Politics

The winning entry will also be sent to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and recipients across Josh Dean’s Hertford and Stortford constituency.

Uttlesford District Council has two schemes in place to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Cllr Sarah Hopewell tackles difficult questions about imminent closures of Sawbridgeworth’s Leventhorpe pool and gym and Fanshawe facility in Ware.

Cllr Eric Buckmaster said: “Leventhorpe swimming pool is more than just a recreational facility, it’s a lifeline for Sawbridgeworth residents.”

The facilities are set to shut from Monday, December 23, after central government pulled the plug on vital funding.

The town council made the 0.75-mile route from Grange Paddocks to St Michael’s Hurst a priority last November – but it remains on the drawing board.

The leader of East Herts Council has declined to provide more details about the shock sudden departure of chief executive Richard Cassidy.

Josh Dean, Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford, writes a fortnightly column for the Indie about his activities in the Commons and the community.

They called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reconsider the decision to restrict the payments - worth up to £300 - to those on Pension Credit.

Josh Dean said: “I welcome this programme of investment… which signals that, under this Government, Britain is once again open for business.”

The former Harlow MP tells the Indie he is ready to go cold turkey as he embraces opportunities at the end of his 14-year parliamentary career.

30-second ad that reached over 19,000 Herts households with Sky TV subscriptions in a month is part of campaign to increase understanding of services

The latest available data shows that just three months into the 2024-25 financial year, the authority had spent £4.6m more than had been expected.

“This decision is not only short-sighted from a moral standpoint but also perhaps from a fiscal one.”

Labour’s Cllr Alex Chapman spoke out at a meeting of the Brazier Trust where members considered a £3,000 grant request from the history society.

The group is calling for cross-party support in Uttlesford in protest at the Labour government’s plans to scrap the winter fuel payments

The first in a series of fortnightly columns for Bishop’s Stortford Independent readers by Josh Dean, MP for Hertford and Stortford.

Councillors were told the care homes were “highly expensive” and “not very efficient”.

“Please join us in making the case for systemic, national reform and additional funding ahead of the Autumn Statement.”

Andrew Lewin, a former Bishop’s Stortford High School student, won Welwyn Hatfield for Labour, beating Tory former Defence Secretary Grants Shapps.