News - Hertsmere Labour Party

Hertsmere Approves Europe’s Largest Data Centre, Driving Local and National Growth

South Mimms, Hertsmere — A major milestone for Hertsmere Borough Council was achieved last night (23 January 2025) as the Planning Committee granted outline planning permission for DC01UK, Europe’s largest cloud and AI data centre. This landmark development comes just a week after the Government unveiled its AI Opportunities Action…

Hertsmere Borough Council passes motion that backs government to get NHS back on its feet

Labour Councillors, Aaditya Kaza and Renos Georgiou tabled a motion to encourage all parties at Hertsmere Borough Council to pledge to work with the NHS to bring down NHS Waiting Lists. The call comes as the Government sets out its plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions of additional appointments.…

Labour government provides more funding for Hertsmere to tackle rough sleeping

New funding, announced today by the Labour Government, will provide a huge boost in tackling rough sleeping in Hertsmere. The additional funding comes as Ministers treble emergency support this winter. Hertsmere Borough Council will receive a total of £5040 to help more rough sleepers off the streets and provide warm…

Hertsmere Council’s Partnership Administration Receives Glowing Endorsement in LGA Peer Review

“The May ’23 elections saw very significant change in Hertsmere” “The Partnership Administration is providing energy and a strong sense of what is important…” The Labour and Liberal Democrat administration at Hertsmere Borough Council has received a glowing endorsement in its first Local Government Association (LGA) Peer Review Challenge.…

Labour Government Provides Huge 53% boost to tackle homelessness in Hertsmere

Hertsmere Borough Council will receive an additional 53% to prevent homelessness and tackle rough sleeping – bringing total funding up to £1,361,830 in 25/26, an increase in funding of nearly half a million pounds. Across the country, Labour is investing a record nearly £1 billion for councils to help break…

Hertsmere Borough Council Cabinet to Help Establish New Mosque and Community Centre in Borehamwood

In a landmark decision this week, Hertsmere Borough Council’s Cabinet unanimously approved the sale of a central site currently occupied by the Borehamwood Islamic Society, paving the way for an exciting redevelopment project comprising Borehamwood’s first permanent mosque and a state of the art new community centre. This approval marks…

Hertsmere Labour Welcomes Clarity to Planning policy Amidst Housing Crisis

The Government has announced updates to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), offering clarity for areas like Hertsmere facing acute housing challenges. While more changes are expected with the upcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the new measures reaffirm the national target of 1.5 million homes and aim to streamline decision-making…

New investment for SEND places show Labour is delivering change for places like Hertfordshire.

30,095 SEN children in Hertfordshire could benefit from £740m capital spending – announced today by the new Labour Government – to create more specialist places in mainstream schools as the first part of major SEND reform. This new funding can be used to adapt classrooms to be more accessible for…

£12.2M ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER BETTER BUSES ACROSS HERTFORDSHIRE

The Cabinet member for Transport in Hertsmere, Cllr Nik Oakley, has today backed the Labour Government’s transformative plans to deliver better buses across Hertfordshire by providing £12.2m in funding. The investment has been designated to enhance popular routes, protect rural services and increase bus use for shopping, socialising and commuting.…

Hertsmere Labour welcomes new council funding plan

Labour’s Cllr Rebecca Challice has welcomed a 3.2% real-terms funding boost that will guarantee no council will see a reduction in spending power. The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 includes a new £600 million Recovery Grant for areas most in need, an increase to the Social Care Grant…

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