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East Herts Council is inviting Bishop’s Stortford residents of all ages to put their golf skills to the test over the Easter holiday.
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There is a new member of the recycling team! Paige features in a new video campaign to promote paper recycling which has been launched by East Herts Council and North Herts Council’s Shared Waste Service to highlight the important impact residents can have by separating out paper from their recycling.
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East Herts Council has installed Airscan monitors in three areas in East Herts where air quality does not meet national clean air standards: Bishop’s Stortford (Hockerill Junction), Hertford (Gascoyne Way) and Sawbridgeworth (London Road).
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Acting on its commitment to be a listening council, East Herts Council is setting up Community Forums which will bring together residents, planners, local councillors and developers to discuss and share information about housing developments planned for East Herts.
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East Herts councillors welcomed Rabbi Irit Shillor and other guests to the East Herts Council chamber on Wednesday, 24 January to remember and honour the victims of genocide ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday, 27 January. This is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
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East Herts Council is pleased to announce that Hertford Town Council has agreed to contribute to the fitting out of Hertford Theatre’s new studio theatre space with a grant of £325,000.
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East Herts Council is taking steps to ensure that the transformation of Hertford Theatre into a vibrant and exciting new arts hub for East Herts will be completed as planned, despite budgetary challenges.
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East Herts residents are being invited to get involved in the development of practical steps to improve air quality across East Herts.
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Changes to the waste and street cleansing services operated jointly by East Herts and North Herts Councils were confirmed yesterday (Thursday 21 December) at a meeting of the East Herts Council’s Executive team. These will come into operation in May 2025.
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East Herts has released its proposals for the 2024-25 budget and beyond.
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East Herts Council will introduce differential pricing in some of its car parks in Bishop’s Stortford town centre from 1 April 2024.
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The Mayor of Bishop's Stortford, Richard Townsend, and councillors from East Herts Council joined Friends of Castle Park volunteers and local residents to plant new trees in Bishop’s Stortford’s Castle Park last Saturday.
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East Herts Council is inviting voluntary and community groups, not-for-profit organisations, faith groups, and town and parish councils to apply for funding through its community grant scheme.
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East Herts Council is set to close Ward Freman Pool in Buntingford from Saturday, 23 December, while options for its future operation are assessed.
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East Herts District Council, Bishop’s Stortford Town Council and Bishop’s Stortford Improvement District (BID) are debuting a festive eco-friendly skating rink at the disused Charringtons Car Park in the town centre.
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East Herts Council is encouraging eligible residents to apply for new grants to fund home energy and clean heating upgrades.
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East Herts Council has launched a consultation on its draft Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) setting out the council’s approach to working with partners and the community to improve air quality and reduce residents’ exposure to air pollution.
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East and North Herts Councils are encouraging residents to do their bit to help the environment and keep service costs down by separating their paper from their mixed recyclables and general waste.
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East Herts Council is working with Hertfordshire County Council’s Countryside Management Service to create wildflower meadows in parks across the district in Autumn 2023.
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Councillor Martin Butcher has announced his resignation as Chairman of East Herts Council with immediate effect.
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