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Roma Mills backs Westminster Lodge 'Pool Too Small' campaign |
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Issue date: 1st March 2010
Labour group leader Cllr Roma Mills has given her backing to a new campaign that is urging the council to rethink its plans for Westminster Lodge. Concerned that the proposed replacement for the aging leisure centre will not meet the growing demand for swimming in the district, local residents have launched a new ‘Pool Too Small’ website to help galvanise support.
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Roma Mills welcomes another step towards the end of parking charges for City Hospital in-patients |
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Issue date: 18th February 2010
Cllr Roma Mills has welcomed a new NHS consultation exercise as the latest step towards the abolition of parking charges for hospital in-patients. Cllr Mills, who represents the Batchwood ward which includes the City Hospital, believes that scrapping parking fees on the site would go a long way to easing the congestion suffered by residents on nearby streets.
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Unemployment was twice as bad during the Tory recession |
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Issue date: January 28th 2010
The latest unemployment figures for St Albans underline the importance of the government’s continuing support for the economy, believes Labour Parliamentary candidate Roma Mills. Under a Conservative government, during the recession of the early 1990s more than twice as many people were out of work as they are today.
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Labour wins in London Colney |
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Issue date: February 12th 2010
Labour has beaten the Conservatives, Lib-Dems and BNP in a by-election in the London Colney North West ward. Labour candidate Maria Aguado triumphed in the poll, which took place on Thursday Feb 11th.
Maria, who has lived in London Colney for over twenty years, fought on a range of issues that included wider use of 20mph zones and more cyclepaths. She was also successful in urging residents to reject the far-right BNP candidate, who trailed in last. |
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Roma Mills welcomes restoration of full timetable and offer of improved compensation by FCC |
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Issue date: February 3rd 2010
Roma backs Luton Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins in asking Transport Minister Sadiq Khan to consider nationalising the First Capital Connect Franchise. 'FCC has had plenty of time to get our local train service back on track', she commented 'its becoming increasingly clear that they are incompetent and just looking to make money out of the travelling public. It will take more than a bunch of managers milling around at St Pancras to restore our faith in this company and I am delighted to hear that Sadiq Khan has confirmed that "All options are on the table." |
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