Hertford Councillors on the District Council’s ‘Call for Sites’ 6 March 2025 by pressteam A message to Castle Ward residents from Green Councillors Rachel Carter and Sarah Hopewell. Like us, you may have seen a letter recently from a Conservative town councillor about the District Council’s ‘Call for Sites’ and how that might impact the land to the East of Queen’s Road and another South of Hornsmill Road. We […] Read more » Defending Our Environment Development East Herts District Council Hertford Housing
Fanshawe Pool Update 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. […] Read more » East Herts District Council Funding Ware
A Huge, Distant Herts Unitary Authority May Not Deliver Change Says Green Party Council Leader 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 […] Read more » Defending Our Environment Development East Herts District Council Funding Housing Planning wildlife
How Green Party Councillors are dealing with the Financial Black Hole Facing East Herts District Council 15 November 2024 / 27 November 2024 by pressteam Green Party Councillor Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing, talks about the huge financial challenges facing East Herts District Council and how tough choices will have to be made. Nationally, many councils are financially stretched, with one in five expected to declare effective bankruptcy over the next three years. All councils […] Read more » Debt East Herts District Council Funding
Buntingford’s Green Party Councillors Speak Up For residents as Unpopular Planning Application is Refused 15 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam Buntingford’s Green Party councillors passionately spoke up for residents, when a controversial planning application to relocate a medical centre and build 200 homes, was presented to the Development Management Committee this week (Wednesday 13 November). The Development Management Committee is a cross-party group of councillors, who are tasked with reviewing all large-scale planning applications. The […] Read more » Defending Our Environment Development East Herts District Council Housing Planning
Hertford Councillor Sarah Hopewell on the go-ahead given to build on the much-loved Bengeo Field 23 September 2024 / 26 September 2024 by pressteam Hertford Town and District Councillor Sarah Hopewell unpicks the latest planning decision to be made in East Herts (HERT4 in Bengeo), explaining its fate was sealed to some extent by the government’s high housing targets and when the previous Conservative District Council administration agreed to open up the site for developers. Bengeo field is a […] Read more » Bengeo Bengeo Field Development East Herts District Council Hertford Housing Planning
Councillor Tim Hoskin on tackling the Biodiversity Crisis 5 September 2024 / 2 October 2024 by pressteam Councillor Tim Hoskin, East Herts District Councillor for Hertford Heath and Brickendon and Executive Member for Environmental Sustainability, writes about taking action to tackle the biodiversity crisis. “It was hugely encouraging recently to gain unanimous cross-party support for a motion at East Herts District Council to take action to try and halt the ecology and […] Read more » biodiversity crisis East Herts District Council insect populations wildlife
