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.

More than 4,000 residents across Hertfordshire will now be able to claim for the discretionary £500 self-isolation payments after a £2million investment was agreed.

The NHS and public health leaders in Hertfordshire are urging people to play their part by staying at home this New Year and beyond.

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

East Herts Council has introduced a team of Covid marshals to help local residents and businesses across the district follow national guidance and keep people safe.

People can feel more confident taking a taxi or minicab in Hertfordshire thanks to a new countywide ‘Travel with Confidence’ scheme.

Staying safe and keeping communities safe during Halloween and Fireworks