At a meeting of East Herts Council’s Full Council on Tuesday 2 March, Councillors agreed the budget for 2021/2022.

East Herts Council will be accepting applications from Monday 1 March for the latest discretionary grant scheme to help businesses across the district during the Covid-19 pandemic.

East Herts has appointed Deyton Bell to provide support services for local businesses in the district after the council was awarded a £1.2 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) contract from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

East Herts Council has extended the deadline for people to have their say on the amendments to planning applications submitted by Places for People.

East Herts, along with the rest of Hertfordshire, has been placed be placed into new ‘Tier 4’ COVID-19 restrictions. The Government has taken this decision in response to a new, faster spreading variant of the virus which is creating a significant increase to case numbers across London and the South East.

East Herts Council is now accepting applications for the latest discretionary grant scheme to help businesses across the district during the Covid-19 pandemic.

East Herts Council has been awarded a £1.2 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) contract from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to provide business support across the district over the next three years.

East Herts District Council and North Herts District Council have joined forces to help people to shop safe, shop local with the ‘Reopening the High Street Safely Campaign to the Public’, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

East Herts Council is seeking views on the amendments to planning applications submitted by Places for People.

East Herts Council is now accepting applications for Covid-19 Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG) to help businesses across the district while national lockdown restrictions are in place.