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Herts County Council facing £20.9m overspend by end of financial year

Herts County Council facing £20.9m overspend by end of financial year

Herts County Council facing £20.9m overspend by end of financial year

By the end of June – just three months into the new financial year – the council had already spent an “unprecedented” £4.6m more than expected.


Council’s delay in sending out General Election postal votes was ‘avoidable’

Council’s delay in sending out General Election postal votes was ‘avoidable’

Council’s delay in sending out General Election postal votes was ‘avoidable’

Review into why Uttlesford District Council was late in reaching 2,688 postal voters concludes ‘human error and poor communication’ were to blame.


First Bishop’s Stortford High School pupil to become MP returns to talk to students

First Bishop’s Stortford High School pupil to become MP returns to talk to students

First Bishop’s Stortford High School pupil to become MP returns to talk to students

Andrew Lewin ousted former Conservative Defence Secretary Grant Shapps to win the Welwyn Hatfield seat for Labour on July 4.


Conservative fightback in East Herts begins as party wins by-elections

Conservative fightback in East Herts begins as party wins by-elections

Conservative fightback in East Herts begins as party wins by-elections

Tories won Hertford and Stortford Labour MP Josh Dean’s former Hertford Town Council seat and one formerly held by the Green Party.


Shock departure of East Herts Council chief executive

Shock departure of East Herts Council chief executive

Shock departure of East Herts Council chief executive

Richard Cassidy’s departure, effective from Sunday (Sept 15), was announced publicly just over 24 hours earlier.


Josh Dean on why he voted to cut winter fuel payments to 9.9 million pensioners

Josh Dean on why he voted to cut winter fuel payments to 9.9 million pensioners

Josh Dean on why he voted to cut winter fuel payments to 9.9 million pensioners

Stortford’s Labour MP to hold dedicated advice surgeries for pensioners to help ensure they are getting all the money to which they are entitled.


New MP’s sobering story of tragic constituent in maiden Commons speech

New MP’s sobering story of tragic constituent in maiden Commons speech

New MP’s sobering story of tragic constituent in maiden Commons speech

Labour MP for North East Herts Chris Hinchliff took inspiration from political trailblazer Shirley Williams in his maiden House of Commons speech.


MP and Stansted Airport bosses welcome tap-in tap-out train journeys

MP and Stansted Airport bosses welcome tap-in tap-out train journeys

MP and Stansted Airport bosses welcome tap-in tap-out train journeys

Next year travellers will be able to pay for journeys with their contactless card or device at 19 Greater Anglia stations, including Stortford.


Tories urge Stortford’s Labour MP to vote against Govt cuts to OAP winter fuel payments

Tories urge Stortford’s Labour MP to vote against Govt cuts to OAP winter fuel payments

Tories urge Stortford’s Labour MP to vote against Govt cuts to OAP winter fuel payments

Hertford and Stortford Conservatives have launched a petition for constituents to lobby Josh Dean to rebel against “this shameful decision”.


Have your say on East Herts Council’s car park policies

Have your say on East Herts Council’s car park policies

Have your say on East Herts Council’s car park policies

The council, which runs eight car parks in Stortford, wants to improve parking to “deliver fairer services and a healthier, greener environment”.


Poll boost for Badenoch’s Conservative party leadership campaign

Poll boost for Badenoch’s Conservative party leadership campaign

Poll boost for Badenoch’s Conservative party leadership campaign

A YouGov survey of party members puts the MP for North West Essex in pole position to be their next leader.


Tories switch spotlight to Stortford as £30m BEAM Hertford venue opens

Tories switch spotlight to Stortford as £30m BEAM Hertford venue opens

Tories switch spotlight to Stortford as £30m BEAM Hertford venue opens

Conservatives call for clarity on plans for Old River Lane in the Causeway as Greens and Liberal Democrats consult on £1.5m public square.


Council admits ‘insufficient publicity’ about first development management forum

Council admits ‘insufficient publicity’ about first development management forum

Council admits ‘insufficient publicity’ about first development management forum

East Herts’ online calendar of meetings did not include an agenda or any details of the application to be discussed, leaving residents in the dark.


Sawbridgeworth councillor is new Hertford and Stortford Tories chairman

Sawbridgeworth councillor is new Hertford and Stortford Tories chairman

Sawbridgeworth councillor is new Hertford and Stortford Tories chairman

Nathan Parsad-Wyatt outlined two key priorities for Hertford and Stortford Conservative Association: growing its membership and winning elections.


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