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East Herts Council and Everyone Active have announced an open day on Saturday 9 September 2023, inviting everyone to celebrate the new extension at Hartham Leisure Centre with a day packed full of free and fun-filled activities.
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To celebrate Love Parks Week this summer East Herts Council are hosting two free family fun events at Southern Country Park in Bishop’s Stortford and Pishiobury Park in Sawbridgeworth.
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East Herts Council has worked with the police and partner organisations during ASB Awareness Week 2023 to encourage communities to take a stand against anti-social behaviour by reporting it rather than suffering in silence.
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Representatives of East Herts Council and Hertfordshire County Council have joined Friends of Pishiobury Park and other project partners in Sawbridgeworth to mark the successful completion of the park’s Heritage Discovery Project.
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Three new high quality tennis courts situated to the north of Castle Park are now open. Accredited by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), they will provide a significantly enhanced experience for Bishop’s Stortford’s tennis enthusiasts.
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East Herts Council will pause its arts centre plans whilst seeking residents’ views on the culture, arts and community facilities they want to see as part of the redevelopment of Old River Lane.
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East Herts Council is inviting organisations involved in culture and the arts to participate in an asset mapping project.
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East Herts Council has marked this year’s Clean Air Day (Thursday 15 June) with the launch of Breathe Clean, a clean air initiative which will run across the district over the next twelve months.
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Representatives from East Herts Council and housing association, settle, have marked the completion of 15 affordable homes at Whittington Way, Bishop’s Stortford.
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Joint statement from East Herts Council and Everyone Active
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East Herts’ Annual Council meeting tonight voted to confirm the formation of a new political administration following the local government elections held on 4 May.
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East Herts Council opened a new activity space at Thorley Wedge in Bishop’s Stortford today (Friday 12 May). The wide range of new equipment allows young teenagers and adults to meet and socialise outdoors while staying active and keeping fit.
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East Herts Council has declared the results of the local elections that took place across the district on Thursday, 4 May.
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Joint statement from Hertfordshire County Council and East Herts District Council on the closure of Hertford bus station.
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Chase New Homes will partially close Hertford Bus Station from Thursday 27 April as part of their ongoing redevelopment of Bircherley Green.
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Residents are being urged not to miss out on their chance to vote in this year’s local elections, which take place across East Herts on Thursday, 4 May.
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The council's Development Management Committee last night voted to approve proposals for the seventh Gilston village that completes the planned development in East Herts as part of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town.
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The council’s Development Management Committee will meet on Thursday, 23 March, to consider Taylor Wimpey’s application for up to 1,500 new homes on the Gilston Villages development in East Herts, which forms part of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT)*.
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East Herts District Council has successfully prosecuted a local resident and his development company for unauthorised works on 40 lime trees at Church End Farm in Little Hadham.
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Walking and cycling routes are set to improve across East Herts as work starts on the district's Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).
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