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Labour Delivers While Hertsmere Tories Throw a Tantrum

At tonight’s Hertsmere Borough Council meeting, residents’ concerns took centre stage, but the Tory opposition seemed more interested in theatrics than progress. Astonishingly, they voted against road safety measures and attempted to block a tree strategy supported by the National Woodland and Tree Trust. Despite their antics, we pressed…

Busy September Cabinet Meeting for Hertsmere Borough Council

Hertsmere Borough Council’s September cabinet meeting was packed with important decisions, as several key issues were debated by Hertsmere’s Executive Members. The meeting began with a recommendation from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Panel to award £1 million to Potters Bar Town Football Club. Cabinet members were enthusiastic about the…

Potters Bar Town FC Set to Secure Major Funding for New 5G Pitch

In a significant boost for Hertsmere, the Cabinet at Hertsmere Borough Council has approved a £1 million Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL) bid for Potters Bar Town FC (PBTFC). The funds will be used to build a much-needed 5G pitch, a project that has been long advocated by the club and…

Labour Secures Landmark Housing Deal for Hertsmere: 149 Genuinely Affordable Homes Approved in Ground-breaking Plan

In a major victory for local communities, the Lyndhurst Farm housing project between Borehamwood and Shenley has received planning approval. This transformative deal will deliver 80% social and genuinely affordable housing across the project. Brokered by Cllr Nik Oakley at the Labour-led Borough Council and working with Labour controlled Elstree…

Hertsmere Labour Council Leader backs plan to get Britain building again – and open up the dream of home ownership for local families.

Labour’s Leader of Hertsmere Borough Council (HBC), Cllr Jeremy Newmark is pledging that Hertsmere will join the national mission to get Britain building again. Yesterday, Deputy PM Angela Rayner launched plans to fix the foundations with an overhaul of the planning system including a review of the greenbelt to identify…

Waiting times targets have been missed every single month since September 2015 by Hertfordshire Community Trust

Hertfordshire Community Trust has failed to hit its waiting list target – to treat patients within 18 weeks – in each month since September 2015, new figures from the House of Commons Library have shown. The NHS Constitution says that patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from GP…

Hertsmere Welcomes New Mayor and Deputy Mayor

Hertsmere has a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor following the Annual Meeting of the Council last night. We are thrilled to announce that Councillor Richard Butler of Borehamwood, Cowley Hill, has been unanimously elected as Mayor by his colleagues across the chamber. Cllr Butler, the longest-serving Labour member on the…

Rule out hitting Hertsmere’s 19551 pensioners to fill YOUR £46bn tax blackhole – Hertsmere’s Labour Leadership writes to Rishi Sunak to demand answers

Whilst Labour have pledged to secure the triple-lock for our pensioners, senior local Labour members have today written to Rishi Sunak to demand he rules out raiding the pensions of Hertsmere’s 19551 pensioners to cover the cost of his unfunded £46bn tax plan. The letter comes just 18 months after…

JUST REVEALED: A staggering betrayal of Hertsmere renters

Responding to news that the Conservatives have abandoned their pledge to ban no-fault evictions – leaving Hertsmere’s 6824 renters without the protection they were promised, Labour’s Cllr Linda Smith said, “It’s now over five years since the Tories promised to scrap Section 21 no-fault evictions. Yet thousands of renters across…

Hertsmere Local Plan, open for consultation.

The Local Plan consultation at Hertsmere Borough Council is in full swing, with residents encouraged to actively participate in shaping the future of their community. During a recent Full Council meeting, Cllr Nik Oakley, the Planning Portfolio holder, highlighted the various avenues through which individuals can engage with the consultation…

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