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East Herts Council election: All 166 candidates standing for the 50 seats

06 April 2023
East Herts Council election: All 166 candidates standing for the 50 seats

East Herts Council election: All 166 candidates standing for the 50 seats

06 April 2023

Boundary changes mean the number of wards in the district has been cut from 30 to 26, but Bishop's Stortford will get an extra, 14th councillor.


Green Party co-leader sets sights on winning at least 10 East Herts Council seats

27 March 2023
Green Party co-leader sets sights on winning at least 10 East Herts Council seats

Green Party co-leader sets sights on winning at least 10 East Herts Council seats

27 March 2023

Adrian Ramsay believes Green Party support in the district could sky-rocket in the May 4 local government elections.


Stansted council leader rubbishes new Stortford recycling centre rules

21 March 2023
Stansted council leader rubbishes new Stortford recycling centre rules

Stansted council leader rubbishes new Stortford recycling centre rules

21 March 2023

Parish council chair Cllr Maureen Caton accused Hertfordshire County Council of playing tit for tat over a tip ban for Essex householders.


Herts County Council set to ban Essex residents from Stortford recycling centre

15 March 2023
Herts County Council set to ban Essex residents from Stortford recycling centre

Herts County Council set to ban Essex residents from Stortford recycling centre

15 March 2023

Many Uttlesford residents, including householders in Stansted and the surrounding villages, use the town's facility at Woodside Industrial Estate.


Herts police pledge action against sex offenders in the force

06 March 2023
Herts police pledge action against sex offenders in the force

Herts police pledge action against sex offenders in the force

06 March 2023

New report reveals 16 Hertfordshire Constabulary officers or staff have been involved in a sexual assault allegation since 2013.


East Herts Council rejects Lib Dem plea to pause Old River Lane

02 March 2023
East Herts Council rejects Lib Dem plea to pause Old River Lane

East Herts Council rejects Lib Dem plea to pause Old River Lane

02 March 2023

Lib Dem leader Cllr Mione Goldspink warned borrowing to invest in plans not supported by neighbours could prove "foolish" in decades to come.


Council tax: East Herts agrees £5.50 band D increase in face of rising costs

02 March 2023
Council tax: East Herts agrees £5.50 band D increase in face of rising costs

Council tax: East Herts agrees £5.50 band D increase in face of rising costs

02 March 2023

Band D households are set to pay £96.82 more in council tax from April, up from £2,005.09 to £2,101.91.


NHS unhappy with healthcare plans for new garden town in East Herts

01 March 2023
NHS unhappy with healthcare plans for new garden town in East Herts

NHS unhappy with healthcare plans for new garden town in East Herts

01 March 2023

East Herts Council green-lit the 8,500 homes in six villages – part of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town project – on Tuesday.


Herts police sergeant who shared extreme animal porn with colleagues escapes sack

16 February 2023
Herts police sergeant who shared extreme animal porn with colleagues escapes sack

Herts police sergeant who shared extreme animal porn with colleagues escapes sack

16 February 2023

Sgt Steve Evans posted footage of children's cartoon favourite Peppa Pig which changed into a man performing a sex act with a pig.


Stortford mum slams system that supports children with special needs

16 February 2023
Stortford mum slams system that supports children with special needs

Stortford mum slams system that supports children with special needs

16 February 2023

Of 2,403 EHCPs for under-18s that were at least a year old at the end of the 2022 summer holiday, 49% had not been reviewed for at least a year.


Government under fire for 'minimum standard' Stansted Express service

10 February 2023
Government under fire for 'minimum standard' Stansted Express service

Government under fire for 'minimum standard' Stansted Express service

10 February 2023

MPs said Stansted Airport was “fighting with its hand behind its back” because its rail connection to London was running at the “minimum standard”.


Wage rise for Herts care workers set to cost £38m

09 February 2023
Wage rise for Herts care workers set to cost £38m

Wage rise for Herts care workers set to cost £38m

09 February 2023

Councillors hope that the increase, which matches an increase in National Living Wage from £9.50 to £10.42 in April, will recruit and retain workers.


Herts police press arrests prompt House of Lords vote

09 February 2023
Herts police press arrests prompt House of Lords vote

Herts police press arrests prompt House of Lords vote

09 February 2023

the House of Lords voted 283 to 192 to ensure members of the press who cover protests are protected from wrongful arrest in law.


Lidl wins approval for £12m Stortford store – with 35 planning conditions

08 December 2022
Lidl wins approval for £12m Stortford store – with 35 planning conditions

Lidl wins approval for £12m Stortford store – with 35 planning conditions

08 December 2022

The discount supermarket chain says its scheme for the Gates Ford motor dealership and garage will create 40 new jobs.


Herts chief constable admits Just Stop Oil media arrests were wrong

23 November 2022
Herts chief constable admits Just Stop Oil media arrests were wrong

Herts chief constable admits Just Stop Oil media arrests were wrong

23 November 2022

"Arrests of the journalists were not justified and...changes in training and command need to be made."


Questions for Herts police commissioner over press freedom after arrests

18 November 2022
Questions for Herts police commissioner over press freedom after arrests

Questions for Herts police commissioner over press freedom after arrests

18 November 2022

David Lloyd suggested it was right that officers questioned journalists about how they knew where the M25 Just Stop Oil demos were taking place.


Herts police boss under fire over press freedom after journalist's arrest

17 November 2022
Herts police boss under fire over press freedom after journalist's arrest

Herts police boss under fire over press freedom after journalist's arrest

17 November 2022

Hertfordshire Constabulary officers arrested three journalists who were covering Just Stop Oil's campaign to block the M25.


Underground streams add 'significant' undisclosed sum to new school costs

17 November 2022
Underground streams add 'significant' undisclosed sum to new school costs

Underground streams add 'significant' undisclosed sum to new school costs

17 November 2022

The extra cash for Bishop's Stortford High School contractors was approved by local education authority Hertfordshire County Council's cabinet.


Cash-strapped council bins plans for new waste centre in East Herts

08 November 2022
Cash-strapped council bins plans for new waste centre in East Herts

Cash-strapped council bins plans for new waste centre in East Herts

08 November 2022

Plans for new Buntingford Recycling Centre, which shut down at start of Covid pandemic and failed to reopen, would cost an estimated £1.846m.


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