedestrians who don’t expect vehicles among the stalls. We feel that the Council needs …
- 1
- 2
Latest from Facebook
Register now for our quiz on 28th January to give you something to look forward to through the darkest month of the year......
This content isn't available at the moment
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it's been deleted.
Earlier this year Conservatives at County Hall decided to cut the amount of money being spent on a five year “Invest to Improve” plan tackling the repair of “unclassified roads” (minor roads in towns and country lanes) because these roads were apparently in such good condition.![]()
![]()
That’s probably not how most residents would have described these roads, although there had been some improvements as result of the plan.![]()
![]()
Today the County Council has released figures showing the number of minor roads in Hertfordshire that are in need of repair has nearly doubled since last year – increasing from 7% to 12% - proving the residents not the council to be right about the state of these roads.
After making it harder to introduce 20mph speed limits Herts County Council said it would spend £7 million to overcome its own rules and introduce at least some more 20mph limits. These will be expensive because of the council’s absurdly complicated rules about where 20 mph limits are allowed and which ones should actually be done.![]()
![]()
Herts County Council pledged to spend £1 million by March 2022 but now they are saying that they cannot do this and that £700,000 will remain unspent. It remains to be seen whether the other £6 million is real or was just invented for the County Council elections but even if it is at this rate it will only result in a tiny proportion of suitable roads getting a 20mph limit.![]()
![]()
Other councils, like Lancashire and Suffolk have done the job much more cheaply by just doing all suitable roads at once, without lots of unnecessary humps and chicanes. Hertfordshire should scrap their complex rules and do the same.
Timeline PhotosIt’s nearly time to pick up your free tree! 🌳![]()
![]()
Visit your nearest town to get your tree and help tackle climate change and improve biodiversity in the district:![]()
![]()
📍 Royston: 7 December, Priory Memorial Gardens, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Baldock: 9 December, Avenue Park, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Letchworth: 14 December, Howard Gardens, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Hitchin: 16 December, Bancroft, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Great Ashby: 17 December, Community Centre, 11am-4pm![]()
![]()
For more information about our free tree giveaway, visit: ow.ly/cpEh50GZGln
World AIDS Day. ![]()
![]()
Let's unite to support all those affected by AIDS and to remember those who have died of it. ![]()
www.worldaidsday.org/