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16 February 2025 / 16 February 2025 by pressteam
By Cllr Vicky Glover-Ward, Executive Member for Planning and Growth, East Herts District Council I have become aware that at least one political party is spreading misinformation about the Call for Sites and District Plan review as part of their leafleting to residents so I thought it would be worth setting out some facts about […]
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5 February 2025 / 6 February 2025 by pressteam
Green-led Ware Town Council has announced an ambitious budget for 2025/26 that includes significant investment to protect much-loved local facilities in the town. Key among this is a pledge of £120,000 to help get Fanshawe Pool & Gym reopened following its closure in December 2024. The Greens have also voted to take on the lease […]
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11 December 2024 / 12 December 2024 by pressteam
Green Party Councillor Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing, provides an update on Fanshawe Pool in Ware. Following the recent Facebook post from MP Josh Dean about the possibility of Exceptional Circumstances funding (from the Department for Education), we know people might have had raised hopes about the future of Fanshawe. […]
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26 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
Cllr Ben Crystall, Leader of East Herts District Council, reacts to a report in The Sunday Times that district councils in Hertfordshire could be abolished in the biggest reform of local government in over 50 years. “We all want efficient, cost-effective and properly democratic local government. But the truth is size really does matter, and […]
Green Party councillors in Ware have been working hard to ensure that the Town Council truly represents the local community. To do this effectively, councillors have focused on removing barriers that prevent residents from standing as Town Councillors. After taking control of Ware Town Council in May 2023, Green Party councillors set up a working […]
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6 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
“Despite Labour’s promises, the budget failed to deliver the significant change that the country is crying out for.” That’s according to Green Party Councillor Carl Brittain, who is Executive Member for Financial Sustainability at East Herts District Council. “The refusal to end the two-child benefit cap or reverse the Winter Fuel Payment cut will mean […]
25 October 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
Green Party Councillor Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing, explains why there’s a funding crisis affecting two swimming pools at Fanshawe and Leventhorpe Schools. I am deeply saddened by the pending closure of two gym and swimming facilities in East Herts, and I know there are lots of questions as to […]
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19 October 2024 / 19 October 2024 by pressteam
Green Party councillors in East Herts have slammed the government’s cuts to winter fuel payments for older residents and called for more funding to reduce energy bills through better insulation. Multiple Green Party councillors spoke against the cuts at a meeting of East Herts District Council on Wednesday 16 October, highlighting that Age UK estimate […]
1 August 2024 / 1 August 2024 by pressteam
Mayor of Hertford Councillor Rachel Carter talks about becoming Mayor and her charity of the year. “There are many joys in being Hertford’s Mayor: helping to mark important moments in the town’s year from Christmas to Remembrance; meeting volunteers, business owners and residents of all ages; and taking part in a whole range of activities. […]
