Roma Mills, Labour group leader and Parliamentary candidate, is urging local councils to grab a slice of the government’s £1 billion Future Jobs Fund to create more employment opportunities for young people. She believes both county and district councils are guilty of missing out on the chance to give local unemployed people a leg up on the job ladder, as well as giving community services the benefits of extra staff.

Roma Mills, Labour group leader on the district council, has condemned the timing of the public consultation over the proposed replacement for Westminster Lodge leisure centre. She believes that by scheduling it to coincide with the start of the school holidays, Lib-Dem district council leaders are denying local families the chance to have their say on plans described as a ‘leisure let-down’.

Roma Mills, Labour parliamentary candidate and the party’s group leader on the district council, has backed proposals for a new museum for St Albans. Her support comes in response to a campaign launched last week by a group of local residents which highlights problems with the current museum building on Hatfield Road.

The carbon footprint of St Albans residents is shrinking, according to the latest figures released by the Government. A report issued by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Thursday, September 17th, shows that a total of 8.5 tonnes of CO2 was emitted in the district per head of population in 2007, compared to 8.9 tonnes in 2005.

Labour group leader Cllr Roma Mills has criticised the latest attempt by Lib-Dem district council leaders to restrict the number of elderly and disabled residents who are eligible for free taxi vouchers. Responding to a review of the scheme announced last week, Roma Mills, who is also the party’s Parliamentary candidate, described the possible cuts as harsh and unnecessary.

Labour group leader Cllr Roma Mills has hit out at district and county council leaders for failing to protect Gurney Court Road residents from the threat of a new phone mast on their doorsteps. She believes that the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to give Orange the go ahead for a mast on the junction with Sandpit Lane is the result of years of inaction by local Lib-Dem and Conservative councillors.

Labour Parliamentary candidate Roma Mills has welcomed the news that local workers will now be guaranteed a fair deal on any tips that they earn. Rule changes that came into effect on October 1st mean that is now illegal for businesses to use tips to bring staff pay up to the minimum wage.

St Albans has suffered another big increase in fly-tipping, according to the latest government figures. According to a new report from Defra, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, there were a total of 863 local fly-tipping incidents in 2008-9, up from 729 the year before.