Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps is working to tackle a host of issues across Hatfield, including safety and poor road surfaces.

Among the concerns he is keen to solve is the lighting at Hatfield Train Station, with faulty lights on the footbridge linking Hatfield Train Station to Beaconsfield Road causing serious safety concerns for railways users.

Mr Shapps has contacted Cllr Peter Hebden and the head of Network Rail about the problem, saying: "Being a commuter, I know how good lighting can make a journey feel safer.

"It’s therefore important to fix this lighting issue at Hatfield Train Station as soon as possible. Both Peter and I will keep pressing until the lighting is repaired."

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He is also working to get graffiti in Hatfield town centre removed, continuing: "I’ve reported the very unpleasant graffiti to the council, and I know that this area’s county councillor - James Bond - is also working to get this unsightly issue resolved.

"I’ll make sure to push further if it’s not dealt with in a reasonable time."

Mr Shapps has also reported several damaged road surfaces across the town, including on Wellfield Road, Goldsmith Way and on the roundabout just outside Old Hatfield, and pressed Hertfordshire County Council to carry out preliminary works to resolve the cause of repeated flooding on Lemsford Road.