2025 Budget survey Sunday, 30 November, 2025 Last week we heard Rachel Reeves’ bin fire budget, and it was as bad as we all feared. £26 billion worth of tax increases to pay for more spending on benefits. On the 27th November Labour announced: An extension the tax threshold freeze, which will drag thousands of local people into higher tax bands as well as pulling some of the lowest paid into tax for the first time. A tax raid on people who... Local News
Conservatives Defend High Street Free Parking 18th January 2022 Conservative Councillors have worked with Herts County Council to successfully defend free parking in the Old Town High Street. Labour-run Stevenage Borough... Local News
Cllr Jody Hanafin opposes Bank House development 5th January 2022 Cllr Jody Hanafin voted against a planning application which proposed increasing Bank House from 2 to 8 storeys. Neighbouring residents of George House will be... Local News
Failure to Deal with Missed Bin Collections 24th December 2021 Many residents have contacted Cllr Mandi Tandi about ongoing disruption to the waste collections for months now. Food waste collections have not taken place in... Local News
Council fail to review permit parking scheme 11th December 2021 The Old Town Parking Permit scheme, which began in December 2020, affects Grove Road, Stanmore Road and 5 surrounding streets. The permit scheme has failed to... Local News
Thank you Knebworth! 1st October 2021 I would like to say a big THANK YOU to the residents of Knebworth and surrounding villages. I am honoured to be elected as your District Councillor in the... Local News
Astonbury Wood Saved for Future Generations 9th August 2021 Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) have recently exceeded their fundraising target of £104,000 to buy Astonbury Wood on the outskirts of Stevenage. They... Local News
Conservative Pet Theft Motion Passed Unanimously 26th July 2021 At Stevenage Borough Council on Wednesday 21st July our group supported a motion proposed by Cllr Alex Farquharson and seconded by Cllr Jody Hanafin calling for... Local News
First set of Mandelson Files released 12th March 2026 New files released prove that Starmer was aware of Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein but appointed him anyway... National News
Kemi Gives Keynote Speech at Spring Conference 7th March 2026 A Spring Conference Kemi outlines our crime plan National News
Conservatives pledge to close label loophole to Protect British farmers 4th March 2026 We must ensure that food grown overseas is labelled fairly. National News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement 3rd March 2026 More taxes, less growth, same old Labour. National News
Kemi’s Speech on British Integration 2nd March 2026 Britain only works when we are integrated as one society working together. National News
Conservatives force another Labour U-turn 25th February 2026 Labour have backed down from proposals to close local post office branches. National News
