HSBC “100% in favour” of joining Harpenden Banking Hub following meeting with local MP Thursday, 12 January, 2023 Harpenden’s Member of Parliament Bim Afolami has told constituents that HSBC are committed to joining his proposed Harpenden Banking Hub, following a recent meeting with the company’s Chief Executive. Local News
Cllrs Barnard and Strong Update on Highways Liaison Meeting 16th February 2021 By Cllr David Barnard As a further update on our quest to have speed controls introduced into our villages and rural communities, Councillor Strong and I... Local News
Labour and Lib Dems Hit North Herts With Maximum Tax Rise 16th February 2021 At last week’s North Hertfordshire Full Council, Labour and the Lib Dems refused North Herts Conservatives’ request to freeze Council Tax and voted to hit local... Local News
Hertfordshire Councils Receive £142m in Government Support 11th February 2021 Councils across Hertfordshire have now received £142m of support from the Government to deal with the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. Local News
An Update from Cllr Barnard 8th February 2021 Everything seems to be moving at a fast pace, to ensure that we can all receive our vaccinations, and the “Lockdown” can be eased so that we can get some of our... Local News
Hertfordshire set to have its Largest Ever Police Force 8th February 2021 Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner David Lloyd has announced that Hertfordshire is set to have its largest ever police force. You can read his... Local News
Councillors Working to improve Police Services in Rural Communities 3rd February 2021 Conservative Councillors are working to improve Police Services in rural communities. Councillor David Barnard said, "This morning I joined a Rural Meeting of... Local News
Conservatives Speak Out Against Airport Expansion Plans 29th January 2021 Local Conservatives have been leading the charge against new Luton Airport expansion plans, citing concerns over air and noise pollution and increased strain on... Local News
Labour and Lib Dems U Turn on Increased Member Allowances Then Hand Contractor Blank Cheque 22nd January 2021 At a meeting of North Hertfordshire District Council on Thursday 21st January – the Leader of the Council Martin Stears-Handscomb proposed a recommendation to... Local News
St Albans Council to get new warding pattern from 2022 1st December 2020 The Local Government Boundary Commission has this morning published its final recommendations for the new electoral arrangements for St Albans City & District... Local News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News