http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Susan Gaszczak en-GB Susan Gaszczak http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Susan Gaszczak 2008-12-03T23:03+00:00 United Kingdom http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000024/3_stars_for_failing_people.html CSCI has formally rated Tory-run Hertfordshire County Council as a 3 star authority for Adult Care Services. Liberal Democrats on the county council are taking their concerns to the Secretary of State. 2008-11-27T13:20+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000023/home_care_service_not_ready_for_everything.html The call to Home Care Providers to plan for emergencies issued recently by 2008-11-27T13:18+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000020/school_admissions_review_thanks_to_lib_dem_lobbying.html Today (Tuesday 25th November 2008) Susan Gaszczak, Liberal Democrat campaigner, attended Hertfordshire County Council to ask a question of the Tory-run authority. 2008-11-26T17:27+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000022/businesses_encouraged_to_help_us_buy_local.html Liberal Democrat County Councillor Allan Witherick is calling on local businesses to sign up to the Herts County Council procurement portal, http://hertscc.g2b.info, so that the council can be encouraged to buy local. 2008-11-26T13:24+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000021/fix_our_roads_petition.html Ian Simpson, Liberal Democrat campaigner, today (Tuesday 25th November) presented a petition from over 200 angry residents in North Herts Rural Division to the County Council. The petition called on the County Council to 'meet their responsibilities to keep our highway in good condition'. 2008-11-25T12:23+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000019/school_must_have_school_crossing_patrol.html Despite the best efforts of Beechfield School, parents and children, a child was hit by a car outside the school yesterday (Monday 24th November). 2008-11-24T23:19+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000018/school_must_have_school_crossing_patrol.html Despite the best efforts of Beechfield School, parents and children, a child was hit by a car outside the school yesterday (Monday 24th November). 2008-11-24T23:18+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000007/council_services_threatened_by_credit_crunch.html It has been revealed that Hertfordshire County Council has invested £17 million in Icelandic Bank Landsbanki and Heritable. 2008-10-08T18:03+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000008/herts_tories_roll_out_id_cards_for_teenagers.html Tory-run Hertfordshire County Council are looking to issue nearly 40,000 ID 2008-10-07T12:26+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000009/2m_wasted_on_slips_trips_and_falls.html Conservative-run Hertfordshire County Council have paid out over £2m in the last five years on compensation payments to people who have been hurt on Hertfordshire's roads and pavements. 2008-10-07T10:35+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000010/parents_feel_the_pinch_of_last_years_county_council_budget_cuts.html Parents on low incomes are suffering at the hands of the county council this month. Last year the Tory-run County Council cut the subsidy paid to parents on low incomes to assist them buying school uniforms. 2008-09-27T08:52+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000013/lib_dem_post_office_initiative_gets_allparty_support.html The Liberal Democrat motion asking the county council to co-ordinate the fight to safe Hertfordshire's post offices was backed by all parties at a meeting last Tuesday. 2008-07-22T16:43+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000014/labour_resist_plans_to_spend_45_pence_per_head_on_defending_green_belt.html Labour were isolated yesterday at County Hall when they opposed a decision to spend £50,000 defending the green belt in court - around 4.5p per head of population. All other groups united to support the initiative to seek a judicial review of the East of England Plan which will cause 83,200 extra houses to be built in Hertfordshire and decimate the green belt around St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and Hatfield. 2008-07-22T08:37+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000012/care_standards_slipping.html At the County Council meeting yesterday, more than three months after the start of the new home care contracts, provided by Care UK and Supporta Care, Tory-run Hertfordshire County Council was forced to admit that it is still not happy with the provision of home care. 2008-07-16T08:05+00:00 http://justcallmesusan.org.uk/news/000011/care_services_still_in_turmoil.html Hertfordshire County Liberal Democrats have been keeping a close eye on the problems caused by the change of suppliers of Adult Care Services. In early April the contracts were taken over by Supporta Care and Care UK limited. The hand over from the previous care providers was wholly inadequate. People requiring care were left home alone without carers, carers were left without work as their checks and personnel files were incomplete and finally the council suspended the contracts. 2008-07-14T09:49+00:00