Old River Lane

Praise for church's plans to replace hall due for demolition

The United Reformed Church in Water Lane is asking East Herts Council for permission to extend its main building to create new community space.

'You don’t have to knock it down to have a knockout development'

Urban planner and designer Yvonne Estop-Wood, of the Old River Lane Working Group, makes the case for keeping Charringtons House.

Northgate End multi-storey car park lighting set for go-ahead

East Herts councillors are being recommended to approve plans for four 5.75m (18ft 10in) high columns on the open-air top floor.

Opposition parties ramp up rival plans for Old River Lane

Old River Lane Working Group invites feedback on its scheme for an education and community hub at Charringtons House.

Council raises curtain on first plans for arts centre

From Friday (July 16), the authority will ask for feedback on its first proposals for the controversial cinema-led scheme.

Renewed attack on 'foolhardy' Old River Lane cinema plan

Key business case figures, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, have been obscured by the council citing "commercial confidentiality".

Concern at 19ft lighting columns for top deck of multi-storey

East Herts Council submits planning application to put four central twin lighting posts on sixth storey of car park at Northgate End.

Photo gallery: New wet woodland takes root in town centre

Volunteers helped to create the woodland next to the Northgate End multi-storey car park.

Appeal for volunteers to help plant 'wet woodland' at Northgate End

The new wildlife haven is next to the site of the council's multi-storey car park and four-storey building housing businesses and 15 flats.

Venue to be demolished but council to act on providing a replacement

East Herts Council confirms end for Water Lane United Reformed Church Hall but Tories and Lib Dems to work on a substitute.

Funding questions for Old River Lane cinema plans

Critics say a £6m grant and £3.6m interest-free loan came with conditions, including a requirement that the development includes a 'theatre'.

Why TK Maxx store for Jackson Square is not a good fit

Planner and urban designer Yvonne Estop-Wood outlines her objections to the proposed revamp of Jackson Square to accommodate TK Maxx.

Curtain rises on East Herts' plans for £19.9m revamp at Hertford Theatre

The development management committee has approved plans to make Hertford Theatre "a beacon of sustainability for the county and for theatres".

'I'm confident Old River Lane will benefit our communities for generations'

Leader Linda Haysey defends East Herts Council's decision to go with a cinema-led arts centre rather than a theatre auditorium.

Old River Lane: Lib Dems protest at demolition of church hall

Cllr Mione Goldspink said: “I was really shocked to hear that the Tories were planning, quite deliberately, to destroy a valuable community asset."

Old River Lane decision 'flies in the face of almost universal opposition'

Group lobbying for FE college rather than arts centre on Bishop's Stortford town centre site condemns East Herts Council.

East Herts Council votes to push ahead with cinema plan for Old River Lane

The council's deputy leader Cllr Geoffrey Williamson said "extraordinary circumstances" had forced drastic changes to the arts centre project.

Survey shows 'very little support' for Old River Lane cinema

The Old River Lane working group is lobbying for the entire scheme to be replaced with a further education college and launched an online survey.

Arts groups' Old River Lane message to council: 'No to Waytemore, yes to wait more'

Bishop's Stortford Arts Forum's letter to all 50 East Herts district councillors ahead of Thursday's crunch extraordinary meeting.

East Herts Council under fire for its Old River Lane business case

"Council has not carried out any analysis of the extent to which its new version of the ORL scheme will have an adverse impact elsewhere in the town."

Councillor saves Jackson Square memorial to old town mill

Colin Woodward secured pledge to relocate stone elsewhere in precinct ahead of Bridge Street works to accommodate new TK Maxxt.

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Old River Lane

Praise for church's plans to replace hall due for demolition

'You don’t have to knock it down to have a knockout development'

'You don’t have to knock it down to have a knockout development'

Northgate End multi-storey car park lighting set for go-ahead

Northgate End multi-storey car park lighting set for go-ahead

Opposition parties ramp up rival plans for Old River Lane

Opposition parties ramp up rival plans for Old River Lane

Council raises curtain on first plans for arts centre

Council raises curtain on first plans for arts centre

Renewed attack on 'foolhardy' Old River Lane cinema plan

Renewed attack on 'foolhardy' Old River Lane cinema plan

Concern at 19ft lighting columns for top deck of multi-storey

Concern at 19ft lighting columns for top deck of multi-storey

Photo gallery: New wet woodland takes root in town centre

Photo gallery: New wet woodland takes root in town centre

Appeal for volunteers to help plant 'wet woodland' at Northgate End

Appeal for volunteers to help plant 'wet woodland' at Northgate End

Venue to be demolished but council to act on providing a replacement

Venue to be demolished but council to act on providing a replacement

Funding questions for Old River Lane cinema plans

Funding questions for Old River Lane cinema plans

Why TK Maxx store for Jackson Square is not a good fit

Why TK Maxx store for Jackson Square is not a good fit

Curtain rises on East Herts' plans for £19.9m revamp at Hertford Theatre

Curtain rises on East Herts' plans for £19.9m revamp at Hertford Theatre

'I'm confident Old River Lane will benefit our communities for generations'

'I'm confident Old River Lane will benefit our communities for generations'

Old River Lane: Lib Dems protest at demolition of church hall

Old River Lane: Lib Dems protest at demolition of church hall

Old River Lane decision 'flies in the face of almost universal opposition'

Old River Lane decision 'flies in the face of almost universal opposition'

East Herts Council votes to push ahead with cinema plan for Old River Lane

East Herts Council votes to push ahead with cinema plan for Old River Lane

Survey shows 'very little support' for Old River Lane cinema

Survey shows 'very little support' for Old River Lane cinema

Arts groups' Old River Lane message to council: 'No to Waytemore, yes to wait more'

Arts groups' Old River Lane message to council: 'No to Waytemore, yes to wait more'

East Herts Council under fire for its Old River Lane business case

East Herts Council under fire for its Old River Lane business case

Councillor saves Jackson Square memorial to old town mill

Councillor saves Jackson Square memorial to old town mill

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