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Herts County Council warms to plans for winter gritting cuts

Herts County Council warms to plans for winter gritting cuts

Herts County Council warms to plans for winter gritting cuts

Currently gritting goes ahead across the entire county whenever forecasts suggest temperatures will drop below 0.5C at a single location.


Soaring SEND bill fuels fear of £50m deficit in Herts’ education budget

Soaring SEND bill fuels fear of £50m deficit in Herts’ education budget

Soaring SEND bill fuels fear of £50m deficit in Herts’ education budget

Plans have been drawn up to set a Herts County Council budget for 2025-26 that could include a £50m deficit that would be plugged by borrowing.


Residents’ group vows to hold developers to account over 10,000 homes in seven new villages

Residents’ group vows to hold developers to account over 10,000 homes in seven new villages

Residents’ group vows to hold developers to account over 10,000 homes in seven new villages

Places for People is set to build 8,500 new homes in six settlements with Taylor Wimpey constructing 1,500 in a seventh at Gilston.


Police want to identify three men after burglary in Sawbridgeworth

Police want to identify three men after burglary in Sawbridgeworth

Police want to identify three men after burglary in Sawbridgeworth

Hertfordshire Constabulary has released CCTV images of the trio after reports that a property at The Mews was entered after a window was damaged.


East Herts Council agrees on terms for 10,000 new homes in Gilston area

East Herts Council agrees on terms for 10,000 new homes in Gilston area

East Herts Council agrees on terms for 10,000 new homes in Gilston area

In a low-key announcement, the district confirmed 8,500 homes for Places for People in six villages and 1,500 homes for Taylor Wimpey in a seventh.


Uttlesford Lib Dems back joining East Herts and South Cambs for ‘mega-council’

Uttlesford Lib Dems back joining East Herts and South Cambs for ‘mega-council’

Uttlesford Lib Dems back joining East Herts and South Cambs for ‘mega-council’

Cllr Geoffrey Sell said: “There would be a logic to having a cross-county unitary consisting of East Herts, South Cambridgeshire and Uttlesford.”


Officers on hand to answer questions at Sawbo community engagement event

Officers on hand to answer questions at Sawbo community engagement event

Officers on hand to answer questions at Sawbo community engagement event

Residents can raise issues and concerns with officers when Hertfordshire Constabulary holds a community engagement event in Sawbridgeworth next week


Leventhorpe pool to remain shut as Government rejects funding lifeline

Leventhorpe pool to remain shut as Government rejects funding lifeline

Leventhorpe pool to remain shut as Government rejects funding lifeline

Government refuses application from Herts County Council for ‘exceptional circumstances’ funding to enable Sawbridgeworth’s pool and gym to reopen.


Rape gangs: Stortford MP slams Tory ‘political opportunism of worst kind’

Rape gangs: Stortford MP slams Tory ‘political opportunism of worst kind’

Rape gangs: Stortford MP slams Tory ‘political opportunism of worst kind’

Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean defended his vote in favour of the Government’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on Wednesday.


Herts scam victims report 5,278 frauds with losses of £34m in 2024

Herts scam victims report 5,278 frauds with losses of £34m in 2024

Herts scam victims report 5,278 frauds with losses of £34m in 2024

The allegations to Action Fraud in 2024 were down from 5,705 in 2023, but the sums involved were up £3m.


County council proposes maximum 4.99% rise in its share of council tax bills

County council proposes maximum 4.99% rise in its share of council tax bills

County council proposes maximum 4.99% rise in its share of council tax bills

The authority’s share of the annual bill for local services is set to jump by £84 to £1,769.75 for a band D household.


NHS in Herts and West Essex facing ‘unprecedented demand’ as flu cases surge

NHS in Herts and West Essex facing ‘unprecedented demand’ as flu cases surge

NHS in Herts and West Essex facing ‘unprecedented demand’ as flu cases surge

Services are under “extreme pressure” as they look after growing numbers of very unwell people.


PAH midwife Ciaran is latest winner of award for finest patient care

PAH midwife Ciaran is latest winner of award for finest patient care

PAH midwife Ciaran is latest winner of award for finest patient care

A grateful new mum nominated Ciaran Villa for Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust’s monthly DAISY Award.


New Herts chief constable vows to serve with ‘fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality’

New Herts chief constable vows to serve with ‘fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality’

New Herts chief constable vows to serve with ‘fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality’

Andy Prophet was selected for the top cop job by Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards.


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