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  • Herts County Council - Historic baptism, marriage and burial registers
  • Herts County Council - Family History

  Baptisms, Marriage, and Family History records

  Hertfordshire County Council Archives & Local Studies can provide copies from baptism, marriage, and burial registers for Hertfordshire events where microfilms are available. Please contact them on 0300 123 4049 or view their website.

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  • Herts County Council - Highway Fault Reporting Service

  Barriers, Railings and Street Signs

  If you see a damaged barrier or sign on the highway, in any of the four main towns, contact Herts Highways on 01438 737320.

• Benefit Fraud

  East Herts District Council Benefit Service pays over £15 million in Housing Benefit each year.

  See Benefit Fraud for more details

• Quick Links

  • Department for Work and Pensions - Services and Benefits

  Benefits

  If you pay rent and/ or Council Tax you may be eligible for help. You will not be eligible if:

  See Benefits - Housing / Council Tax for more details

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  • Herts County Council - Bereavement Support

  Bereavement Support

  Herts County Council offers a wide range of services that may be of assistance. For more details contact 01438 737555, or view their website.

• Best Value

  Best Value is a Government programme aimed at modernising local authorities to ensure that they seek your views about how your council tax money is spent and how services should be provided.

  See Corporate Strategic Plan, Annual Report and Comprehensive Area Assessment for more details

• Quick Links

  • Defra - Bird flu

  Bird Flu

  If you need to report dead wild gulls, waders, ducks, geese or swans; groups of dead birds or need advice on avian flu, please contact the Defra Helpline 08459 33 55 77, 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday.

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  • Herts County Council - birth registration

  Birth Certificates

  Your baby's birth must be registered within 42 days of the date of the birth. Please contact Herts County Council for more information on 0300 123 4040 or view their website.

• Bishop's Stortford - market town

  The market town of Bishop's Stortford has many old buildings including 16th and 17th century inns. The GeorgeHotel is said to date from the 14th century.

  See Bishop's Stortford for more details

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  • Waterscape - boating

  Boats

  If you plan to live on your houseboat, you will need to find a residential mooring. Waterscape.com has details on many moorings around the waterway system.

  See House Boat and Moorings for more details

• Bonfires

  Many people with gardens have to dispose of unwanted material from time to time. The traditional method is a bonfire - but simply lighting a fire in the garden can be full of pitfalls for the unwary.

  See Bonfires for more details

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  • WasteAware - Glass Recycling

  Bottle Banks

  Its not just bottles that can be recycled, but jars too

  See Glass recycling for more details

• Building Control

  Building Control is responsible for vetting plans and inspecting building works for compliance with relevant legislation.

  See Building Control for more details

• Building Regulations

  The Building Regulations are made under powers provided in the Building Act 1984, the current edition of which are the Building Regulations 2000 (as amended).

  See Building Regulations for more details

• Bulky Waste Collections

  If you have good quality furniture please consider donating it to a local reuse scheme.

  See Large items of household waste for more details

• Buntingford - market town

  The earliest mention of Buntas Ford is in a document of 1185 which related to land owned by the Knights Templar.

  See Buntingford for more details

• Bus Passes

  From 1 April 2008 if you're 60 or over, or eligible disabled and live in England you can apply for a new National Bus Pass to your local council.

  See Bus Passes for more details

• Quick Links

  • Business Link

  Business Advice

  Business Link Advice Centres provide a range of practical advice and services to businesses.

  See Business Advice for more details

• Business Rates

  The National Non Domestic Rates (also known as business rates) collected by local councils are the means by which businesses and others who occupy non-domestic property make a contribution towards the cost of local services.

  See Business Rates (NNDR) for more details

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  • Food Standards Agency - Butchers' Shops

  Butchers Licences

  From 1 January 2006, all retail butchers are subject to the new EC hygiene regulations that apply to all other retail and catering businesses.

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