St Albans only Green councillor, who announced this week that the county council was planning to shut the household waste recycling facility in St Albans, has been sharply criticised for running scare stories.

Local Lib Dem county councillor Chris White said: ‘Clearly he’s losing the plot. There was indeed a meeting at county hall last week but he wasn’t there – nor was anyone else from the Green Party. The Panel of councillors looked at moving or expanding the existing facility in St Albans – not closing it. In fact the position has not changed for many months so his story is not news at all.

‘I am no fan of the Tory regime at county hall – but local residents can be assured that any attempt by the county council to close any local facility will, as ever, be vigorously resisted. But I at least am not going to make up closures or other changes which are not on the cards in order to frighten people.’

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