Local Events
+1
/
Feb 9, 2026
The two-tier council system is being scrapped and replaced with new unitary councils. Residents have until 26 March 2026 to influence the final model.
Feb 2, 2026
Hertfordshire County Council has launched a voluntary resignation scheme offering severance payments to staff.
Editorial
Jan 21, 2026
When the law changes to protect tenants, but the unintended consequence is fewer homes to rent
Subscribe to our newsletter
Nov 23, 2025
A structural overhaul across two, three or four new unitaries will fail without a plan to protect identity and belonging.
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 3, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
Local News
Oct 13, 2025
Hitchin Belles Football Club and Green Care at Norton gets funded, Broxbourne's popular Community Fair returns.
Oct 10, 2025
Jan 30, 2026
Jan 26, 2026
Welwyn Hatfield's draft Local Plan just dropped a development bombshell that could relocate two major community institutions into the town centre.
Jan 23, 2026
Jan 19, 2026
Four of six councils due to hold elections want the vote to go ahead, Labour cabinet members pushed through a recommendation to postpone.
Jan 16, 2026