Read Grant's letter to HCC's Development Control Committee below Thursday, 26 October, 2023 In conjuction with Ellenbrook Area Residents Association, Grant Shapps MP is writing to the councillors who make up the county council planning committee who'll be determining the plans for the Ellenbrook quarry on Tuesday 31st October. He is inviting local residents to co-sign the letter he'll send the committee, to demonstrate how strongly local people feel about this. You can read the letter... Local News
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Grant Shapps and DIY SOS star Billy Byrne meeting to discuss Welwyn Garden City flooding issue 13th October 2020 Grant Shapps and Howlands Conservative borough council candidate Steve McNamara recently met up with DIY SOS mainstay Billy Byrne to discuss the serious... Local News
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