Hertfordshire County Council has submitted to the government an Expression of Interest in a devolution deal for the county. The county is seeking devolution of the powers and funding that will enable the council to increase investment in priority areas such as transport links, education, health and natural environment to ensure Hertfordshire’s communities and businesses […]
In the approach to World Rivers Day, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is championing the importance of restoring the health of the area’s rare chalk river habitats. World Rivers Day is an annual event held on the fourth Sunday in September – this year falling on 22 September. A celebration of the world’s waterways, the […]
Make a date for Tring Book Festival, running from 1-17 November. Events will take place at various venues around the town, including High Street Baptist Church, The Kings Arms’ Coach House and The DEMBE Theatre (formerly The Court Theatre). All featured authors have new books out this autumn. The line-up includes the likes of Gyles […]
The rollout of new pay as you go with contactless technology which had been due to go live at 14 stations operated by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) this month has been delayed, it has been confirmed. The stations, including Berkhamsted, Bletchley and Hemel Hempstead, are among dozens of locations across the south-east of England which […]
Fraudsters posing as police officers have been contacting residents in Hertfordshire in recent weeks. Since the beginning of August fraudsters managed to scam victims out of more than £135,000, by posing as police officers and asking them to hand over their bank cards or cash to a courier. One resident from Bishop’s Stortford suffered a […]
With the number of fallow deer in the UK at some of the highest levels recorded, Herts County Council are reminding all road users to take extra care this autumn. At this time of year the male fallow deer is unpredictable and can travel several miles a day in search of a mate, crossing roads […]
Police are releasing an image of a man they would like to identify following a theft at Champneys Health Resort in Wigginton. It is reported that the victim, a man aged in his 60s, noticed his bank card was missing and the sim card had been removed from his phone following a visit to the […]
Farmers and land managers can now use Land App to assess and record the condition of their hedgerows to satisfy the hedgerow assessment action (CHRW1) in the new SFI (Sustainable Farming Initiative) scheme, thanks to a new collaboration between wildlife conservation charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and cloud-based mapping platform Land App. The […]
The Leader of Hertfordshire County Council is calling on Hertfordshire pensioners to check they have registered for Pension Credit. The call comes after MPs voted in favour of reducing entitlement to the Winter Fuel Payment. It will now just be paid to those getting Pension Credit, instead of all pensioners. If you’re over State Pension […]
This week, Hertfordshire Constabulary is supporting a National Police Chiefs’ Council campaign highlighting the impact of spiking. Spiking is giving someone alcohol or drugs without them knowing or agreeing. For example, in their drink or with a needle. Spiking can happen to anyone, anywhere, no matter their age, gender, sexuality or ethnicity, and it can […]
CPRE Hertfordshire warns that new government proposals to reform the planning system will lead to excessively high housebuilding targets that will destroy the countryside and green spaces in Hertfordshire on an unprecedented scale. One of the major new proposals from the Government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework is a new algorithm for calculating housing […]
Hertfordshire County Council will shortly be carrying out improvements to Berkhamsted Recycling Centre, which will result in a significant increase to its capacity. Once complete, the number of recycling containers on site will increase from nineteen to twenty-eight, while parking spaces will go up from just the 9 that are currently available to twenty-two. This […]