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Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United Kingdom.

Herts county councillor for Harpenden rural, Annie Brewster, is campaigning to make the A5183 safer for cyclists post COVID-19.

It has recently transpired that the Council leadership has given away nomination rights (where St Albans Council allocate tenants) to social housing that is due to be built in the District close to Hemel Hempstead.

Following a scrutiny meeting in June it has become clear that the redevelopment of the Old Police Station site on Victoria Street is already overspent against it's original budget by £10m (+15%). 

The Conservatives are today putting forward proposals to revive and support our local visitor economy, an economy that has been hit so hard during the lockdown. It is crucial for the long term wellbeing of St Albans that we do everything possible to restore vitality to our cathedral city.

The government continues to support business and individuals through the coronavirus crisis. So far over £21m has been distributed in grants to over 1,400 businesses in the District, helping them to bridge the gap until normal trading can resume.

Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions from the impact of coronavirus.

The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure investment at the heart of our economic recovery post-coronavirus, and delivering on our manifesto pledges to level up the entire countr

Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich.

The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get back on their feet and get people back in their jobs.