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❄️ A drop in temperature means cold weather is on the way.
Find out more on staying safe during colder weather 👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
Find out more on staying safe during colder weather 👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
❄️ A drop in temperature means cold weather is on the way.
Find out more on staying safe during colder weather 👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
Find out more on staying safe during colder weather 👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-co...
Help us set an affordable budget that delivers our key priorities for Hertfordshire. Let us know your thoughts on our budget survey: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/budgetsurvey
Budget survey 2026-27
Share your views about how we should spend the council
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Help us set an affordable budget that delivers our key priorities for Hertfordshire. Let us know your thoughts on our budget survey: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/budgetsurvey
🚸 Stop means STOP
Our School Crossing Patrols work hard to keep children, families, and the whole community safe on their journeys. Please show them respect and patience.
BBC Look East tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One to see the story and meet one of our patrols keeping Hertfordshire safe.
orlo.uk/3APeY
Our School Crossing Patrols work hard to keep children, families, and the whole community safe on their journeys. Please show them respect and patience.
BBC Look East tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One to see the story and meet one of our patrols keeping Hertfordshire safe.
orlo.uk/3APeY
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚸 Stop means STOP
Our School Crossing Patrols work hard to keep children, families, and the whole community safe on their journeys. Please show them respect and patience.
BBC Look East tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One to see the story and meet one of our patrols keeping Hertfordshire safe.
orlo.uk/3APeY
Our School Crossing Patrols work hard to keep children, families, and the whole community safe on their journeys. Please show them respect and patience.
BBC Look East tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One to see the story and meet one of our patrols keeping Hertfordshire safe.
orlo.uk/3APeY
🎄 It's time! From twinkling light switch-ons to charming Christmas markets and cozy winter fairs, there’s something for everyone and every budget across the county. Full list here 👉 orlo.uk/jNsYT
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🎄 It's time! From twinkling light switch-ons to charming Christmas markets and cozy winter fairs, there’s something for everyone and every budget across the county. Full list here 👉 orlo.uk/jNsYT
🧡 THANK YOU to everyone who took part in our recent survey to help shape Hertfordshire’s new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy.
🌻 We’re listening. The new strategy will be shared in December.
🌻 We’re listening. The new strategy will be shared in December.
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🧡 THANK YOU to everyone who took part in our recent survey to help shape Hertfordshire’s new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy.
🌻 We’re listening. The new strategy will be shared in December.
🌻 We’re listening. The new strategy will be shared in December.
🍁🎃 Half-term is nearly here, and our Fifty Thrifty map can help you plan your autumn adventures on a budget.
Explore the full list now and make this a half-term to remember 👉 orlo.uk/ZbVng
Explore the full list now and make this a half-term to remember 👉 orlo.uk/ZbVng
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🍁🎃 Half-term is nearly here, and our Fifty Thrifty map can help you plan your autumn adventures on a budget.
Explore the full list now and make this a half-term to remember 👉 orlo.uk/ZbVng
Explore the full list now and make this a half-term to remember 👉 orlo.uk/ZbVng
We have launched a new plan, detailing our key priorities and our plans to deliver them between now and 2028. The plan called 'On Your Side' sets out an ambitious new vision 'Building a sustainable, inclusive and thriving Hertfordshire'. It includes five key commitments.
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We have launched a new plan, detailing our key priorities and our plans to deliver them between now and 2028. The plan called 'On Your Side' sets out an ambitious new vision 'Building a sustainable, inclusive and thriving Hertfordshire'. It includes five key commitments.
❤️ Residents learned lifesaving skills at last night's Restart a Heart event. From CPR and defibrillators to bleed kits, the event was attended by the NHS, Police, Fire and charity partners as part of a month of anti-violence campaigning in association with the Knife Angel.
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
❤️ Residents learned lifesaving skills at last night's Restart a Heart event. From CPR and defibrillators to bleed kits, the event was attended by the NHS, Police, Fire and charity partners as part of a month of anti-violence campaigning in association with the Knife Angel.
🛑 Why 20mph zones? Hear from local residents in Stevenage and Hitchin, as well as Cllr Paul Zukowskyj, on why 20mph zones are important to the communities who want them. They appeared on BBC’s Politics East this week to share their thoughts.
October 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🛑 Why 20mph zones? Hear from local residents in Stevenage and Hitchin, as well as Cllr Paul Zukowskyj, on why 20mph zones are important to the communities who want them. They appeared on BBC’s Politics East this week to share their thoughts.
October 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hertfordshire’s VAWG conference last week brought together partners across the county. There was the chance to hear from keynote speakers David Challen, plus Daniel Guinness from Beyond Equality, while workshops allowed a range of topics to be discussed in detail.
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Hertfordshire’s VAWG conference last week brought together partners across the county. There was the chance to hear from keynote speakers David Challen, plus Daniel Guinness from Beyond Equality, while workshops allowed a range of topics to be discussed in detail.
🎃 Plan your pumpkin patch fun with our affordable Autumn adventures. 🕸️ From spooky festivals to peaceful farm strolls, these pumpkin hotspots cater to all tastes and budgets.
October 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🎃 Plan your pumpkin patch fun with our affordable Autumn adventures. 🕸️ From spooky festivals to peaceful farm strolls, these pumpkin hotspots cater to all tastes and budgets.
Cllr Rowland urges locals to explore fostering, there’s more than one way to help a local child.
We launched our HELP campaign in sunny Hitchin last week and need more foster carers. Could you help?
👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/FosterHELP
We launched our HELP campaign in sunny Hitchin last week and need more foster carers. Could you help?
👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/FosterHELP
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cllr Rowland urges locals to explore fostering, there’s more than one way to help a local child.
We launched our HELP campaign in sunny Hitchin last week and need more foster carers. Could you help?
👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/FosterHELP
We launched our HELP campaign in sunny Hitchin last week and need more foster carers. Could you help?
👉 www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/FosterHELP
😇 The Knife Angel statue will be on display at Howardsgate in Welwyn Garden City throughout October.
🔁 A full calendar of events are taking place during the month across the county.
🔁 A full calendar of events are taking place during the month across the county.
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
😇 The Knife Angel statue will be on display at Howardsgate in Welwyn Garden City throughout October.
🔁 A full calendar of events are taking place during the month across the county.
🔁 A full calendar of events are taking place during the month across the county.
🦌 Autumn is deer rutting season and we’re reminding all road users to take extra care at this time of the year. We’ve provided some safety tips to help avoid collisions and keep you safe.
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🦌 Autumn is deer rutting season and we’re reminding all road users to take extra care at this time of the year. We’ve provided some safety tips to help avoid collisions and keep you safe.
We've written to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise concerns over low fines for utility companies who carry out poor practice. The letter calls for the Department for Transport to go ahead with doubling these fines, and allow councils to hold utilities to account.
September 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We've written to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise concerns over low fines for utility companies who carry out poor practice. The letter calls for the Department for Transport to go ahead with doubling these fines, and allow councils to hold utilities to account.
Our SEND Summit united people with a passion for improving the outcomes of children and young people to work together to design the next phase of improvements to SEND services in Hertfordshire: orlo.uk/rKkEK
September 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our SEND Summit united people with a passion for improving the outcomes of children and young people to work together to design the next phase of improvements to SEND services in Hertfordshire: orlo.uk/rKkEK
🥳 An astounding 18,117 children took part in the Summer Reading Challenge across Hertfordshire Libraries this year, where each participant aimed to read six books during the school holidays.
September 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🥳 An astounding 18,117 children took part in the Summer Reading Challenge across Hertfordshire Libraries this year, where each participant aimed to read six books during the school holidays.
Join the LIVE stream as our SEND Summit gets under way today from 10am.
There will be a Q&A session with a panel of SEND professionals across the partnership. If you're joining the live stream, you can submit a question now.
There will be a Q&A session with a panel of SEND professionals across the partnership. If you're joining the live stream, you can submit a question now.
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Join the LIVE stream as our SEND Summit gets under way today from 10am.
There will be a Q&A session with a panel of SEND professionals across the partnership. If you're joining the live stream, you can submit a question now.
There will be a Q&A session with a panel of SEND professionals across the partnership. If you're joining the live stream, you can submit a question now.
👨🚒 Today, on 999 Day, we're celebrating all the people who make a difference across our service, from firefighters and control operators to community safety coordinators and support staff. Thank you!
September 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
👨🚒 Today, on 999 Day, we're celebrating all the people who make a difference across our service, from firefighters and control operators to community safety coordinators and support staff. Thank you!
⚠️ The Emergency Alerts system will be tested this Sunday at 3pm.
It's used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather.
Be ready for anything, visit 👉 hertfordshire.gov.uk/br2025
It's used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather.
Be ready for anything, visit 👉 hertfordshire.gov.uk/br2025
September 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
⚠️ The Emergency Alerts system will be tested this Sunday at 3pm.
It's used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather.
Be ready for anything, visit 👉 hertfordshire.gov.uk/br2025
It's used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather.
Be ready for anything, visit 👉 hertfordshire.gov.uk/br2025
🚨 Work is underway to reorganise local government in Hertfordshire.
There are proposals on the table which will see the county council and all ten district and borough councils replaced by multiple unitary councils.
There are proposals on the table which will see the county council and all ten district and borough councils replaced by multiple unitary councils.
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨 Work is underway to reorganise local government in Hertfordshire.
There are proposals on the table which will see the county council and all ten district and borough councils replaced by multiple unitary councils.
There are proposals on the table which will see the county council and all ten district and borough councils replaced by multiple unitary councils.
Our SEND Summit, taking place 15 September, will be live streamed with a BSL interpreter.
The focus of the Summit has been shaped by a summer of engagement activity. You can find out more about the summit, and how to watch online, by visiting our website: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/SENDSummit
The focus of the Summit has been shaped by a summer of engagement activity. You can find out more about the summit, and how to watch online, by visiting our website: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/SENDSummit
September 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our SEND Summit, taking place 15 September, will be live streamed with a BSL interpreter.
The focus of the Summit has been shaped by a summer of engagement activity. You can find out more about the summit, and how to watch online, by visiting our website: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/SENDSummit
The focus of the Summit has been shaped by a summer of engagement activity. You can find out more about the summit, and how to watch online, by visiting our website: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/SENDSummit
We want to hear people’s views and experiences of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Hertfordshire.
Everyone that lives in, works in or visits Hertfordshire are invited to take part in the anonymous survey.
Everyone that lives in, works in or visits Hertfordshire are invited to take part in the anonymous survey.
September 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We want to hear people’s views and experiences of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Hertfordshire.
Everyone that lives in, works in or visits Hertfordshire are invited to take part in the anonymous survey.
Everyone that lives in, works in or visits Hertfordshire are invited to take part in the anonymous survey.
Good luck to all those who are back to school this week, especially those entering a new school!
We are providing almost 300,000 children and young people with a place at a good school.
From financial support to extra help, you can find out more at orlo.uk/350C4
We are providing almost 300,000 children and young people with a place at a good school.
From financial support to extra help, you can find out more at orlo.uk/350C4
September 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Good luck to all those who are back to school this week, especially those entering a new school!
We are providing almost 300,000 children and young people with a place at a good school.
From financial support to extra help, you can find out more at orlo.uk/350C4
We are providing almost 300,000 children and young people with a place at a good school.
From financial support to extra help, you can find out more at orlo.uk/350C4