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- council staff and leaders cross arms in solidarity
- professional bid writing support for female sport grants
- free online events supporting women in business
- professional bid writing support for female sport grants
- free online events supporting women in business
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At the meeting of Full Council yesterday evening (1 March), Cllr Linda Haysey, Leader of East Herts Council made the following statement:
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Applications for enhancements to the Central Stort Crossing and a new Eastern Stort Crossing were approved by the Development Management Committees of East Herts and Harlow District Councils this week.
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East Herts businesses will have a unique opportunity next month to hear from the nation’s favourite furniture up-cycler and star of The Repair Shop, Jay Blades MBE.
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East Herts Council is seeking a revised budget to redevelop Hertford Theatre at a meeting of Full Council next Tuesday (1 March).
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How concerned are you about crime in your local area? Do you feel safe where you live? East Herts Community Safety Partnership (CSP)* is inviting residents to share their views on how safe they feel in their local communities.
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Hertfordshire County Council and East Herts Council are working together to repair and reopen the bridge over the River Lea on Hartham Common, which has been closed due to safety concerns.
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Planning permission for development of a 3G artificial football pitch at Grange Paddocks in Bishop’s Stortford has been given the green light; and is set to open by the end of August 2022 - in time for the start of next year’s football season.
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Cllr Diane Hollebon, accompanied by Cllr Graham McAndrew and Cllr John Wyllie, attended a special ceremony in St Michaels Mead last week (28 January) to plant more cherry trees from the Sakura Project in Bishop’s Stortford; to celebrate relations between Japan and the UK.
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Hartham Leisure Centre swimming pool to re-open end of April 2022.
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All business owners in East Herts can learn new skills and boost their drive to accelerate growth through a new programme of free interactive workshops.
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A special ceremony was held at Grange Paddocks – East Herts' new leisure centre in Bishop’s Stortford – on Saturday, to commemorate the planting of five cherry trees donated by the Sakura project, which celebrates relations between Japan and the UK.
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East Herts Council has outlined proposals to deliver a balanced budget for the financial year ahead even though pandemic pressures continue.
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East Herts Council has teamed up with eight other local authorities to host a free event, ‘Growth Through Sustainability’, to help businesses across Hertfordshire understand how by lowering emissions, they can not only save on major costs but also reduce their carbon footprint.
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Works will be recommencing at Hartham Leisure Centre in the coming weeks.
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East Herts has welcomed 18 businesses into commercial properties since July, thanks to a successful council grant scheme.
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Patients using GP surgeries in East Herts have begun to enjoy the benefits of ultrafast broadband connectivity in their GP surgeries with the completion of the delivery of a £1.6m DCMS funded Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) project.
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The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact daily life across the county.
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The annual publication of the Electoral Register for East Hertfordshire on 1 December reveals that there are currently 112,729 people registered to vote across the district.
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Work to refurbish the pool hall – part of the multi-million pound upgrade to Hartham Leisure Centre – will continue into 2022.
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