Mayor Dorothy Thornhill has vetoed a scheme to help Watford young families buy their first homes. Read more

Popular Holywell Councillor Nigel Bell has been elected 'Leader of the Opposition' at Watford Council. Nigel said; “We now have a strong team of eight Labour Councillors and we will hold the Liberal Democrat Mayor to account." The new Labour Leader continued; "We will provide strong opposition to the Coalition Government policies that are beginning to eat into the fabric of Watford’s communities and are being gleefully implemented by the Lib Dems.”  read more

Latest figures showing the number of people unemployed and claiming Job Seekers' Allowance in Watford has risen again and is now the third highest in Hertfordshire and above the County average.  Read more  Read Labour's 5 point plan for jobs below.

Watford Liberal Democrats Dem and Tory leaflets claim that there have been no cuts to front line police in the County. But Labour has discovered the truth by obtaining the actual numbers from the Chief Constable       Read more

Labour Councillors were supporting the Watford inter-faith Celebration 2012 on Monday 7th May at the Colesseum. 
Pictured here is newly elected Councillor Matt Turmaine and his wife Genette visiting the New Hope trust stall. read more

Labour made gains in Watford and Three Rivers in Council elections held on Thursday 3rd May. Liberal Democrats and Tories lost ground as Coalition parties were punished by electors. Read the full story, analysis and results here 

Residents In Watford Fields are up in arms over the Liberal Democrats Council's decision to build on their protected green space without any consultation. Now more shocking revelations have emerged.  Read more

The Tory/Lib Dem Government wants to allow NHS Hospitals to raise £millions by getting up to 49% of their income by charging for private healthcare. As NHS money gets tighter, could Watford Hospital start asking patients to pay to go private rather than wait at the end of an ever lengthening queue of NHS patients? Watch a new video here. 

The latest newspaper to highlight 'Blackout Britain' is the Daily Mail reporting that 80% or 115,000 of Hertfordshire's lights are now turned off at night. Sign the petition to get the lights back on. Write to your Councillor or fill out a complaint form here

This is a really worrying time for families, struggling with higher food prices and gas bills and worried about their jobs and their children’s futures. That’s why Labour has set out a clear five-point plan for jobs, to help struggling families and support small businesses.

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Tory Ministers sparked panic buying at petrol pumps across Watford on Wednesday 28th March by suggesting that drivers should top up their tanks and fill Jerry cans full of petrol. By 8pm Sainsbury's pumps in North Watford were closed whilst ASDA had just one pump working. Tesco's had massive queue of cars waiting to fill up. Motorists had long waits at other garages.

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