Politics

Peter Holt, chief executive of Uttlesford District Council, was guest speaker at Stansted’s annual parish meeting where he outlined devolution plans

Independent member Lois Prior claimed she had endured 1,250 days that were ‘isolating and awful at times’ and it was time to move on

East Herts invested £30m in a revamp of Hertford theatre and hoped the newly-renamed BEAM complex would be a money spinner.

Graham McAndrew: “I remain fully committed to serving my constituents with the same dedication I have always shown. I will not be standing down.”

Currently, a two-tier local government structure operates in Herts, with 10 district and borough councils plus the county council.

He is standing down from the county council – and if he doesn’t resign from East Herts, forcing a by-election, he will be its only Reform member.

The local authority spent the annualised equivalent of £382.7m on pay in the third quarter of the current financial year (2024-25).

Cllr Carl Brittain said: “We may be faced with making what now appear to be unpalatable decisions, not out of choice but out of necessity.”

Harlow Labour MP Chris Vince secured a Westminster Hall debate about educational opportunities for youngsters with family responsibilities.

Contractor ISG went bust before completing projects at The Bishop’s Stortford High School and Avanti Grange.

Cllr David Jacobs said: “Doing so would… address perceptions that the council is overly Hertford-centric.”

When an authority cannot meet the target for new homes, planning applications are decided with a presumption in favour of sustainable building.

Three new bins for East Herts households will be delivered from the start of May - but they won’t be able to use them until August.

Uttlesford District Council chief executive Peter Holt will address councillors and the public on plans for the reorganisation of local government.

The whip has been withdrawn from Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, who denies workplace bullying and threats against party chairman Zia Yusuf.

Josh Dean, MP for Hertford and Stortford, writes on Ukraine, the threat from Russia, the National Youth Strategy – and Tidy Up Bishop’s Stortford.

Steven Pilsworth emailed staff to say stop non-essential travel, don’t book an event venue, no tech device buys and no printing “loads of leaflets”.

Cllr John Wyllie, already a member of the town and district councils, is contesting the Bishop’s Stortford West seat on Herts County Council.

Herts Palestine Support Coalition demo outside County Hall coincided with meeting of county council’s pension committee.

According to HCC’s statement of accounts for 2023-24, 130 employees whose contracts were terminated received exit packages totalling £1.54 million.